Rosemary Roast Chicken
Ingredients
- 1 whole chicken (about 3-1/4 lbs.)
- 4 onions, quartered, divided
- 8 cloves garlic, divided
- 5 sprigs fresh rosemary
- 1 1/2 tablespoons olive oil, divided
- 1 lemon, quartered, divided
- Salt
- Freshly ground black pepper
- 1 1/2 cups chicken broth, divided
- Mashed potatoes
Directions
1. Heat oven to 450 degree F. Stuff chicken with 4 of the onion quarters, 4 cloves of the garlic, 2 of the lemon quarters and the rosemary; rub with 1/2 tablespoon of the oil and sprinkle with salt and pepper. Squeeze 1 lemon quarter over chicken.
2. Toss remaining onions, remaining garlic and remaining 1 tablespoon oil in 13x9-inch baking dish. Place chicken, breast side down, over onion mixture. Roast chicken 30 minutes. Turn chicken over; add 1/2 cup of the broth and roast 30 minutes more or until chicken reaches 180 degree F on meat thermometer.
3. Transfer chicken to platter. For gravy, puree onion mixture with remaining 1 cup broth in blender. Pour into saucepan. Stir in 1/8 teaspoon each salt and pepper; squeeze juice from remaining lemon quarter into gravy.
4. Serve chicken with gravy and mashed potatoes. Makes 4 servings.
Nutrition Facts
- Servings Per Recipe 4
- cal.(kcal)675,
- Fat, total(g)44,
- chol.(mg)188,
- sat. fat(g)12,
- carb.(g)20,
- pro.(g)50,
- sodium(mg)837,
- Percent Daily Values are based on a 2,000 calorie diet
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