Martha Stewart's Lemon Roasted Chicken
Ready In: 50 mins
Serves: 4
Ingredients
- 4 sprigs fresh rosemary
- 2 lemons, washed and quartered
- 2 garlic cloves, crushed
- 1 (3 1/2lb) chicken, rinsed and patted dry
- 1 tablespoon olive oil
- 1 teaspoon coarse salt
- 1⁄2 teaspoon ground pepper
Directions
- Preheat oven to 425 degrees.
- Stuff rosemary, 1 cut lemon and garlic into chicken cavity.
- Tuck wings under and tie legs together with kitchen twine.
- Set chicken on baking rack in roasting pan.
- Rub chicken all over with olive oil, salt and pepper.
- Roast until thermometer reads 160 degrees when inserted into thickest part of thigh (avoiding bones), 45-50 minutes.
- Serve with fresh lemon quarters.
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