Lemon Roasted Chicken

Total Time: 1 hr 10 mins Preparation Time: 5 mins Cook Time: 1 hr 5 mins

Ingredients

• Servings: 4
• 1 2/3 kg roasting chickens, use a whole 1 . 7kg raw chicken
• 2 lemons, halved
• 1/4 cup olive oil
• 1 pinch salt
• 1 pinch pepper

Recipe

• 1 pre-heat oven to 180 degrees celsius.
• 2 place the lemon halves into the chicken cavity and secure the legs with kitchen string.
• 3 brush the chicken with olive oil and sprinkle with salt and pepper.
• 4 place on a wire rack in a roasting dish and cook for 65 minutes or until cooked thru and golden skinned. stand 10 minutes after removing from the oven before serving.
• 5 the lemon juice may run from the chicken- so either remove the lemons first or use a carving dish with a lip to catch the juice.