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The Best Roasted Lemon Chicken Recipe

The Best Roasted Lemon Chicken Recipe

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Ingredients:

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1 cup kosher salt
2 quarts water
1 (3 1/2-4 lb) whole chickens
vegetable oil cooking spray
2 medium lemons (small will be fine as well)
6 medium garlic cloves, peeled and crushed
2 tbsp melted butter
ground black pepper
1 3/4 cups canned chicken broth

Directions:

In a large bowl (enough to hold chicken plus two quarts water) disolve salt in water. Add chicken and submerge, covering with lid. I put a small domed lid over chicken before covering so that the whole chicken is under water. Refrigerate for 1 hour. After one hour remove chicken and pat dry with paper towel. Set aside and prepare rack.
Adjust oven rack to lower-middle position; heat oven to 375 degrees. Spray V-rack (can use another rack, but chicken must be above liquid, at least 2 ) with cooking spray and set in flameproof roasting pan or lasagna pan.
Cut lemons lengthwise into quarters. Rub garlic in the cavity of the chicken. Add lemons, fit as many as you can without over stuffing. Thread long wooden or metal skewers through flaps to close cavity. Brush breast side up with butter and season GENEROUSLY with pepper. Then do other side. Place chicken breast side down in V-rack and roast chicken for another 40 minutes.
Remove roasting pan & chicken from oven and increase temperature to 450 degrees. Using 2 large wads of paper towels turn chicken over to breast side up. Add chicken broth to pan, place chicken back in oven and roast for another 35-40 minutes or until thermometer registers 165 to 170 degrees.
Once chicken has finished, remove lemons , and let sit for at least 10 minutes before carving. Then carve and enjoy.

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Nutrition Facts

Per Serving Per 100 g

Amount Per 1 Serving
Calories	473.43 Kcal (1982 kJ)
Calories from fat	269.8 Kcal
		% Daily Value*
Total Fat	29.98g	46%
Cholesterol	162.15mg	54%
Sodium	6882.17mg	287%
Potassium	411.27mg	9%
Total Carbs	4.99g	2%
Sugars	0.92g	4%
Dietary Fiber	0.96g	4%
Protein	43.46g	87%
Vitamin C	20.2mg	34%
Vitamin A	0.1mg	2%
Iron	2.4mg	13%
Calcium	89.7mg	9%

Amount Per 100 g
Calories	64.71 Kcal (271 kJ)
Calories from fat	36.88 Kcal
		% Daily Value*
Total Fat	4.1g	46%
Cholesterol	22.16mg	54%
Sodium	940.71mg	287%
Potassium	56.22mg	9%
Total Carbs	0.68g	2%
Sugars	0.13g	4%
Dietary Fiber	0.13g	4%
Protein	5.94g	87%
Vitamin C	2.8mg	34%
Iron	0.3mg	13%
Calcium	12.3mg	9%

* 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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