Tim's Lemon Roasted Chicken
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Recipe type: Main Dish
Cuisine: American
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Serves: plenty!
 
This chicken is sure to become a family favorite.
Ingredients
  • 1- 5 to 7 pound roasting chicken
  • 4 lemons
  • 1 large garlic bulb
  • 1 half pack fresh thyme
  • ½ stick of butter
  • Salt and pepper to taste
  • 1 onion
  • Roasting vegetables
Instructions
  1. Rinse chicken and pat dry.
  2. Salt and pepper inside the cavity and place chicken in a roasting pan.
  3. Slice lemon and garlic in half.
  4. Stuff lemon, garlic, and thyme inside cavity.
  5. Melt butter and brush all over chicken.
  6. Liberally salt and pepper the chicken.
  7. Slice onion in quarters and place along side the chicken with carrots or your choice of root vegetables.
  8. Bake chicken uncovered at 425 degrees for 1-1/2 hours or until temp reaches 165 degrees.
  9. Remove from oven and loosely cover with tinfoil.
  10. Let rest for 10 minutes before carving.
  11. If desired squeeze some of the cooked lemons over the meat....this is delicious!
Recipe by The WoodWorking Baker at https://thewoodworkingbaker.com/tims-lemon-roasted-chicken/