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Meyer Lemon and Garlic Roast Chicken

Prep Time 20 minutes
Cook Time 1 hour
Total Time 1 hour 20 minutes
Servings 4 -6 servings
Author Cheri

Ingredients

  • 1 4- to 4 1/2-pound chicken, rinsed and patted dry
  • Coarse salt and freshly ground black pepper
  • 1/4 onion
  • 1 meyer lemon sliced
  • 2 sprigs fresh thyme
  • 1 head of garlic roasted
  • 1/4 cup butter softened
  • 2 teaspoons lemon juice
  • Pinch of sea salt

Instructions

  • Preheat oven to 400 degrees.
  • Mash the garlic cloves with the butter, lemon juice and sea salt.
  • Place chicken in a roasting pan. Season chicken inside and out with salt and pepper. Take half the roasted garlic butter and with your hands spread in under the skin of the chicken.
  • Place onion, lemon and thyme inside cavity of chicken; using kitchen twine, tie legs together to enclose.
  • Transfer roasting pan to oven and roast until chicken is cooked through, about 1 hour.
  • Let sit for about 15 minutes before cutting.