Recipes
Lemon Baked Chicken
4 servings
90 minutes total (Active 10 minutes)
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Ingredients
- 1 whole fryer chicken (about 4 lb)
- ½ teaspoon kosher salt
- ¼ teaspoon pepper
- 1 lemon
Steps
- Preheat oven to 350°F. Season skin and body cavity of chicken with salt and pepper. Pierce lemon several times with a fork and place inside the chicken. Tie legs together to close cavity as tightly as possible. Place breast-side down in a baking dish; bake 20 minutes.
- Turn chicken breast-side up and bake 20 more minutes. Increase oven temperature to 400°F and bake 30-35 more minutes or until golden and chicken is 165°F.
- Other Preparation Methods
- Broil: Preheat oven to broil.
- Butterfly chicken, cutting along both sides of the backbone with kitchen shears to remove. Flatten chicken and season with ½ teaspoon each salt and pepper. Place on baking sheet breast-side up, cover loosely with foil, and broil 30 minutes. Remove foil and continue to broil 10-15 minutes or until chicken is 165°F and skin is well browned.
Amount per ¼ recipe serving: Calories 280, Total Fat 18g, Chol 130mg, Sodium 700mg, Total Carb 3g, Fiber 1g, Calc 0%, Vitamin A 0%, Vitamin C 10%, Iron 6%