Martha Stewart's Lemon Roasted Chicken

Total Time: 50 mins Preparation Time: 10 mins Cook Time: 40 mins

Ingredients

• Servings: 4
• 4 sprigs fresh rosemary
• 2 lemons, washed and quartered
• 2 garlic cloves, crushed
• 1 (3 1/2 lb) chicken, rinsed and patted dry
• 1 tablespoon olive oil
• 1 teaspoon coarse salt
• 1/2 teaspoon ground pepper

Recipe

• 1 preheat oven to 425 degrees.
• 2 stuff rosemary, 1 cut lemon and garlic into chicken cavity.
• 3 tuck wings under and tie legs together with kitchen twine.
• 4 set chicken on baking rack in roasting pan.
• 5 rub chicken all over with olive oil, salt and pepper.
• 6 roast until thermometer reads 160 degrees when inserted into thickest part of thigh (avoiding bones), 45-50 minutes.
• 7 serve with fresh lemon quarters.