Meal Type: Dinner

Total Time: 0 min.

Cuisine: American

     Serving Size: 6 1.5 3 6 12 24 - Change

Submitted By: Ben S. - See All My Recipes

Date Added: October 16, 2010

1. Preheat oven to 475 degrees.

2. Season the inside and outside of the chicken with the salt and pepper.

3. Put the lemon and garlic halves and bay leaf in cavity of chicken.

4. Place chicken on a lightly oiled rack set into a small roasting pan, or on a broaster.

5. Place in oven and roast for one hour, or until done, depending on size of chicken, until instant read thermometer inserted into thickest part of thigh reads 165 degrees, or until thigh joint juices run clear, not pink, when pierced with a knife.

6. Remove chicken from oven and allow to rest in a warm place 10 minutes before carving or cutting into serving pieces.

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Dietary Notes:

This Perfect Roast Chicken recipe is a good source of Vitamin C with 10% of your daily recommended intake per serving.

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