Roasted Chicken With Lemon and Fresh Herbs Recipe

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Roasted Chicken With Lemon and Fresh Herbs
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  1. Please note you won't use the entire bunches of both herbs, but you do need a fair amount.
  2. Preheat oven to 400°F, have ready a shallow roasting pan.
  3. Cut the potatoes, sweet potatoes and parsnips into chunks about one-inch square.
  4. Place the potatoes, sweet potatoes, parsnips, two onions (peeled and quartered) and 4 of the garlic cloves in the shallow roasting pan; sprinkle generously with coarse (kosher) salt and freshly ground black pepper, then drizzle with a few teaspoons of olive oil; toss with your hands to coat all the veggies.
  5. Nestle one sprig of fresh rosemary and one sprig of thyme into the veggies, then set pan aside.
  6. On a cutting board, quarter one of the lemons (unpeeled) into wedges, slice the remaining 2 garlic cloves in half (leave skins on), then place the remaining onion quarters beside them, along with several sprigs of fresh rosemary and fresh thyme; sprinkle these items generously with salt and pepper.
  7. Traditionally, you salt and pepper the inside of a chicken to be roasted; I find this very awkward to do so I salt and pepper what I'm going to stuff inside the bird, instead.
  8. Now stuff all into the cavity of the chicken and then truss (tie up with kitchen string) the bird, if desired (it's not necessary); my grocery store sells birds already trussed so I just have to slip the tips of the drumsticks out from the under the string then tuck them back in when I'm done.
  9. Place chicken atop the vegetables in the roasting pan.
  10. Juice the remaining lemon; chop up some fresh rosemary and fresh thyme.
  11. Rub the juice all over the chicken, then drizzle a couple of tablespoons of olive oil over the bird; sprinkle with the fresh herbs, then the paprika, then the salt and pepper.
  12. Roast in preheated oven for 40 minutes, then reduce the heat to 375°F and continue to roast another 30 minutes or so, until the juices around the thigh run clear; a smaller bird may only take another 20 minutes, while a larger bird could require another 40 minutes.
  13. When chicken is done, remove it to a cutting board and cover with a tent of foil to keep warm; let chicken sit for 15 minutes before carving.
  14. While chicken is resting, give the veggies a good stir in the roasting pan (there will be lots of flavourful chicken juices in the pan) and return to oven.
  15. After chicken has rested, carve bird, place on platter, remove veggies from oven, and serve.
  16. This smells incredible as it roasts, so expect the folks at your dinner table to be extremely eager to dig in!
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Nutrition Facts

Per ServingPer 100 g
Amount Per 1 Serving
Calories 400.76 Kcal (1678 kJ)
Calories from fat 139.06 Kcal
% Daily Value*
Total Fat 15.45g 24%
Cholesterol 66.67mg 22%
Sodium 99.31mg 4%
Potassium 1387.63mg 30%
Total Carbs 56.2g 19%
Sugars 7.75g 31%
Dietary Fiber 8.23g 33%
Protein 11.73g 23%
Vitamin C 44.6mg 74%
Vitamin A 1.5mg 50%
Iron 4.6mg 25%
Calcium 71.7mg 7%
Amount Per 100 g
Calories 98.63 Kcal (413 kJ)
Calories from fat 34.22 Kcal
% Daily Value*
Total Fat 3.8g 24%
Cholesterol 16.41mg 22%
Sodium 24.44mg 4%
Potassium 341.51mg 30%
Total Carbs 13.83g 19%
Sugars 1.91g 31%
Dietary Fiber 2.03g 33%
Protein 2.89g 23%
Vitamin C 11mg 74%
Vitamin A 0.4mg 50%
Iron 1.1mg 25%
Calcium 17.6mg 7%

* 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

  • 8.5
    Points
  • 10
    PointsPlus

Good Points

  • saturated fat free,
  • very low sodium,
  • low cholesterol

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