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Sunday’s Best Chicken

Name: Sunday's Best Chicken
Prep time: 40 min
Cook time: 2 h 15 min
Total time: 2 h 55 min
Yield: 10 servings.
Ingredients: 2 to 3 medium lemons; 2 fresh rosemary sprigs; 1 roasting chicken (6 to 7 pounds); 1 tablespoon olive oil; 2 tablespoons minced fresh rosemary; 1 tablespoon coarsely ground pepper; 1-1/2 teaspoons salt

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Total Time

Prep: 40 min. Bake: 2-1/4 hours + standing

Makes

10 servings

Updated: Jun. 30, 2022

I am a busy mom of four and a nursing student, so weeknight dinners are often rushed. Sunday dinners are very important to our family, and everyone loves when I make this old-fashioned chicken recipe. —Amy Jenkins, Mesa, Arizona

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Ingredients

2 to 3 medium lemons
2 fresh rosemary sprigs
1 roasting chicken (6 to 7 pounds)
1 tablespoon olive oil
2 tablespoons minced fresh rosemary
1 tablespoon coarsely ground pepper
1-1/2 teaspoons salt

Directions

Finely grate enough zest from the lemons to measure 2 tablespoons; set aside. Coarsely chop 2 lemons; place chopped lemons and rosemary sprigs in the chicken cavity. Save the remaining lemon for another use.
Place chicken on a rack in a shallow roasting pan; brush with oil. Combine the minced rosemary, pepper, salt and lemon zest; rub over chicken.
Bake, uncovered, at 350° for 2-1/4 to 2-3/4 hours or until a thermometer inserted in thickest part of thigh reads 170°-175°, basting occasionally with drippings. (Cover loosely with foil if chicken browns too quickly.)
Let stand for 15 minutes before carving. Discard lemons and rosemary sprigs.

Nutrition Facts

5 ounces cooked chicken: 334 calories, 20g fat (6g saturated fat), 108mg cholesterol, 458mg sodium, 2g carbohydrate (0 sugars, 1g fiber), 34g protein.

Sunday’s Best Chicken

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