Greek Roasted Chicken

Total Time: 2 hrs Preparation Time: 1 hr Cook Time: 1 hr

Ingredients

• Servings: 5
• 3 -4 lbs chicken (whole, split in half, cut-up, or chicken parts of your choice)
• 1/4 cup lemon juice
• 1/2 cup olive oil
• 1/2 teaspoon salt
• 1/4 teaspoon pepper

Recipe

• 1 wash your chicken and pat it dry with paper towels.
• 2 combine the lemon juice, olive oil, salt, and pepper and stir them together well. if you're using a whole chicken, rub it all over with some of this mixture, making sure to rub plenty inside the body cavity, as well. if you're using cut-up chicken, put it in a large zip-lock bag, pour the marinade over the chicken and seal the bag.
• 3 let the chicken marinade for at least an hour, or as long as a day.
• 4 at least 1 hour before you want to serve the chicken, pull it out of the bag. you can either grill your chicken or you can roast it in a 375 degree oven for about 1 hour. either way, cook it until the juices run clear when it's pierced to the bone.
• 5 recipe from the book "500 low-carb recipes" by dana carpender.