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Honey-Roasted Chicken with Lemon and Tarragon Recipe

Honey-Roasted Chicken with Lemon and Tarragon Recipe

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Honey-Roasted Chicken with Lemon and Tarragon

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Ingredients:

Serving

2 lemons
2 tbsp unsalted butter, softened
2 tbsp finely chopped fresh tarragon
3/4 tsp salt
1/2 tsp black pepper
1 (3 1/2-lb) chicken, rinsed and patted dry
1 head garlic, left unpeeled and halved horizontally
1/4 cup mild honey
1 tbsp olive oil

Directions:

Put oven rack in middle position and preheat to 425°F.
Finely grate enough zest from 1 lemon to measure 1 tablespoon, then squeeze enough juice from same lemon to measure 2 tablespoons.
Stir together butter, tarragon, zest, 1/2 teaspoon salt, and pepper.
Put chicken, breast side up, in a small roasting pan. Starting from neck cavity, work your fingers gently between skin and flesh of breast to loosen skin all the way to thighs without tearing. Put one fourth of tarragon butter under skin of each breast, then rub skin from outside to spread evenly.
Starting from large cavity, loosen skin on both sides of cavity with a paring knife (to provide access to thighs), then work your fingers gently between skin and flesh of thighs and drumsticks. Divide remaining tarragon butter among thighs and drumsticks, rubbing skin from outside to spread evenly. Season cavity and skin with salt and pepper, then halve remaining lemon and put inside cavity along with garlic. Tie drumsticks together with kitchen string.
Whisk together honey, lemon juice, oil, and remaining 1/4 teaspoon salt. Roast chicken 30 minutes, then brush pan juices and half of honey mixture over chicken and roast 10 minutes more. Brush chicken again with pan juices and remaining honey mixture and continue to roast until thermometer inserted in fleshy part of a thigh (do not touch bone) registers 170°F, about 20 minutes more.
Transfer chicken to a cutting board and let stand 10 to 15 minutes before carving. Skim fat from pan juices and serve juices with chicken.

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Nutrition Facts

Per Serving Per 100 g

Amount Per 1 Serving
Calories	591.12 Kcal (2475 kJ)
Calories from fat	186.01 Kcal
		% Daily Value*
Total Fat	20.67g	32%
Cholesterol	36.81mg	12%
Sodium	5146.31mg	214%
Potassium	544.87mg	12%
Total Carbs	91.16g	30%
Sugars	18.25g	73%
Dietary Fiber	1.02g	4%
Protein	13.11g	26%
Vitamin C	17.4mg	29%
Vitamin A	0.1mg	2%
Iron	1.8mg	10%
Calcium	189.2mg	19%

Amount Per 100 g
Calories	333.54 Kcal (1396 kJ)
Calories from fat	104.96 Kcal
		% Daily Value*
Total Fat	11.66g	32%
Cholesterol	20.77mg	12%
Sodium	2903.83mg	214%
Potassium	307.45mg	12%
Total Carbs	51.44g	30%
Sugars	10.3g	73%
Dietary Fiber	0.58g	4%
Protein	7.4g	26%
Vitamin C	9.8mg	29%
Iron	1mg	10%
Calcium	106.8mg	19%

* 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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