Recipe

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• 1/2 tsp fresh lemon peel
• 94 g lemon juice , from 2 small lemons
• 1/2 cup kraft original barbecue sauce
• 1 tsp. italian seasoning
• 2 cloves garlic, peeled
• 438 g meat , net from 1 whole chicken (3 lb.)

• 1 PREHEAT oven to 350 degrees.
• 2 Grate 1/2 tsp lemon peel; set aside. Cut lemons in half; squeeze juice into small bowl. Set aside lemon halves for later use. Add barbecue sauce and seasoning to the lemon juice; mix well.
• 3 Place chicken in baking pan. Place 2 of the lemon halves and the garlic cloves inside the cavity of chicken. Rub skin of chicken with remaining 2 lemon halves and discard. Tie legs together with kitchen twine.
• 4 Bake 1 hour 45 minutes or until chicken is cooked through (165 F), brushing with the barbecue sauce mixture every 5 minutes during the last 20 minutes of the baking time. Sprinkle with reserved lemon peel during the last 5 minutes.
• 5 Remove anddiscard the lemon halves and garlic cloves from chicken cavity. Skim fat from drippings in chicken baking pan; serve drippings the chicken.