Lemon Rosemary Roasted Chicken
By chezus
A simply roasted cage free and organic chicken is roasted with rosemary and lemon to create the perfect comfort food.
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Ingredients
- 1 whole chicken 3 – 4 pounds
- 2 lemons, cut in half & then into quarters
- 1 small red onion, cut in half & then into quarters
- 4 sprigs of fresh rosemary or another herb of your choice
- Grape seed oil - it will not burn with high heat
Preparation
Step 1
Heat oven to 425. Remove any giblets, etc…from the chicken. Wash chicken inside and out. Pat dry. Lay the chicken in a roasting dish. Stuff the chicken with the lemons, red onions and rosemary. I grab a piece of lemon, onion, rosemary and stuff them in and alternate this process. Rub the chicken well with grape seed oil. Slide the chicken into the oven and let roast for 1 ½ hours – may be a little less or a little more depending on the size of your chicken. I test the meatiest part of the chicken let by slightly cutting into it, if there is any sign of blood, cook longer. Remove from the oven, let sit on the counter for 10 minutes. Serve. Eat.
*I usually save the bones and what little meat is left as well as the juices from the chicken and put it all into a zip lock bag and toss it into the freezer for a day when I will be making chicken stock. When I am making stock I add the contents to my stock pot.