Taste of Home
Lemon & Thyme Roasted Chicken
TOTAL TIME: Prep: 25 min. Bake: 1-1/2 hours + standing
YIELD: 6 servings.
I love lemon and thyme together so I decided to roast a chicken with that combo. The seasoning is simple, and the meat comes out moist and tender. —Pam Nelson, Beaverton, Oregon
Ingredients
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1 tablespoon minced fresh thyme or 1 teaspoon dried thyme
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1 teaspoon sea salt
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1/4 teaspoon garlic powder
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1/4 teaspoon coarsely ground pepper
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1 roasting chicken (5 to 6 pounds)
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1 medium lemon, halved
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1/4 large sweet onion
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1/4 cup fresh thyme sprigs
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6 garlic cloves, peeled
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Lemon wedges
Directions
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1.
Preheat oven to 350°. Mix minced thyme, salt, garlic powder and pepper. Place chicken on a rack in a shallow roasting pan, breast side up. Tuck wings under chicken; tie drumsticks together. Squeeze juice from lemon halves over chicken; sprinkle with thyme mixture.
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2.
Loosely stuff chicken with squeezed lemon halves, onion, thyme sprigs and garlic. Roast 1-1/2 to 2 hours or until a thermometer inserted in thickest part of thigh reads 170°-175°. (Cover loosely with foil if chicken browns too quickly.)
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3.
Remove chicken from oven; tent with foil. Let stand 15 minutes before carving. Serve with lemon wedges.
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