Fantastic Roasted Chicken Recipe

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Ingredients:

Serving

1 (2 lb) roasting chickens, preferably organic
1 large lemon
4 slices prosciutto (can also use regular ham) or 4 slices parma ham, thinly sliced (can also use regular ham)
1 -2 garlic clove, peeled and finely chopped
1 tbsp fresh thyme leave, finely chopped ( no stems)
salt & freshly ground black pepper
1/2 cup of softened butter
2 1/4 lbs potatoes, peeled and cut into chunks

Directions:

Preheat the oven and an appropriately sized roasting pan to 425°F.
Wash your chicken inside and out and pat dry with paper towels.
Using your fingers, part the breast skin from the breast meat. It’s important to try to push your hand gently down the breast, being careful not to rip the skin.
With a peeler (or a zester), remove and chop the fragrant yellow skin of the lemon, keeping the peeled lemon to one side.
Then tear up your prosciutto (or whatever ham you choose to use) and add into a bowl with the lemon skin, garlic and thyme (I have done this in my food processor before to get the ham pieces small).
Season with salt and pepper to taste, and then mix it all into the butter.
Push this into the space you have made between the meat and the skin – rub and massage any that’s left over in and around the bird.
Slash the thigh meat to allow the heat to penetrate a little more, which makes it taste better.
Cut the peeled lemon in half and push it into the cavity.
Then put your chicken in the hot roasting pan and roast in the preheated oven for 20 minutes.
While the chicken is cooking, parboil the potatoes in salted water for 10 minutes and drain.
Remove the chicken from the oven, by which time the tasty butter will have melted, flavored and cooked out of the chicken into the bottom of the pan, awaiting your potatoes.
Normally I put a fork into the cavity of the chicken and lift it out of the tray for 20 seconds while I toss and coat the vegetables in the butter.
Put the chicken back on top of the vegetables and cook for around 30-40 minutes.
Leave to stand for 10 minutes.

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Nutrition Facts

Per Serving Per 100 g

Amount Per 1 Serving
Calories	458.64 Kcal (1920 kJ)
Calories from fat	206.47 Kcal
		% Daily Value*
Total Fat	22.94g	35%
Cholesterol	262.86mg	88%
Sodium	185.01mg	8%
Potassium	921.61mg	20%
Total Carbs	43.18g	14%
Sugars	8.52g	34%
Dietary Fiber	6.56g	26%
Protein	20.83g	42%
Vitamin C	23.1mg	38%
Vitamin A	5mg	166%
Iron	6.8mg	38%
Calcium	82.3mg	8%

Amount Per 100 g
Calories	138.79 Kcal (581 kJ)
Calories from fat	62.48 Kcal
		% Daily Value*
Total Fat	6.94g	35%
Cholesterol	79.54mg	88%
Sodium	55.99mg	8%
Potassium	278.89mg	20%
Total Carbs	13.07g	14%
Sugars	2.58g	34%
Dietary Fiber	1.98g	26%
Protein	6.3g	42%
Vitamin C	7mg	38%
Vitamin A	1.5mg	166%
Iron	2.1mg	38%
Calcium	24.9mg	8%

* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2000 calorie diet. Your daily values may be higher or lower depending on your calorie needs.
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Tastes

salty
savory
bitter
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