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Roasted Chicken With Lemon, Garlic and Thyme Recipe

Roasted Chicken With Lemon, Garlic and Thyme Recipe

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Roasted Chicken With Lemon, Garlic and Thyme

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Ingredients:

Serving

1 (6 lb) roasting chickens, approximately 6 lb
1 tbsp butter, unsalted
salt & fresh ground pepper
1 lemon
3 large garlic cloves
4 sprigs fresh thyme, plus more
fresh thyme, for garnish
2 medium onions, peeled and cut into 1/2 inch thick slices

Directions:

Let the butter and chicken stand at room temperature for 3o minutes or so.
Preheat oven to 425 degrees.
Remove and discard any giblets, excess fat, and plastic pop-up timer, if there is one.
To prevent burning, tuck the chicken's wing tips under the body.
Season the cavity of the chicken, liberally, with salt and pepper.
Roll the lemon back and forth on the counter to get the juices going. Pierce the entire surface of the lemon with the fork.
Smash up the garlic cloves- the side of a knife does this well.
Insert lemon, garlic and thyme into the cavity of the bird.
Arrange the onion slices in the center of a heavy-duty roasting pan. (Arranging the onions in overlapping rows works great) Place the chicken on top with the breast side up. Tie the chicken legs together with kitchen twine.
Spread the softened butter over the entire surface of the chicken. Season generously with salt and pepper.
Roast the chicken until skin is crisp and the skin is a nice golden brown. The juices should run clear when the chicken is pierced with a fork- about 1 1/2 hours. The chicken will be cooked perfectly when an instant-read thermometer (inserted into the breast- then thigh) will read 165 degrees.
Garnish with sprigs of thyme.

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Nutrition Facts

Per Serving Per 100 g

Amount Per 1 Serving
Calories	199 Kcal (833 kJ)
Calories from fat	77.1 Kcal
		% Daily Value*
Total Fat	8.57g	13%
Cholesterol	275.2mg	92%
Sodium	90.56mg	4%
Potassium	367.55mg	8%
Total Carbs	8.13g	3%
Sugars	2.66g	11%
Dietary Fiber	1.58g	6%
Protein	21.27g	43%
Vitamin C	27mg	45%
Vitamin A	3.4mg	115%
Iron	5.9mg	33%
Calcium	32.7mg	3%

Amount Per 100 g
Calories	105.47 Kcal (442 kJ)
Calories from fat	40.86 Kcal
		% Daily Value*
Total Fat	4.54g	13%
Cholesterol	145.86mg	92%
Sodium	48mg	4%
Potassium	194.8mg	8%
Total Carbs	4.31g	3%
Sugars	1.41g	11%
Dietary Fiber	0.84g	6%
Protein	11.27g	43%
Vitamin C	14.3mg	45%
Vitamin A	1.8mg	115%
Iron	3.1mg	33%
Calcium	17.3mg	3%

* 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
sweet

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