Roasted Rosemary Chicken
- 5 cloves garlic
- 2 Tbsp. fresh rosemary or 2 tsp. dried rosemary
- 2 Tbsp. olive or canola oil
- 2 Tbsp. lemon juice
- 1/4 tsp. pepper
- 1/8 tsp. salt
- 1 whole broiler-fryer chicken (2 1/2 to 3 1/2 lb.)
- In a small saucepan, cook garlic cloves and rosemary in hot oil over low heat for 8 to 10 minutes or until garlic is soft (avoid burning).
- Remove garlic with a slotted spoon and set aside.
- Let oil mixture cool.
- Stir lemon juice, pepper and salt into oil.
- Wash the chicken thoroughly; pat dry with paper towels. Season body cavity with salt.
- Twist wing tips under the back. Place chicken, breast side up, on a rack in a shallow roasting pan.
- Cut five slits randomly in the chicken skin.
- Insert the five cloves of garlic under the skin.
- Brush chicken with some of the oil mixture.
- Insert meat thermometer into the center of one of the inside thigh muscles.
- Roast at 375u0b0 for 1 1/4 to 1 3/4 hours or until thermometer registers 180u0b0.
garlic, fresh rosemary, olive, lemon juice, pepper, salt, chicken
Taken from www.cookbooks.com/Recipe-Details.aspx?id=270112 (may not work)