Rosemary Lemon Chicken Recipe

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Rosemary Lemon Chicken
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Ingredients
7
Count
Nutrition
879
Calories
Total time
70
Minutes
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Ingredients:

Directions:

  1. Preheat oven to 350 degrees. Remove giblets and neck from chicken, reserve for something else. Rinse chicken, drain and pat dry. Working with chicken breast side up, fold wings toward neck, then fold up and under back of chicken so they stay in place.
  2. Cut lemon in half, squeeze enough juice from one half of lemon to make one tablespoon, cut remaining lemons into large chunks (I have used reconstituted lemon juice and substituted limes for the chunks of lemon with no problem)
  3. Place lemon chunks and 2 sprigs of fresh rosemary (or 1 tsp dried) inside body cavity of chicken. With string, tie legs and tail together. Insert meat thermometer into thickest part of meat between breast and thigh (I don't do this) being careful not to touch thermometer to bone. Place chicken, breast side up, on rack just large enough to hold chicken in large open roasting pan (I just put it in a bigger, metal roasting pan! Metal seems to work better than glass, more juices)
  4. In a cup, mix 2 tbsp frsh minced rosemary (or 2 tsp dried), 2 tbsp olive oil, 1 tsp salt, and 1/4 tsp pepper. With a pastry brush, brush chicken with mixture.
  5. Cut each potato in half. Place potatoes around rack in roasting pan, drizzle with the 1 tbsp lemon juice and 3 tbsp olive oil and sprinkle with 3/4 tsp salt and 3/4 tsp pepper. Toss to coat well.
  6. Roast chicken in 350 degree oven for 1 hour and 15 minutes, basting chicken and potatoes with pan drippings occasionally. When chicken turns golden, cover loosely with a tent of foil.
  7. Add green beans to roasting pan, toss with potatoes. Roast 1 hour longer, basting chicken and veggies occasionally with pan drippings, or until meat thermometer reaches 175 to 180 degrees (I find the times to be pretty reliable; add 15 more minutes if you want to be extra sure). Remove foil during last of roasting and brush chicken again with pan drippings for attractive sheen (this chicken is GORGEOUS!)
  8. To serve, place chicken on large platter, remove string. Arrange potatoes and green beans around chicken. Garnish with rosemary before serving.
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Nutrition Facts

Per ServingPer 100 g
Amount Per 1 Serving
Calories 879.39 Kcal (3682 kJ)
Calories from fat 280.65 Kcal
% Daily Value*
Total Fat 31.18g 48%
Cholesterol 1471.61mg 491%
Sodium 500.77mg 21%
Potassium 1970.58mg 42%
Total Carbs 26.9g 9%
Sugars 2.36g 9%
Dietary Fiber 3.44g 14%
Protein 114.95g 230%
Vitamin C 107.7mg 180%
Vitamin A 18.7mg 624%
Iron 32.7mg 182%
Calcium 86.1mg 9%
Amount Per 100 g
Calories 113.72 Kcal (476 kJ)
Calories from fat 36.29 Kcal
% Daily Value*
Total Fat 4.03g 48%
Cholesterol 190.3mg 491%
Sodium 64.75mg 21%
Potassium 254.82mg 42%
Total Carbs 3.48g 9%
Sugars 0.31g 9%
Dietary Fiber 0.44g 14%
Protein 14.86g 230%
Vitamin C 13.9mg 180%
Vitamin A 2.4mg 624%
Iron 4.2mg 182%
Calcium 11.1mg 9%

* 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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Recipe Tags

Weightwatchers Points

  • 19.5
    Points
  • 21
    PointsPlus

Good Points

  • saturated fat free,
  • low sodium,
  • sugar free

Bad Points

  • High in Sodium

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