Roast chicken with lemons (recipe)
| Roast chicken with lemons (recipe) | |
|---|---|
| Name | Roast chicken with lemons |
| Ingredients | Roasting chickens • Salt • Black pepper • Lemons |
| Cooktime (in hours) | 1.333333333 |
| Preptime (in hours) | 0.333333333 |
| Totaltime (in hours) | 1.666666666 |
| Keto friendliness | Keto friendly |
| Calories | 478.9 |
| Fat | 34.9 |
| Protein | 37.8 |
| Carbohydrate | 1.4 |
| Fiber | 0.4 |
| Net carbohydrates | 1 |
| Sugar | 0.4 |
| Saturated fat | 10 |
| Cholesterol (mg) | 160.4 |
| Sodium | 149.7 |
| Servings | 4 |
| Reviewaggregate | |
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Roast chicken with lemons (recipe) is a keto friendly food item with net carbohydrates of about 1-2 per serving.
Recipe instructions
- Preheat oven to 350 8F.
- Wash chicken thoroughly in cold water, both inside and out. Remove all bits of fat hanging loose. Let bird sit for about 10 minutes on slightly tilted plate to let all water drain out of it. Pat thoroughly dry all over.
- Sprinkle generous amount of salt and pepper on chicken, rubbing it with your fingers over all it's body and into its cavity.
- Wash lemons and dry. Soften each lemon by placing it on counter and rolling back and forth as you put firm downward pressure on it with the palm of your hand. Puncture the lemons in at least 20 places each, using a fork, trussing needle or toothpick.
- Place lemons inside cavity. Close up opening with toothpicks or trussing needle and string. (I don't always do this but it helps keep the lemons from falling out). Don't make an absolutely airtight job of it because the chicken may burst. Leave legs in natural position without pulling them tight. If skin is unbroken, chicken will puff up as it cooks.
- Put chicken in roasting pan, breast down. Do not add fat. Bird is self-basting. Place in upper-third of oven. After 30 min turn chicken breast side up. when turning do not puncture skin. If kept intact, the chicken will swell like a balloon, which makes for an arresting presentation at he table later.
- Cook for another 30-35 minutes, turn oven thermostat up to 400 8F, cook and additional 20 min (Calculate 20-25 min total cooking time for each pound).
- Whether your bird has puffed up or not, bring it to the table whole and leave the lemons inside until it is carved and opened. The juices that run out are perfectly delicious. Be sure to spoon them over the chicken slices. The lemons will have shriveled up, but they will contain some juice; do not squeeze them, they may squirt.
Food tags
Chicken, Poultry, Meat, Very Low Carbs, High Protein, Oven, Beginner Cook,, Easy, Inexpensive
Roast chicken with lemons (recipe) details
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Prep Time in Hours and Mins:1H40M
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