Atkins Herb-Roasted Chicken With Lemon

Submitted by Orions Wife

"Atkins website"

 

• Ready In: 1hr
• Ingredients: 7
• Serves: 4

ingredients

• 1 whole chicken, about 3 pounds, washed and patted dry
• 4.92 ml salt
• 1.23 ml black pepper
• 4.92 ml dried thyme or 9.85 ml fresh thyme, chopped
• 1 lemon, sliced into rounds, intact
• 29.58 ml butter
• 177.44 ml chicken broth, reduced-sodium

directions

1. Heat oven to 350°F Sprinkle chicken with salt, pepper and thyme, inside and out. Loosen skin from breast with and index finger and stuff 2 slices of lemon and 1 tablespoon butter onto each side of the breast. Place remaining lemon in the cavity. Transfer chicken to a roasting pan. Roast 1 hour to 1 hour 10 minutes; basting occasionally. A instant meat thermometer should read 170 in the thickest part of the thigh (not touching bone). Transfer chicken to a cutting board; wait 10 minutes before carving to allow juices to redistribute. Pour off fat from pan. Place pan over 2 burners; pour in chicken broth and bring to a boil. Scrape up brown bits on bottom of pan. Cook 2-3 minutes. Pour over carved chicken.

Reviews

[_Pixie_]

This recipe produced a very moist and flavourful chicken. I baked the chicken in a corningware pan, so I didn't do the step of putting the pan over the burners, I used a pot instead. Seemed to work quite well... This is a lovely change from the plain roast chicken I usually make, thanks for sharing the recipe. Made for PAC Spring 2009.

 

[jeeferma]

Tastes Good