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Rosemary Citrus Roast Chicken is bursting with the flavors of lemon, orange, and rosemary. Then slow roasted to become a nice juicy chicken you will love to serve up for your family. A recipe from Seduction in the Kitchen.

 

Rosemary Lemon Roasted Chicken

I love lemon chicken. I also love rosemary. So when you put lemon and rosemary together for a rosemary lemon roasted chicken it makes for one amazing dinner.

 

Rosemary Citrus Roast Chicken is bursting with the flavors of lemon, orange, and rosemary. Then slow roasted to become a nice juicy chicken you will love to serve up for your family. A recipe from Seduction in the Kitchen.

 

 

Roasted Chicken

When I was married, the ex would only allow me to cook one meal for him. That meal was Thanksgiving dinner. I would try to make him the perfect meal.

 

It was my only chance to be a wife to him in a way. So that turkey had to be good. So this rosemary lemon roasted chicken was inspired by when I was allowed to make Thanksgiving for my ex.

 

There was this citrus rosemary salt turkey that I found on the Food Network page. Of course, I would change a few things with the recipe. That would be the base I used to make that Thanksgiving turkey.

 

 

Rosemary Citrus Roast Chicken

Rosemary Citrus Roast Chicken

 

Flash forward to today. Now that I am single I do not make that citrus turkey anymore. Truthfully, it has been years since I have made that turkey.

 

So I have modified what I did for that turkey to a rosemary lemon roasted chicken. I also do not make the rosemary salt for this rosemary roast chicken. I now use a lemon olive oil instead.

 

 

Rosemary Chicken Roasted

This lemon rosemary roast chicken has the basics of what I do for the turkey. However, it is scaled down for a roasted chicken. Trust me this roasted chicken with rosemary and lemon is fabulous.

 

 

Roast Chicken Tips

  • Make sure the roasting pan is large enough for the lemon roasted chicken. Yes, you would be surprised how many use too small of a roasting pan for the chickens.
  • Kitchen shears are very useful for trimming that excess fat from the chicken’s cavity.
  • An instant-read thermometer is the best way to tell when a chicken is fully cooked. It the most accurate method.
  • Seasoning the chicken ahead of time is good because it allows the flavors penetrate the chicken.

 

 

Rosemary Citrus Roast Chicken is bursting with the flavors of lemon, orange, and rosemary. Then slow roasted to become a nice juicy chicken you will love to serve up for your family. A recipe from Seduction in the Kitchen.

 

Yield: 6 people

Rosemary Citrus Roast Chicken Recipe

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Rosemary Citrus Roast Chicken is bursting with the flavors of lemon, orange, and rosemary. Then slow roasted to become a nice juicy chicken you will love to serve up for your family.

Prep Time 10 minutes
Cook Time 2 hours 30 minutes
Total Time 2 hours 40 minutes

Ingredients

  • 1 whole roasting chicken (5-6lbs)
  • 2 whole lemons
  • 1 whole orange (small)
  • 1 clove garlic
  • 2 TB lemon olive oil
  • 4 whole baby carrots
  • 1 whole onion (small)
  • 1/4 tsp dried rosemary
  • 2 sprigs fresh rosemary

Instructions

  1. Preheat your oven to 375F
  2. After you have washed the chicken and removed the bag of giblets, pat the chicken dry and place it into a roasting pan.
  3. With one lemon, cut it in half, and rub the entire chicken down with the lemon halves.
  4. Drizzle on the lemon olive oil onto the chicken. Massage the oil onto the chicken.
  5. Sprinkle on the dried rosemary over the chicken.
  6. Cut the other lemon in half, and the orange into fourths.
  7. Put the lemon and orange sections into the cavity of the chicken.
  8. Next, add the garlic clove, and baby carrots.
  9. Quarter the onion, then place the onion into the cavity as well.
  10. Finally, put the rosemary sprigs into the cavity.
  11. Cover the chicken with foil and place it in the oven.
  12. Roast the chicken for about 2 hours
  13. Remove the foil, and let the chicken continue roasting for another 1/2 hour
  14. Remove the chicken from the oven and let it rest for about 30 minutes
  15. Remove the "stuffing" from the cavity and slice up the chicken and ENJOY!

Nutrition Information:


Amount Per Serving: Calories: 0

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I am Deanna Samaan, a phlebotomist by day and a blogger at night! Born in Pittsburgh, rebuilt my life in Cleveland, found my true self in Orlando. No matter where I am at, food always seduces me! Let your taste buds be seduced too!

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Wednesday 16th of November 2016

Thank you for linking your delicious roast chicken recipe at the Let's Get Real Weekly Link Party. You are my feature for this weeks party.

Deanna Samaan

Saturday 19th of November 2016

Thank you so much!!!!

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