Here's a flavorful chicken roast infused with herbs and citrus. Perfect for French cuisine dinner!
Lemony Cajun Roast Chicken
- Prep Time 30 min
- Total 2 hr 30 min
- Ingredients 8
- Servings 6
Ingredients
- 1 (3 to 5-lb.) whole chicken
- 1 lemon
- 1/2 teaspoon garlic salt
- 1/2 teaspoon dried thyme leaves
- 1/2 teaspoon chili powder
- 1/8 teaspoon ground red pepper (cayenne)
- 1 medium onion, quartered
- 1 tablespoon margarine or butter, softened
Instructions
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Step1Heat oven to 375°F. Remove giblets from chicken; discard. Rinse chicken inside and out with cold water; drain. Pat dry with paper towels. Grate 1 teaspoon peel from lemon; set aside. Cut lemon into slices.
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Step2In small bowl, combine garlic salt, thyme, chili powder, ground red pepper and lemon peel; mix well. Place lemon slices and onion quarters inside chicken. Loosely tie legs together. Place chicken, breast side up, in shallow roasting pan. Rub outside of chicken with margarine; sprinkle with thyme mixture.
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Step3Bake at 375°F. for 1 1/2 to 2 hours or until chicken is fork-tender and juices run clear, basting chicken with pan juices every 30 minutes. Outside of chicken will be dark golden brown. Cover with foil; let stand 10 minutes before serving. Discard lemon slices. If desired, serve onion with chicken.
Nutrition
400
Calories
25g
Total Fat
42g
Protein
2g
Total Carbohydrate
1g
Sugars
Nutrition Facts
Serving Size: 1 Serving
- Calories
- 400
- Calories from Fat
- 230
- Total Fat
- 25g
- 38%
- Saturated Fat
- 7g
- 35%
- Cholesterol
- 135mg
- 45%
- Sodium
- 310mg
- 13%
- Total Carbohydrate
- 2g
- 1%
- Dietary Fiber
- 0g
- 0%
- Sugars
- 1g
- Protein
- 42g
% Daily Value*:
- Vitamin A
- 6%
- 6%
- Vitamin C
- 6%
- 6%
- Calcium
- 2%
- 2%
- Iron
- 15%
- 15%
Exchanges:
6 Lean Meat; 1 1/2 Fat;
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