Name: Zesty roast chicken
Prep time: 10 min
Cook time: 100 min
Total time: 10 min
Ingredients: 1 whole chicken (2-2.5 kg); 30g butter or dairy-free margarine; 2 lemons (unwaxed); 2 limes (unwaxed); 4 Tbsp olive oil; 4 cloves garlic; A few sprigs of thyme; 3 bay leaves; salt and pepper

Zesty roast chicken

20 Sep 2015

by Dinna

Prep Time

10 minutes

Cook Time

100 minutes

Total Time

10 minutes

Background

Roast chicken is loved by my family so I cook it often. This zesty roast chicken is one of my favourite recipes - it's aromatic, zingy and the flesh is really succulent. It's absolutely delicious! I normally serve it with mashed sweet potatoes and a steamed vegetable salad. Sometimes I add veggies to the roasting dish too such as carrot, sweet potato, red pepper, swede, squash or parsnip pieces (whatever I find in the fridge that can be roasted)!

Ingredients

1 whole chicken (2-2.5 kg)
30g butter or dairy-free margarine
2 lemons (unwaxed)
2 limes (unwaxed)
4 Tbsp olive oil
4 cloves garlic
A few sprigs of thyme
3 bay leaves
salt and pepper

Instructions

Preheat the oven to 190°C.
Wipe the chicken dry, then rub inside and out with the butter.
Finely grate the rind of the lemon and lime, then squeeze out their juice. Mix the zest and juice with the oil.
Put ½ a lemon and ½ a lime in the cavity of the chicken together with the garlic and one bay leaf.
Place the chicken in a roasting dish. Scatter the remaining citrus pieces, the bay leaves and the thyme around the chicken. Season with salt and pepper, then pour over the citrus & oil mixture.
Bake for about 100 minutes, while occasionally basting the chicken with the resulting juices.
Insert a skewer between the thighs. If clear juice is coming out, the chicken is cooked through.
Take it out of the oven, transfer it to a plate, cover and rest for 15 minutes before serving.

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