Roast Lemon Chicken

4 Servings
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Pair with a cool Pinot Grigio and green beans for a great spring meal.

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Roast Lemon Chicken Ingredients

1 whole Chicken about 3 lbs	1 whole Lemon juiced, peel reserved
1 tablespoon Olive oil	1/2 teaspoon Nutmeg freshly grated
1 tablespoon Butter	2 whole Potatoes quartered lengthwise
2 large cloves Garlic pressed

Instructions for Roast Lemon Chicken

Rinse chicken; pat dry.

In a heavy iron frying pan, heat oil and butter over medium heat until foamy. Add garlic, lemon juice, a 1x2 inch slice of lemon peel, and nutmeg. Add chicken to pan, breast-side up, and brush lavishly with basting mixture. Put in 350 degree oven to bake. As soon as you put chicken in oven, put potatoes into lightly salted water; parboil for 10 minutes.

Drain, dip cut sides in chicken's pan juices, then set them around the chicken. Baste chicken again, return pan to oven, and bake for 30 to 40 minutes. Baste both chicken and potatoes again at least once while baking.

Main Ingredient: ChickenCuisine: Italian

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Butter

Chicken

Garlic

Lemon

Nutmeg

Olive Oil

Potato

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This tastes sooo good and is easy too!

little_fieldmouse
on May 27 2007 2:49AM

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Loved it, easy to make even when I doubled up on the recipe. I added 1 whole valdailia onion, 1/2 yellow and red bell pepper and 3 portobella mushroom caps and it just kicked the flavor up another notch........

kenpojohn
on May 15 2007 11:24PM

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Oh my! How mouth wateringly delectable.

little_fieldmouse
on Apr 21 2007 8:31AM

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Excellent, relatively easy way to roast chicken. Be careful to thoroughly dry the chicken before the intial saute part; if the chicken is wet at all it will spatter a lot.it was great, everyone enjoyed same Russ

dustydog
on Apr 10 2007 6:33PM

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Love this recipe.

admin
on Sep 23 2005 12:46AM

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Excellent, relatively easy way to roast chicken. Be careful to thoroughly dry the chicken before the intial saute part; if the chicken is wet at all it will spatter a lot. [I posted this recipe.]

admin
on Feb 25 2005 11:40PM