Best Roast Lime Chicken Recipes

STICKY LIME ROAST CHICKEN

Steps:

• Heat oven to 190C/170C fan/gas 5. Squeeze all the limes into a bowl and pop the lime halves into the chicken cavity with the whole garlic, half the chilli, half the ginger and the coriander stalks. Place the chicken in a roasting tin and roast for 1 hr.
• While the chicken is roasting, make a sticky glaze. Add the remaining garlic, chilli, ginger, brown sugar and fish sauce to the lime juice and use a hand blender or small blender to blitz until smooth. Transfer to a small pan and reduce until thick enough to coat the chicken.
• When the chicken has been cooking for 1 hr, tip some water into the bottom of the tin. Pour half the glaze over the chicken and continue to roast for 45 mins more, covering with foil if it starts to brown too quickly. When cooked, leave to the side to rest.
• Pour the juices from the roasting tray, discarding the fat, into the rest of the glaze and pour into a small pan. Simmer over a low heat and taste, adding more sugar or fish sauce if it needs it. Serve the chicken with the cucumber, spring onions and coriander around it and the gravy on the side.

ROAST CHICKEN WITH SCALLION, GINGER, AND LIME

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 425 degrees F. In a food processor, combine 3 tablespoons vegetable oil, scallions, ginger, garlic, lime zest, and 1 tablespoon salt; rub half of paste under skin. Tie legs together, and tuck wing tips beneath body. Place on a rimmed baking sheet.
• Toss parsnips with olive oil; season with salt. Scatter parsnips around chicken; roast 20 minutes.
• Flip parsnips and add brussels sprouts, tossed with 1 tablespoon vegetable oil, to pan; season with salt and pepper. Roast until an instant-read thermometer inserted into thickest part of a thigh reads 165 degrees F, 25 to 35 minutes. Let rest 10 minutes before carving and serving. Return parsnips and brussels sprouts to oven and roast until golden, 10 minutes. Serve with remaining paste.

HONEY-LIME ROAST CHICKEN

Steps:

• Strip the thyme leaves from the stems; combine the leaves and stems with the lime juice, garlic, jalapenos, olive oil, honey and 1 teaspoon salt in a large bowl. Add the chicken and turn to coat. Cover and marinate 30 minutes to 1 hour at room temperature.
• Position a rack in the upper third of the oven; preheat to 425 degrees F. Put the chicken, skin-side up, on a foil-lined rimmed baking sheet and tuck the wing tips underneath. Pour the marinade on top, season with salt and dot with the butter.
• Roast the chicken, basting with the pan juices halfway through, until the skin is amber and a thermometer inserted into the thigh registers 160 degrees F, about 45 minutes. Transfer to a platter and top with the pan juices.

ROAST LIME CHICKEN

Steps:

• Joint the chicken legs and slash the skin of each piece of chicken a couple times, so the marinade can be easily absorbed.
• Mix the juice of one lime together with the vinegar and olive oil.
• Smear this over the chicken and leave for up to 30 minutes, turning a couple times.
• Place the chicken in a lightly oiled dish and pour over the marinade.
• Bake at 400F or 200C for 30-40 minutes, basting occasionally.
• Turn once, halfway through.
• During the last 10 minutes of cooking, halve the two remaining limes and arrange them around the chicken.

LAVENDER, LOVAGE AND LIME ROAST CHICKEN WITH HONEY

Steps:

• Preheat the oven to 190C, 400F, gas mark 5.
• Combine the lime(lemon), onion and garlic with the butter. Stuff half of this under the skin of the chicken, working carefully under the skin of the breast. Put the remaining flavoured butter inside the bird, with the chopped lovage (celery stalks/leaves) and the lavender flowers. Secure the skin over the neck with a skewer and put the chicken in a roasting tray.
• Combine the olive oil and honey in a pan and heat gently so the honey liquefies. Stir, then pour over the chicken. Season well.
• Roast for 45 minutes per kg plus 20 minutes, basting every 20 minutes or so.
• If the chicken seems to be browning too quickly, cover it with foil half way through cooking. To test whether the chicken is cooked, pierce it with a skewer in the thickest part. If the juices run clear, it is cooked. Leave to stand, covered with foil, for 20 minutes before carving.
• Garnish with lavender and lovage sprigs.
• Carve at the table and serve with the pan juices, green beans and apple & potato purée.

PERUVIAN ROAST CHICKEN WITH GARLIC AND LIME

Steps:

• 1. Process all ingredients except chicken in blender until smooth paste forms, 10 to 20 seconds. Using fingers or handle of wooden spoon, carefully loosen skin over thighs and breast and remove any excess fat. Rub half of paste beneath skin of chicken. Spread entire exterior surface of chicken with remaining paste. Tuck wingtips underneath chicken. Place chicken in gallon-size zipper-lock bag and refrigerate at least 6 hours and up to 24 hours. 2. Adjust oven rack to lowest position and heat oven to 325 degrees. Place vertical roaster on rimmed baking sheet. Slide chicken onto vertical roaster so chicken stands upright and breast is perpendicular to bottom of pan. Roast until skin just begins to turn golden and instant-read thermometer inserted into thickest part of breast registers 140 degrees, 45 to 55 minutes. Carefully remove chicken and pan from oven and increase oven temperature to 500 degrees. 3. When oven is heated to 500 degrees, place 1 cup water in bottom of pan and return pan to oven. Roast until entire skin is browned and crisp and instant-read thermometer registers 160 degrees inserted in thickest part of breast and 175 degrees in thickest part of thigh, about 20 minutes (replenish water as necessary to keep pan from smoking), rotating bird 180 degrees halfway through cooking. 4. Carefully remove chicken from oven and let rest, still on vertical roaster, 20 minutes. Using kitchen towel, carefully lift chicken off vertical roaster and onto platter or cutting board. Carve chicken and serve, passing Spicy Mayonnaise separately.

EASY LIME BASIL ROAST CHICKEN

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350.
• Squeeze juice of halved lime(s) all over chicken.
• Sprinkle liberally inside and out with basil.
• Put 1 or 2 lime halves into cavity.
• Cook approximately 30 minutes per pound, or until done.
• Spoon juice over.

SPICY ORANGE LIME AND CUMIN ROAST CHICKEN THIGHS

Steps:

• Heat the oven at 375 degrees.
• Put the chicken in a baking dish.
• Sprinkle with salt, black pepper, ground cumin and chilli flakes.
• Chop all of the scallions, green parts and white, the whole thing.
• Cover the chicken with the chopped garlic, scallions and pepper.
• Squeeze the juice of the lime all over the chicken then pour the orange juice on too.
• Cook at 375 for 20 to 25 minutes, stirring it up a bit part way through if needed.

ROAST CHICKEN WITH HERB CHEESE, CHILI, AND LIME STUFFING

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 400°F.
• Use the point of a knife and your fingers to carefully separate the skin from the meat of the chicken across the breast and over the tops of the legs. Just loosen the skin with the knife, then carefully run your fingers underneath. Try not to tear the skin.
• Grate the lime and beat the rind into the cream cheese along with the chopped pepper.
• Pack the cream cheese stuffing under the skin of the chicken, using a teaspoon, until fairly evenly distributed.
• Push the skin back into place, then smooth out the stuffing into an even layer by gently rubbing your hands over the skin.
• Put the chicken in a roasting pan and squeeze the juice from the lime all over top.
• Roast for 1 1/2 hours, or until the chicken is cooked through. If the top of the chicken becomes too browned, cover the chicken with foil towards the end of the cooking time.
• Carve the chicken, spoon the pan juices over top, and serve.

PERUVIAN ROAST CHICKEN WITH GARLIC AND LIME

Steps:

• Process all ingredients except chicken in blender until smooth paste forms, 10 to 20 seconds. Using fingers or handle of wooden spoon, carefully loosen skin over thighs and breast and remove any excess fat. Rub half of paste beneath skin of chicken. Spread entire exterior surface of chicken with remaining paste. Tuck wingtips underneath chicken. Place chicken in gallon-size zipper-lock bag and refrigerate at least 6 hours and up to 24 hours.
• Adjust oven rack to lowest position and heat oven to 325 degrees. Place vertical roaster on rimmed baking sheet. Slide chicken onto vertical roaster so chicken stands upright and breast is perpendicular to bottom of pan. Roast until skin just begins to turn golden and instant-read thermometer inserted into thickest part of breast registers 140 degrees, 45 to 55 minutes. Carefully remove chicken and pan from oven and increase oven temperature to 500 degrees.
• When oven is heated to 500 degrees, place 1 cup water in bottom of pan and return pan to oven. Roast until entire skin is browned and crisp and instant-read thermometer registers 160 degrees inserted in thickest part of breast and 175 degrees in thickest part of thigh, about 20 minutes (replenish water as necessary to keep pan from smoking), rotating bird 180 degrees halfway through cooking.
• Carefully remove chicken from oven and let rest, still on vertical roaster, 20 minutes. Using kitchen towel, carefully lift chicken off vertical roaster and onto platter or cutting board. Carve chicken and serve, passing Spicy Mayonnaise separately.