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Roasted Lemon Rosemary Chicken

Prep Time 15 minutes
Cook Time 55 minutes
Course Main Course
Servings 4

Ingredients
  

  • 3 lbs chicken parts with skin
  • 2 tbsp chopped garlic
  • 3 tbsp olive oil
  • 2 tbsp fresh chopped rosemary
  • 2 tbsp lemon zest
  • 1 tbsp fresh lemon juice, about 1/2 lemon (save the rind)
  • salt and pepper to taste

Instructions
 

  • Preheat oven to 400 degrees.
  • Clean chicken and pat dry.
  • In a small bowl combine the garlic, olive oil, lemon zest, lemon juice, and rosemary and set aside.
  • Rub the lemon rind on the chicken parts. Season chicken to taste.
  • Use your fingers to gently loosen skin from the edges of the chicken parts, being careful not to tear skin. Using your fingers or a very small spoon, gently spread about a tablespoon of the mixture under skin of each piece of chicken. Spread the remaining mixture on the chicken.
  • Make sure the chicken is skin side up. Place the chicken in the oven.
  • Roast chicken 20 minutes, then baste with pan juices. Continue roasting and basting with pan juices every 15 minutes, 50-55 minutes total.
Keyword chicken