Roasted Rosemary Chicken

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This is a very basic chicken recipe that's perfect in every way possible.

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Serving Size / Yield

4 servings

Ingredients

1 4-lb. chicken
2 garlic cloves, halved
4 Tbs. olive oil
salt
pepper
2 sprigs rosemary
1 lemon, halved

Directions

Preheat oven to 350 degrees. Oil a large roasting pan. Rinse chicken and pat dry. Rub the skin all over with garlic. Brush with oil and sprinkle inside and out with salt and pepper. Tuck the garlic and rosemary inside the chicken. Put the lemon halves inside chicken cavity. Tie legs together with a kitchen string. Put the chicken breast-side-down in the pan.

Roast chicken for 30 minutes. Baste it with the juices. Continue to roast for another 20 minutes. Carefully turn the chicken breast-side-up and roast for 30 minutes. Chicken will be done when the temperature in the thickest part of the thigh reads 170 degrees. Transfer chicken to a platter. Cover loosely with foil and keep warm for 10 minutes before carving. Serve.