Are you looking for a succulent, flavorful, and easy-to-make roast chicken recipe? Look no further than this guide to roasting chicken with lemon and rosemary. This classic dish combines the bright, citrusy notes of lemon with the earthy aroma of rosemary, creating a tantalizing flavor profile that will leave your taste buds singing. With step-by-step instructions and tips on selecting the best chicken and ingredients, this article will help you create a juicy, tender roast chicken that's perfect for any occasion. Get ready to impress your family and friends with this delectable dish.
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ROAST CHICKEN WITH LEMON AND ROSEMARY
Make this Roast Chicken With Lemon and Rosemary for a mouth full of flavor with every bite.
Provided by Martha Stewart
Categories Food & Cooking Ingredients Meat & Poultry Chicken
Number Of Ingredients 9
Steps:
- Thinly slice 1 onion. Strip the needles from the rosemary, and finely chop them; reserve the sprigs. Grate the zest from 1 lemon.
- In a small glass or ceramic bowl, combine sliced onion, chopped rosemary, lemon zest, vinegar, mustard, juice from zested lemon, salt, and pepper. Mix well, and set mixture aside.
- Cut the remaining onion and lemon in half crosswise. Pierce each end with a small, sharp knife. Insert the reserved rosemary sprigs, like skewers, through the holes in the onion and lemon halves.
- Rub the mustard mixture over the outside of the chicken and inside the cavities. Insert a rosemary "skewer"; in the cavity. Put the chicken in a shallow pan, cover, and refrigerate for at least 2 hours or overnight.
- Prepare a charcoal or gas grill, arranging the coals for indirect cooking. Lightly coat the grilling rack with cooking spray. The coals should be moderately hot.
- Remove the chicken from the shallow pan, and place over the cooler part of the grill. Cover with aluminum foil, and roast until the juices run clear when the thigh is pierced with a fork and an instant-read thermometer registers 180 degrees when inserted into thickest part of thigh (1 hour and 30 minutes to 1 hour and 45 minutes); turn 3 or 4 times during grilling. Add fresh coals to the fire as necessary to maintain a moderate heat. If using a gas grill, adjust the far burner to medium.
- Let the chicken sit 10 minutes. Remove onion and lemon from cavity. Carve, and serve.
ROAST CHICKEN WITH LEMON, GARLIC, AND ROSEMARY
Roast chicken could not be easier - or tastier - than with this recipe. Lemon, rosemary, and garlic help to flavor this gloriously roasted chicken with crispy skin.
Provided by Magda
Categories Meat and Poultry Recipes Chicken Whole Chicken Recipes
Time 1h15m
Yield 4
Number Of Ingredients 6
Steps:
- Preheat the oven to 450 degrees F (230 degrees C).
- Pat chicken dry and sprinkle salt on all sides and inside the cavity. Sprinkle with black pepper. Pluck the leaves from 1 spring of rosemary and sprinkle on the chicken. Place the other whole sprig inside the cavity along with garlic and lemon.
- Place the chicken on a roasting rack set inside a roasting pan.
- Bake in the preheated oven until no longer pink at the bone and the juices run clear, about 1 hour. An instant-read thermometer inserted into the thickest part of the thigh, near the bone, should read 165 degrees F (74 degrees C).
Nutrition Facts : Calories 437.6 calories, Carbohydrate 4 g, Cholesterol 145.5 mg, Fat 25.8 g, Fiber 1.5 g, Protein 46.4 g, SaturatedFat 7.2 g, Sodium 1885.4 mg
ROASTED CHICKEN WITH LEMON AND ROSEMARY
I'm always looking for really simple-but-delicious chicken recipes. My friend and colleague Paul Grimes, who is an amazing cook (and a food stylist to boot), gave me this one. Perfect for regular weeknight meals or when company comes.
Provided by cherylb413
Categories Meat and Poultry Recipes Chicken Whole Chicken Recipes
Time 1h
Yield 6
Number Of Ingredients 8
Steps:
- Preheat oven to 450 degrees F (230 degrees C).
- Combine chicken, onion, lemon slices, garlic, and rosemary together in a large bowl. Drizzle olive oil and sprinkle salt and black pepper over the chicken mixture; toss to coat. Spread chicken mixture out in the bottom of a baking dish.
- Bake in the preheated oven until no longer pink at the bone and the juices run clear, 45 to 50 minutes. An instant-read thermometer inserted into the thickest part of a thigh, near the bone, should read 165 degrees F (74 degrees C).
Nutrition Facts : Calories 545.8 calories, Carbohydrate 5.4 g, Cholesterol 204.9 mg, Fat 34.5 g, Fiber 1.4 g, Protein 52 g, SaturatedFat 8.4 g, Sodium 347.4 mg, Sugar 0.8 g
ROAST CHICKEN WITH LEMON AND ROSEMARY
This is from Emeril Lagasse. I changed the recipe around a bit. The sauce is absolutely wonderful, and the chicken has lots of flavor. I served this with Recipe #72501.
Provided by Chill
Categories Whole Chicken
Time 2h20m
Yield 4-6 serving(s)
Number Of Ingredients 12
Steps:
- Emeril's directions were preheat oven to 500 degrees F and cook for 40-50 minutes, but I preheated the oven to 350 and cooked for approx 2 1/2 hours.
- So, here's the directions.
- Season the chicken inside and out with salt and pepper. Squeeze the lemon halves over the chicken and place the rinds inside the chicken. Place the bay leaves inside the chicken as well.
- In a small bowl combine the garlic, rosemary, olive oil and butter. Rub the chicken with the blend and place in a roasting pan.
- Roast until the chicken breast registers around 180-185 degree. Remove chicken saving juices (not fat).
- Place roast pan over high heat adding stock, roasted garlic, wine and rosemary to the juices. Bring to a boil and reduce gravy by half, until somewhat thick. Serve with chicken and enjoy.
Nutrition Facts : Calories 721.3, Fat 49.8, SaturatedFat 15.2, Cholesterol 198.2, Sodium 2917.7, Carbohydrate 10.1, Fiber 1.7, Sugar 1.6, Protein 47.5
CHICKEN WITH ROASTED LEMON AND ROSEMARY SAUCE
Provided by Michael Chiarello : Food Network
Categories main-dish
Time 55m
Yield 4 servings
Number Of Ingredients 12
Steps:
- Preheat the broiler.
- Cut a small slice off both ends of each lemon, and then cut in half crosswise. Arrange the lemons, flesh side up, in a flameproof nonreactive baking dish, and season with salt. Broil 6 inches or more from the heat until browned and soft, about 10 minutes. Cool slightly. Squeeze the lemon halves over a sieve suspended over a bowl. Push and stir the pulp through the sieve with a rubber spatula or wooden spoon to get as much juice out as possible. Discard the lemon peels.
- Reduce oven temperature to 425 degrees F.
- Season chicken with salt and pepper. Heat the olive oil in a large ovenproof skillet over medium-high heat until hot. Add the chicken, lower the heat to medium, and cook, turning once, until brown on both sides, about 5 minutes. Remove chicken to a plate or baking sheet.
- Return the pan to medium-high heat, add the potatoes, season with salt and pepper, and cook, stirring and tossing, until brown all over, about 10 minutes. Drain off the excess oil. Arrange the chicken breasts on top of the potatoes and place in the oven until potatoes and chicken are cooked through, about 10 to 15 minutes. Remove the chicken to a platter and put the pan with the potatoes over medium-high heat. Toss well so the pan juices are absorbed into the potatoes. Scrape the potatoes out of the pan onto the platter around the chicken.
- Return the pan to medium-high heat, add the garlic and rosemary, and cook until fragrant, about 1 minute. Add 1 cup of chicken broth and reserved lemon juice. Stir and scrape up all the browned bits that cling to the bottom and sides of the pan, and then add the remaining 1 cup broth. Bring to a simmer stir in parsley and season to taste with salt and pepper. If the sauce tastes too lemony, stir in the optional butter. Pour the sauce over the chicken and potatoes and serve immediately, garnished with rosemary sprigs
GARLIC ROAST CHICKEN WITH ROSEMARY AND LEMON
Provided by Rachael Ray : Food Network
Categories main-dish
Time 30m
Yield 4 servings
Number Of Ingredients 7
Steps:
- Preheat oven to 450 degrees F.
- Arrange chicken in a baking dish, 9 by 13-inch. Add garlic, rosemary, extra-virgin olive oil, lemon zest and grill seasoning or salt and pepper to the dish. Toss and coat the chicken with all ingredients, then place in oven. Roast 20 minutes. Add wine and lemon juice to the dish and combine with pan juices. Return to oven and turn oven off. Let stand 5 minutes longer then remove chicken from the oven. Place baking dish on trivet and serve, spooning pan juices over the chicken pieces.
ROAST CHICKEN WITH LEMON, HONEY AND ROSEMARY
Make and share this Roast Chicken With Lemon, Honey and Rosemary recipe from Food.com.
Provided by Wendys Kitchen
Categories Whole Chicken
Time 1h
Yield 6-8 serving(s)
Number Of Ingredients 8
Steps:
- Preheat oven to 375°F Line a large roasting pan with 3/4 of rosemary sprigs. Place chickens on top.
- Whisk 1/2 cup oil, lemon juice, and honey in a small bowl to blend. Using your hands and beginning at the neck end of chicken, gently lift skin away from breast. Under skin of each chicken, rub 1/4 cup lemon mixture into meat. Drizzle remaining lemon mixture all over outside of chickens.
- Place 1 lemon half and 1 shallot inside each chicken cavity; stuff with remaining rosemary sprigs, dividing equally. Season chickens all over with salt and pepper. Place remaining shallots around chickens; arrange 4 lemon rounds on top of each chicken. Drizzle shallots and lemon rounds with remaining 2 tablespoons oil.
- Roast chickens, basting frequently with pan juices, for 45 minutes. Increase oven temperature to 425°F and continue roasting until an instant-read thermometer inserted into the thickest part of the thigh registers 165°F and skin is deep golden and crispy, about 10 minutes longer.
- Spoon pan juices over chickens, shallots, and lemon slices and serve in roasting pan.
Nutrition Facts : Calories 1242.1, Fat 90.4, SaturatedFat 23.5, Cholesterol 325.1, Sodium 320.5, Carbohydrate 26.9, Fiber 4.6, Sugar 6.5, Protein 79.4
ROSEMARY & LEMON ROAST CHICKEN
This Italian-inspired roast chicken couldn't be easier, but the result is really special
Provided by Jennifer Joyce
Categories Dinner, Main course
Time 1h20m
Number Of Ingredients 7
Steps:
- Heat oven to 190C/170C fan/gas 5. Very finely chop 2 sprigs of the rosemary and mix with 2 tbsp of the butter and the garlic, lemon zest and chilli. Gently lift the skin away from the breast of the chicken and press the butter underneath on both sides. Rub the remaining butter on the outside of the chicken. Stuff the lemon inside the cavity.
- Place the chicken on a wire rack along with the carrots in a medium roasting tin. Season, then scatter with the remaining rosemary leaves. Roast the chicken for 1 hr 10 mins or until the juices run clear, then remove from the oven and let it rest for 10 mins before carving. Serve it on a board with the carrots and a bowl of the roasting juices.
Nutrition Facts : Calories 890 calories, Fat 57 grams fat, SaturatedFat 24 grams saturated fat, Carbohydrate 15 grams carbohydrates, Sugar 13 grams sugar, Fiber 4 grams fiber, Protein 80 grams protein, Sodium 0.99 milligram of sodium
LEMON AND ROSEMARY CHICKEN
This baked rosemary chicken with a tangy lemon sauce is my husband's favorite, and my sister always wants it for her birthday dinner. -Laurel Dalzell, Manteca, California
Provided by Taste of Home
Categories Dinner
Time 30m
Yield 4 servings.
Number Of Ingredients 10
Steps:
- Preheat oven to 400°. Sprinkle chicken with salt and pepper. In a large cast-iron or other heavy skillet, heat oil over medium heat; brown chicken on both sides. Transfer to a 15x10x1-in. baking pan; reserve drippings. Bake chicken, uncovered, until a thermometer reads 165°, 8-10 minutes., Meanwhile, in same skillet, cook and stir shallot and rosemary in drippings until tender. Stir in broth. Bring to a boil; cook until liquid is reduced by half. Reduce heat to low; stir in lemon zest and juice. Whisk in butter, 1 tablespoon at a time, until creamy. Serve with chicken.
Nutrition Facts : Calories 252 calories, Fat 16g fat (8g saturated fat), Cholesterol 93mg cholesterol, Sodium 355mg sodium, Carbohydrate 2g carbohydrate (0 sugars, Fiber 0 fiber), Protein 24g protein.
ROAST CHICKEN WITH ROSEMARY, LEMON, AND HONEY
Provided by Melia Marden
Categories Chicken Poultry Roast Kid-Friendly High Fiber Dinner Lemon Rosemary Honey Bon Appétit Paleo Dairy Free Wheat/Gluten-Free Peanut Free Tree Nut Free Soy Free Kosher Small Plates
Yield Makes 6 to 8 servings
Number Of Ingredients 8
Steps:
- Preheat oven to 375°F. Line a large roasting pan with 3/4 of rosemary sprigs. Place chickens on top.
- Whisk 1/2 cup oil, lemon juice, and honey in a small bowl to blend. Using your hands and beginning at the neck end of chicken, gently lift skin away from breast. Under skin of each chicken, rub 1/4 cup lemon mixture into meat. Drizzle remaining lemon mixture all over outside of chickens.
- Place 1 lemon half and 1 shallot inside each chicken cavity; stuff with remaining rosemary sprigs, dividing equally. Season chickens all over with salt and pepper. Place remaining shallots around chickens; arrange 4 lemon rounds on top of each chicken. Drizzle shallots and lemon rounds with remaining 2 tablespoons oil.
- Roast chickens, basting frequently with pan juices, for 45 minutes. Increase oven temperature to 425°F and continue roasting until an instant-read thermometer inserted into the thickest part of the thigh registers 165°F and skin is deep golden and crispy, about 10 minutes longer.
- Spoon pan juices over chickens, shallots, and lemon slices and serve in roasting pan.
ROASTED CHICKEN THIGHS WITH LEMON, THYME AND ROSEMARY
The ease and deliciousness of this recipe, from the chef Nancy Silverton's cookbook "Mozza at Home," deserves to be emphasized. Though you need several hours of refrigeration to allow the chicken skin to dry out, which makes it crisp, you can be flexible about it; do what's convenient. No matter what, just be sure to pat the skin dry with paper towels. You may also find the final run under the broiler unnecessary. Use your judgment. And also consider swirling in a good splash of white wine or chicken stock to the juices in the baking dish before spooning them on the chicken.
Provided by Florence Fabricant
Categories dinner, main course
Time 1h15m
Yield 6 to 8 servings
Number Of Ingredients 8
Steps:
- Pat chicken thighs dry and place, skin side up, in a single layer on a baking sheet. Place in refrigerator, uncovered, for 8 hours or overnight to dry skin. Remove chicken from refrigerator at least 45 minutes before cooking.
- Heat oven to 500 degrees. Spread onion slices and garlic cloves in a baking dish that can hold the chicken snugly in a single layer. Scatter lemon on the onion-garlic mixture and strew with thyme and rosemary sprigs.
- Remove chicken from baking sheet and place on several layers of paper towels, skin side down. Sprinkle with half the salt and pepper. Turn thighs over and season with remaining salt and pepper. Transfer to the baking dish skin side up. Use your hands to arrange the bed of onions and garlic so they're completely under the chicken.
- Bake for 40 to 50 minutes, until juices run clear when chicken is pierced with a knife point. If skin is not a deep golden brown and crispy, turn on broiler and broil chicken close to heat a few minutes to crisp and brown it.
- To serve, move chicken off the bed of onions, garlic, lemon and herbs. Discard lemon and spoon the rest of the ingredients, along with pan juices, onto a serving platter. Place chicken on top and serve.
Nutrition Facts : @context http, Calories 537, UnsaturatedFat 23 grams, Carbohydrate 10 grams, Fat 38 grams, Fiber 2 grams, Protein 39 grams, SaturatedFat 10 grams, Sodium 628 milligrams, Sugar 1 gram, TransFat 0 grams
Tips:
- Use a whole chicken for the best flavor. A whole chicken will give you more meat and flavor than just the breasts or thighs.
- Pat the chicken dry before roasting. This will help the skin crisp up.
- Season the chicken liberally with salt and pepper. This will help the chicken develop a nice crust.
- Roast the chicken at a high temperature for a short amount of time. This will help the skin crisp up and the meat stay juicy.
- Let the chicken rest before carving. This will help the juices redistribute throughout the meat.
- Serve the chicken with your favorite sides. Some popular choices include roasted vegetables, mashed potatoes, or stuffing.
Conclusion:
Roast chicken is a simple but delicious dish that can be enjoyed by people of all ages. It is a versatile dish that can be served with a variety of sides. With a little planning and preparation, you can easily make a delicious roast chicken that will impress your family and friends.
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