Herbed Roasted Chicken

(from jpoblete77’s recipe box)

garlic infused Olive Oil, lemon or orange wedges in cavity, add bell peppers, celery, carrots…pour chicken/vegetable broth

Cook time: 80 minutes

Ingredients

  • * 1 roasting chicken, about 4 to 5 pounds
  • * juice of 1/2 lemon
  • * salt and pepper to taste
  • * 1 small onion, peeled and quartered
  • * 1/4 teaspoon dried rosemary
  • * 1/2 teaspoon dried leaf thyme
  • * 2 to 3 tablespoons coarsely chopped fresh parsley
  • * 4 tablespoons melted butter

Directions

  1. Preheat oven to 350°.

  2. Rub inside of chicken with lemon juice; sprinkle with salt and pepper. Add the onion quarters, dried herbs, and parsley to chicken cavity. Place chicken in a shallow roasting pan and roast at 350° for about 20 minutes per pound. Baste with melted butter several times. Internal temperature should register about 165° on a meat thermometer inserted into the meaty part of the thigh.

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