How to Make a Roast Chicken With Lemon

Roasting a chicken does not have to be complicated. We’ve created a juicy, delicious, and no fuss roasted chicken recipe your family will love. The chicken itself is moist and has terrific flavor from lemon, basil, and garlic. Love crispy skin on a roast chicken? Then you’re in luck because the skin crisps to perfection. No dry and bland chicken here. With simple ingredients and easy steps, just pop the chicken in the oven and forget about it until the timer dings. The result is a roast chicken fit for a king (or a very hungry family).

Ingredients

5-6 lb chicken
Kitchen twine
Cooking spray
Aluminum foil
1/4 c extra light tasting olive oil
1 tsp lemon pepper
2 tsp dried basil
1 Tbsp Kosher salt
2 tsp chopped garlic
2 lemons, sliced into wedges
1 small sweet onion, chopped into chunks
1 sprig of basil

How to Make a No Fuss Roasted Chicken

1. Preheat an oven to 425 degrees. Remove the chicken from the wrapper. Also, remove giblets and extra fat in the cavity of the chicken.

2. Rinse the chicken.

3. Pat chicken dry, inside and out.

4. Gently run two fingers under the skin, separating the skin from the chicken breast.

5. Mix the olive oil, lemon pepper, dried basil, kosher salt, and chopped garlic in a small bowl.

6. Rub the chicken with the seasonings, inside and out, making sure to get under the skin.

7. Stuff the chicken with the lemon wedges, chopped onion, and a basil sprig. Depending on the size of the cavity, you may not use all the lemons and onion.