Best Lemon Garlic Roast Chicken Recipes

LEMON AND GARLIC ROAST CHICKEN

Steps:

• Preheat the oven to 425 degrees F.
• Remove the chicken giblets. Rinse the chicken inside and out. Remove any excess fat and leftover pinfeathers and pat the outside dry. Place the chicken in a large roasting pan. Liberally salt and pepper the inside of the chicken. Stuff the cavity with the thyme, reserving enough thyme to garnish the chicken dish, 1 lemon, halved, and 2 halves of the garlic. Brush the outside of the chicken with the butter and sprinkle again with salt and pepper. Tie the legs together with kitchen string and tuck the wing tips under the body of the chicken. Cut 2 of the lemons in quarters and scatter the quarters and remaining garlic around the chicken. Lay the bacon slices over the chicken to cover.
• Roast the chicken for 1 hour. Remove the bacon slices from the top of the chicken and set aside. Continue roasting the chicken for an additional 1/2 hour, or until the juices run clear when you cut between a leg and thigh. Remove to a platter and cover with aluminum foil while you prepare the gravy.
• Remove all but 2 tablespoons of the fat from the bottom of the pan. Add the wine and chicken stock and bring it to a boil. Reduce the heat, and simmer for 5 minutes, or until reduced by half.
• Slice the chicken on a platter. Garnish the chicken platter with the bacon slices, roasted garlic, reserved thyme and 1 lemon, sliced. Serve with the gravy.

GARLIC ROAST CHICKEN WITH ROSEMARY AND LEMON

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 450 degrees F.
• Arrange chicken in a baking dish, 9 by 13-inch. Add garlic, rosemary, extra-virgin olive oil, lemon zest and grill seasoning or salt and pepper to the dish. Toss and coat the chicken with all ingredients, then place in oven. Roast 20 minutes. Add wine and lemon juice to the dish and combine with pan juices. Return to oven and turn oven off. Let stand 5 minutes longer then remove chicken from the oven. Place baking dish on trivet and serve, spooning pan juices over the chicken pieces.

ROAST CHICKEN WITH LEMON, GARLIC, AND ROSEMARY

Steps:

• Preheat the oven to 450 degrees F (230 degrees C).
• Pat chicken dry and sprinkle salt on all sides and inside the cavity. Sprinkle with black pepper. Pluck the leaves from 1 spring of rosemary and sprinkle on the chicken. Place the other whole sprig inside the cavity along with garlic and lemon.
• Place the chicken on a roasting rack set inside a roasting pan.
• Bake in the preheated oven until no longer pink at the bone and the juices run clear, about 1 hour. An instant-read thermometer inserted into the thickest part of the thigh, near the bone, should read 165 degrees F (74 degrees C).

LEMON AND GARLIC ROAST CHICKEN

Steps:

• Preheat the oven to 350.
• On a work surface, mince the garlic with 1 teaspoon of kosher salt.
• Transfer the garlic to a small bowl and whisk in the lemon juice, rosemary, sweet paprika, cumin, and 1/2 teaspoon pepper, whisk in the olive oil.
• Using your fingers, gently loosen the skin from the chicken breasts, thighs and drumsticks; try not to tear the skin.
• Season the cavity of the chicken with salt and pepper and put the chicken in a roasting pan.
• Using a small spoon, pour all but 1 tablespoon of the seasoning mixture under the skin of the chicken, rubbing it into the breasts, thighs and drumsticks.
• Rub the butter under the skin of the breast meat.
• Rub the remaining 1 tablespoon of the seasoned oil all over the chicken and season it with salt.
• Put the reserved lemon halves in the cavity of the chicken and tie the legs together with twine.
• Roast the chicken for about 1 1/2 hours, or until the juices from the cavity run clear and the chicken is browned and crisp.
• Let the chicken rest in the roasting pan for 15 minutes.
• Tilt the chicken to drain the juices from the cavity into the pan; transfer the chicken to a carving board.
• Pour the pan juices into a bowl and skin the fat from the surface.
• Strain the juice into a small saucepan and keep warm over low heat.
• Carve the chicken and serve with the pan juices.

THE BAREFOOT CONTESSA'S LEMON AND GARLIC ROAST CHICKEN

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 425 degrees.
• Place the chicken in a large roasting pan. Liberally salt and pepper the inside of the chicken. Stuff the cavity with the thyme, reserving enough thyme to garnish the chicken dish, 1 lemon, halved, and 2 halves of the garlic.
• Brush the outside of the chicken with the butter and sprinkle again with salt and pepper. Cut 2 of the lemons in quarters and scatter the quarters and remaining garlic around the chicken. Lay the bacon slices over the chicken to cover.
• Roast the chicken for 1 hour. Remove the bacon slices from the top of the chicken and set aside. Continue roasting the chicken for an additional 1/2 hour, or until the juices run clear when you cut between a leg and thigh. Be sure to cook thoroughly. Remove to a platter and cover with aluminum foil while you prepare the gravy.
• Remove all but 2 tablespoons of the fat from the bottom of the pan. Add the wine and chicken stock and bring it to a boil. Reduce the heat, and simmer for 5 minutes, or until reduced by half.
• Slice the chicken on a platter. Garnish the chicken platter with the bacon slices, roasted garlic, reserved thyme and 1 lemon, sliced. Serve with the gravy.

ROAST CHICKEN WITH GARLIC, LEMON AND PARSLEY

Steps:

• To prepare marinade, combine all marinade ingredients in a food processor; process to a paste. To prepare chicken, coat chicken with marinade. Cover and refrigerate 4 hours or overnight.
• Preheat oven to 350°F
• Season chicken with salt and pepper; place on rack in roasting pan. Wrap garlic in foil and place alongside chicken. Roast 1 1/2 hours or until a meat thermometer inserted in thigh registers 170°F Remove from oven and let rest 20 minutes.
• Reserve pan juices in the roasting pan. Add broth and lemon juice. Squeeze roasted garlic cloves into broth mixture. Whisk, stirring to loose brown bits, and simmer until slightly thickened. Serve with chicken.

LEMON, SAGE, AND GARLIC ROAST CHICKEN

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 450°F. Slide fingertips under chicken skin to loosen. Arrange 2 lemon slices and 3 sage leaves under skin on each breast; smooth skin over to enclose. Place chicken on rimmed baking sheet; brush with oil. Drizzle 1 teaspoon lemon juice over each breast; sprinkle with garlic, salt, and pepper. Pour 1/2 cup broth onto sheet around chicken.
• Roast chicken until brown and cooked through, basting once or twice with pan juices, about 25 minutes. Transfer chicken to platter.
• Place baking sheet directly atop 2 burners; add remaining 1/2 cup broth. Using back of fork, mash any garlic on baking sheet into broth and pan juices. Boil over high heat until broth reduces almost to glaze, scraping up browned bits, about 4 minutes. Spoon sauce over chicken and serve.

GARLIC ROAST CHICKEN WITH ROSEMARY AND LEMON

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 450 degrees.
• Cut chicken into large chunks, arrange chicken in a baking dish. Zest and juice the lemon. Add lemon zest, garlic, rosemary, olive oil, and grill seasoning to chicken, and stir to coat.
• Roast 20 minutes.
• Add wine and lemon juice to the dish and combine with pan juices, then spoon over cicken.
• Return to oven and turn oven off, let stand 5 minutes in oven.
• Spoon juices over chicken and serve.

LEMON, SAGE AND GARLIC ROAST CHICKEN

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 450°F.
• Slide fingertips under chicken skin to loosen.
• Arrange 2 lemon slices and 3 sage leaves (or some rubbed sage) under skin on each breast.
• Smooth skin over to close.
• Place chicken in shallow baking pan.
• Brush with oil.
• Drizzle 1 teaspoon lemon juice over each breast.
• Sprinkle with chopped garlic, salt and pepper.
• Pour 1/2 cup broth into pan around chicken.
• Roast chicken until brown and cooked through, basting once or twice with pan juices, About 25 minutes.
• Transfer chicken to platter.
• Place baking pan atop burner.
• Add remaining 1/2 cup broth.
• Using back of fork, mash the garlic on the baking pan into broth and pan juices.
• Boil over high heat until broth reduces almost to glaze, scraping up browned bits, about 4 minutes.
• Spoon sauce over chicken and serve.

LEMON GARLIC ROAST CHICKEN

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350°.
• Sprinkle salt and pepper in cavity of chicken.
• Combine garlic, onion and celery and stuff into the cavity.
• Combine lemon juice and zest with the olive oil and brush over the skin of the chicken.
• Season generously with salt and pepper.
• Place chicken in roasting pan and roast for 1 hour and 15 minutes or until done.
• Remove from roasting pan and let rest for 15 minutes before serving.

ROAST LEMON-GARLIC CHICKEN WITH GREEN OLIVES

Steps:

• Heat oven to 425°F.
• In a small bowl, mix lemon rind, juice, olive oil, herbs, salt and pepper.
• Arrange chicken in flameproof roasting pan. Spoon lemon-herb mixture over top. Place garlic around chicken, stirring to coat cloves.
• Roast in 425°F oven 40 to 45 minutes (internal temperature 170°F). Transfer chicken and garlic to platter.
• Add broth to pan. Place over medium-high heat; scrape up bits from bottom. Add olives; heat through. Pour over chicken. Top with parsley.

LEMON & GARLIC ROAST CHICKEN WITH CHARRED BROCCOLI & SWEET POTATO MASH

Steps:

• Heat oven to 200C/180C fan/gas 6 and put the chicken in a large non-stick roasting tin. Halve 1 garlic clove and rub it over the chicken. Drizzle with oil, rub in with your fingers, then stuff the cavity with the thyme, 1 lemon half and the garlic you just used.
• Cut the other lemon half into quarters and scatter around the chicken with the other garlic clove, halved.
• Cover the tin with foil and bake for 40 mins, then remove the foil and spoon over the hot juices. Arrange the broccoli around the chicken, turning well in the juices, and return the tin to the oven for another 20-30 mins. To check that it is cooked through, pierce between the leg and thigh - if the juices run clear, the chicken is ready. Re-cover with foil and set aside while you prepare the sweet potatoes.
• Put the sweet potatoes in a pan of boiling water, return to the boil, then simmer for 7-10 mins until tender. Drain well, then mash. Set aside 100g of sweet potato mash if using for Chicken wrap with sticky sweet potato, see 'goes well with', then add the cream cheese to the rest and stir well.
• Remove the broccoli from the roasting tin and divide between 2 plates. Put the chicken on a serving plate, discard the lemon and garlic from the tin and remove as much of the fat from the juices as possible. Pour the remaining juices into a serving jug.
• Carve the chicken and serve about 100g (1-2 slices) per person (keep the rest of the chicken for Chicken wrap with sticky sweet potato if making, see 'goes well with'). Serve with the broccoli and mashed sweet potatoes, and a drizzle of the lemony-garlic juices on top.

PERFECT ROAST CHICKEN DINNER WITH LEMON, GARLIC AND HERBS

Steps:

• Place the cooking rack about 6 inches from the bottom of the oven, and preheat oven to 425 degrees F.
• Remove the chicken giblets, and any feathers or extra fat; rinse the chicken inside and out with cold running water and pat dry.
• Generously salt and pepper the chicken, inside and out.
• Stuff the cavity with sprigs of thyme and rosemary (or tarragon), quartered lemons, and garlic.
• Place chicken breast side up into a large Dutch oven or Le Creuset pan, tucking legs together (tie legs together with string, if necessary) and tucking the wing tips under the body of the chicken.
• Brush outside of chicken with melted butter, and sprinkle generously with additional salt and pepper.
• Place onions, celery, carrots, and potatoes evenly around the chicken; drizzle with olive oil and toss gently to coat.
• Roast the chicken for about 45 minutes, or until chicken is nicely browned.
• When chicken has browned, cover loosely with aluminum foil and continue to roast for an additional 45 minutes (for a 1 1/2 hours cooking time), or until juices run clear when you cut between a leg and thigh.
• Remove chicken and vegetables from oven to a platter and cover with aluminum foil; let rest for 20 minutes.
• Before serving, remove the herb stuffing from inside the bird, discard.
• Slice the roast chicken, and serve with the vegetables.
• This is a great Sunday dinner to be enjoyed with a good bottle of wine and a buttered baguette or fresh baked rolls.
• Bon appetit!

GARLIC & LEMON ROAST CHICKEN THIGHS

Steps:

• Puree garlic, lemon juice, Worcestershire sauce& salt.
• Combine marinade and chicken in a plastic bag.
• Marinade at room temperature for 15 minutes.
• Arrange chicken on greased rack in a broiler pan.
• Roast chicken at 425 for 25-35 minutes until cooked.

LEMON AND GARLIC ROAST CHICKEN (BAREFOOT CONTESSA)

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 425 F. Remove giblets. Rinse chicken inside and out. Remove excess fat and pat the outside dry. Place in large roasting pan. Liberally salt and pepper the inside of the chicken. Stuff the cavity with the thyme, reserving enough thyme to garnish the chicken dish, 1 lemon, halved, and 2 halves of the garlic. Brush outside of the chicken with the butter and sprinkle again with salt and pepper. Tie legs together and tuck the wing tips under body. Cut 2 lemons in quarters and scatter quarters and remaining garlic around the chicken. Lay the bacon slices over the chicken to cover. Roast for 1 hour. Remove bacon slices from top of the chicken and set aside. Continue roasting the chicken for an additional 1/2 hour, or until the juices run clear when you cut between a leg and thigh. Remove to a platter and cover with aluminum foil while you prepare the gravy. Remove all but 2 tablespoons of the fat from the bottom of the pan. Add the wine and chicken stock and bring it to a boil. Reduce the heat, and simmer for 5 minutes, or until reduced by half. Slice the chicken on a platter. Garnish the chicken platter with the bacon slices, roasted garlic, reserved thyme and 1 lemon, sliced. Serve with the gravy

EASY ROAST CHICKEN WITH GARLIC, LEMON AND PARSLEY

Steps:

• In the bowl of a food processor, combine the parsley, garlic, shallots, herbs, mustard and pepper. Add the olive oil in a thin stream and process until semi-smooth and lime gren in color. Fold in the lemon zest. Coat the chickens with this mixture and let marinate for about 2 hours. Salt and pepper the birds and place them in a roasting rack. Roast at 350 for about 1-1.5 hours or until the leg bone breaks easily. let the birds rest for 20 mins before serving. Carve the birds and serve with roast potatoes and oinions.

LEMON AND GARLIC ROAST CHICKEN WITH JUS

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 475 degrees. Rinse, pat dry and season chicken inside and out with salt and pepper. Set aside Place cut vegetables in a roasting pan, tossing with olive oil and salt and pepper. Stuff the cavity of the chicken with garlic, lemon and sage. Melt butter with a 1 teaspoon salt and 1/2 teaspoon fresh cracked pepper. Brush onto chicken. Place chicken on top of vegetables. Roast at 475 degrees for 40 minutes, until skin is browned. Turn oven down to 400 degrees and roast until finished, when chicken is at least 165 degrees. Drain juices from chicken into the pan. Remove chicken and veggies from pan. Tent with foil. Place roasting pan on high heat on stove-top. Add wine and boil, scraping bottom to loosen browned bits. Remove lemon from chicken cavity and squeeze into jus. Discard lemon. Add 1 tablespoon butter and minced sage and cook for 2 minutes, until combined. Serve chicken and vegetables with jus spooned over top.

ROAST CHICKEN WITH LEMON, GARLIC, AND ROSEMARY

Steps:

• 1. Preheat the oven to 375°F. Remove the sacks of giblets from the chickens. Freeze the neck, heart, and gizzards for stock, and fry the liver for a four-legged friend. Pull out and discard any large fat deposits from the cavities of the chicken. Trim any loose skin and trim off the tails. Pat dry with paper towels.2. Line a large roasting pan with aluminum foil for easy cleanup, unless the pan is nonstick. Put a roasting rack or large wire cake rack in the pan. In a small saucepan, melt the butter over low heat. Add the lemon juice, garlic, salt, and pepper. Heat through.3. Set the chickens on the roasting rack, breast-side up. Put 3 rosemary sprigs and 4 lemon quarters in each cavity. Brush the seasoned butter on the birds, coating them well. Put the roasting pan in the lower half of the oven and roast, basting every 20 minutes, until the juices run clear when a sharp knife is inserted into the thickest part of the thigh, or when an instant-read thermometer registers 170°F inserted at the same point, about 1 hour.4. Remove the chickens from the oven, baste again, and cover loosely with aluminum foil. Leave 1 chicken to cool completely. Let the other chicken rest for 10 minutes, then carve and serve. To save leftovers, cut the other chicken in half, wrap each half well, and store in the refrigerator for up to 4 days.VARIATION: Cut peeled root vegetables such as potatoes, carrots, leeks, onions, sweet potatoes, turnips, and parsnips into 1-inch chunks. Coat with olive oil or melted butter, sprinkle with salt and pepper, and place in the roasting pan to roast with the chicken.TO MAKE AHEAD: Let the chickens cool completely, wrap well, and refrigerate for up to 4 days.From From Our House To Yours. Compilation copyright © 2002 by Chronicle Books LLC. Foreword copyright © 2002 by Joyce Goldstein. Photographs copyright © 2002 by E.J. Armstrong. All rights reserved. First published by Chronicle Books LLC, San Francisco, California.

LEMON OREGANO CHICKEN BAGUETTE WITH ROAST GARLIC MAYONNAISE

Steps:

• To make the garlic mayo, slice off the top of garlic (the pointy ends) cutting through the cloves (leaving the skin on).
• Pre-heat oven to gas mark 2/300°F/150°C.
• Place the garlic cut-side up into an oven tray and drizzle over with olive oil and sprinkle with salt and pepper.
• Roast garlic head for 1 hour until completely soft.
• Leave to cool then squeeze out the cloves and mash until smooth and then whisk into the mayonnaise.
• Toss the butterflied chicken breasts with chopped lemon, garlic, oregano, oil and pepper.
• Cover and refrigerate for 20 minutes (can marinate chicken upto 2 hours in advance turning in the marinade every 20 minutes).
• Pre-heat the grill to medium-hot, for outdoors medium-hot coals.
• Grill chicken for about 4-5 minutes on each side basting with any remaining marinade until the chicken is opaque with no trace of pink.
• Cut baguette into 4 equal-sized pieces.
• Split and toast on the cut side until just crisp for about 1 minute.
• Fill baguette with chicken, tomatoes, salad leaves, season with salt and pepper if you wish and drizzle garlic mayo on top.
• Serve warm.

ROAST LEMON-GARLIC CHICKEN WITH GREEN OLIVES

Steps:

• Preheat the oven to 425?.
• Combine the lemon zest, lemon juice, olive oil, 2 tablespoons rosemary and a dash of salt and pepper in a small bowl.
• Put the chicken in an oven-proof skillet. (a 10-inch cast iron skillet works well). Pour the lemon/herb mixture over the chicken.
• Add the garlic cloves to the pan and distribute as evenly as possible.
• Roast for about 40 minutes, until the chicken is done.
• Remove the chicken from the pan to a plate. Add the chicken broth to the skillet and cook on the stovetop over medium heat for a couple of minutes, scraping up the tasty cooked bits from the bottom of the pan.
• Add the green olives and cook just a minute more.
• Pour the sauce over the chicken and garnish with the extra tablespoon of chopped rosemary.