Deliciously Juicy Roast Chicken With Lemon And Thyme: This roast chicken is full of flavor and has a fresh, light, lemony flavor.
Course: Dinner
Cuisine: Clean Eating
Keyword: Roast Chicken With Lemon And Thyme
Servings: 1Chicken
Author: Stephanie
Ingredients
1Fresh chicken Organic
2Lemons Fresh
5-6Sprigs of ThymeFresh, stalks removed
¼CupButter Softened
Salt and Pepper To season
Instructions
Heat your oven to 190°
Chop the Thyme leaves roughly and add the a bowl. Combine with the softened butter
Gently part the chicken skin from the flesh using your hands. It'll come away fairly easily, try not to tear the skin while you're doing this. The skin attached to the back bone of the chicken will stay attached. You'll essentially have a 'pocket' each side of the backbone
Add a third of the Thyme butter to each 'pocket' of the chicken, under the skin using your hands. You'll be able to create a layer of Thyme butter under the skin on each side
Using the last third of the Thyme butter, brush this over the top of the chicken
Squeeze the lemons and pour the lemon juice into the bottom of the roasting dish
Take the 4 halves of squeezed lemons and stuff them into the chicken cavity
Cover the chicken with foil and roast in the oven for 1½ hours
After 1½ hours, take the chicken out of the oven and turn the oven to high
Uncover the chicken and baste it with the lemon juice that will by now be combined with the chicken juice
Put the chicken back into the oven for 10 minutes to crisp up the skin