Roasted Chickens with Lemon and Orange
- Two 3 1/2-pound chickens
- Salt and freshly ground pepper
- 1 lemon, halved
- 1 orange, halved
- 8 garlic cloves
- 8 rosemary sprigs
- 8 thyme sprigs
- Preheat the oven to 425.
- Season the chickens all over with salt and pepper.
- Stuff each chicken with a lemon and orange half, 2 garlic cloves and 2 sprigs each of rosemary and thyme.
- Tie the legs together with kitchen string.
- Set the chickens in a large roasting pan and tuck the remaining garlic cloves and rosemary and thyme sprigs between the legs.
- Roast the chickens for about 1 1/4 hours, or until an instant-read thermometer inserted in the thickest part of a thigh registers 165.
- Let the chickens rest for 10 minutes before carving.
chickens, salt, lemon, orange, garlic, rosemary, thyme
Taken from www.foodandwine.com/recipes/roasted-chickens-with-lemon-and-orange (may not work)