Tangy Lemon Chicken

By JenHall

Very, very tasty!! We used this recipe for our turkey on Thanksgiving, just upping all the quantities as necessary & it was very good.... :)

Ingredients

• 2 lemons
• 1 (5 lb) whole roasting chicken
• 3 tablespoons olive oil
• 2 garlic cloves, minced
• 2 tablespoons fresh parsley, chopped
• 1 teaspoon fresh thyme, chopped
• 1/2 teaspoon fresh rosemary, chopped
• 1 small yellow onion, peeled & quartered
• 2 fennel bulbs, cut into wedges
• 2 red onions, peeled, cut into wedges

Preparation

Step 1

Heat oven to 450.

Juice 1 lemon, quarter remaining lemon. Season chicken with salt & pepper. In bowl, combine oil, garlic, parsley, thyme, rosemary & 2 tablespoons lemon juice. Spread 1/2 lemon/herb mix under skin. Place lemon quarters and yellow onion quarters in cavity of chicken. Spread remaining lemon/herb mix over chicken.

Place fennel wedges and red onion in roasting pan. Place chicken on top of veggies. Roast 15 minutes.

Reduce oven to 350.

Roast chicken 1 hour and 15 minutes. Let sit for 10 minutes before slicing.