Roast Chicken with Meyer Lemon Shallot Sauce Recipe

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Roast Chicken with Meyer Lemon Shallot Sauce
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  1. Rinse chicken inside and out; pat dry with paper towels. Loosen skin of breast and thighs and work some salt under skin. Rub remaining salt all over chicken and in cavity (see Notes). Chill, uncovered, at least 3 hours and up to overnight.
  2. Preheat oven to 375°. Zest lemons. Slice 1 lemon; juice half of the other.
  3. Pat chicken dry, inside and out. Rub zest under as much of the skin as possible and rub any remaining zest inside cavity. Rub chicken all over with 1 tbsp. olive oil and the thyme. Put lemon slices in cavity.
  4. Set a V-shaped rack in a heavy roasting pan large enough to hold shallots. Put chicken in rack, breast side up. Add shallots to pan and drizzle with remaining 1 1/2 tbsp. olive oil, turning them to coat.
  5. Roast chicken, basting every 30 minutes or so, until chicken leg moves easily and skin is brown and crisp, 1 1/2 to 1 3/4 hours (remove shallots after 1 hour and set aside). Tip chicken so juices from cavity pour into roasting pan. Transfer chicken to a carving board and let rest, covered with foil.
  6. Meanwhile, make sauce: Pour pan drippings into a measuring cup with a pouring lip. Trim tops from shallots and squeeze soft insides into a blender. Pour off all but about 1 tbsp. fat from pan drippings and add drippings to blender. Add 1/2 cup broth and the wine and pulse until smooth.
  7. Pour sauce into roasting pan. Cook, scraping up brown bits and adding more broth if you want a thinner sauce, over medium-high heat on your biggest burner (or straddling 2 burners) until sauce turns a nutty brown, about 10 minutes. Stir in 1 tbsp. reserved Meyer lemon juice, or more to taste. Pour sauce through a fine-mesh strainer into a serving bowl. Carve chicken, discarding lemon slices; serve with sauce.
  8. Note: Nutritional analysis is per serving with 2 tbsp. gravy.
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Nutrition Facts

Per ServingPer 100 g
Amount Per 1 Serving
Calories 5546.03 Kcal (23220 kJ)
Calories from fat 3377.07 Kcal
% Daily Value*
Total Fat 375.23g 577%
Cholesterol 2040.75mg 680%
Sodium 3653.25mg 152%
Potassium 6020.54mg 128%
Total Carbs 80.38g 27%
Sugars 37.09g 148%
Dietary Fiber 14.16g 57%
Protein 423.69g 847%
Vitamin C 105.1mg 175%
Iron 29.1mg 162%
Calcium 466.9mg 47%
Amount Per 100 g
Calories 183.72 Kcal (769 kJ)
Calories from fat 111.87 Kcal
% Daily Value*
Total Fat 12.43g 577%
Cholesterol 67.6mg 680%
Sodium 121.02mg 152%
Potassium 199.44mg 128%
Total Carbs 2.66g 27%
Sugars 1.23g 148%
Dietary Fiber 0.47g 57%
Protein 14.04g 847%
Vitamin C 3.5mg 175%
Iron 1mg 162%
Calcium 15.5mg 47%

* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2000 calorie diet. Your daily values may be higher or lower depending on your calorie needs.
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Tastes

  • salty
  • savory
  • bitter
  • sweet
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Weightwatchers Points

  • 141.4
    Points
  • 143
    PointsPlus

Good Points

  • saturated fat free,
  • low sodium

Bad Points

  • High in Sodium,
  • High in Total Fat

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