Simple and Easy Roast Chicken Recipe

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Simple and Easy Roast Chicken
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Directions:

  1. Preheat oven to 475°F.
  2. Wash chicken and pat dry with paper toweling.
  3. Coarsely chop the bulb of garlic (don't bother to peel cloves).
  4. Remove rosemary from 4 of the stems and chop coarsely; reserve the rest for later.
  5. Chop lemons into quarters.
  6. Put chopped garlic, chopped lemons and the chopped rosemary into the chicken's cavity.
  7. Rub the chicken skin generously with the butter or olive oil and season with salt and pepper.
  8. Place the chicken on a rack in a roasting pan and tuck remaining rosemary stems on the chicken, around wings and drumsticks.
  9. Roast chicken in the preheated oven for 15 minutes.
  10. Decrease oven temperature to 375F and cook for 60-75 minutes more or until the juices of the chicken run clear (time depends a lot on weight).
  11. Allow chicken to sit at least 15 minutes before carving.
  12. Garnish with more fresh rosemary before serving, if desired.
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Nutrition Facts

Per ServingPer 100 g
Amount Per 1 Serving
Calories 206.06 Kcal (863 kJ)
Calories from fat 103.3 Kcal
% Daily Value*
Total Fat 11.48g 18%
Cholesterol 282.83mg 94%
Sodium 670.4mg 28%
Potassium 310.71mg 7%
Total Carbs 4.32g 1%
Sugars 0.88g 4%
Dietary Fiber 1.05g 4%
Protein 20.86g 42%
Vitamin C 30.5mg 51%
Vitamin A 3.5mg 116%
Iron 6.1mg 34%
Calcium 25.8mg 3%
Amount Per 100 g
Calories 134.93 Kcal (565 kJ)
Calories from fat 67.64 Kcal
% Daily Value*
Total Fat 7.52g 18%
Cholesterol 185.2mg 94%
Sodium 438.99mg 28%
Potassium 203.46mg 7%
Total Carbs 2.83g 1%
Sugars 0.58g 4%
Dietary Fiber 0.69g 4%
Protein 13.66g 42%
Vitamin C 20mg 51%
Vitamin A 2.3mg 116%
Iron 4mg 34%
Calcium 16.9mg 3%

* 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

  • 4.9
    Points
  • 5
    PointsPlus

Good Points

  • saturated fat free

Bad Points

  • High in Sodium

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