Recipe - Lemon Rosemary Roast Chicken

1 Chicken, whole
2 Lemons
3 teaspoon Dried rosemary lightly
Crushed
Salt and pepper to taste

Preheat oven to 400ø.

Wash chicken & pat dry. Place the chicken in a shallow baking pan. Season
liberally with salt, pepper & rosemary; season the skin, under the breast
skin & in the cavity.

Wash lemons. Heat briefly in the microwave; remove & roll several times on
table top or counter. This step will maximize the juice in the lemons.
With a toothpick or skewer, pierce each lemon all over several dozen
times. Place both lemons in the cavity of the chicken.

Place the chicken in the hot oven. After first 15 minutes, reduce heat to
325. Bake for an additional 1 One half hours. During the last 3045 minutes,
baste chicken several times with lemony pan juices.

Remove from oven. Let stand for 10 minutes or so. Remove lemons, carve &
serve.

Posted to EATL Digest 17 Jun

Date: Tue, 18 Jun 1996 15:56:18 0600

From: Ilene Warfield ilenewar@STARNETINC.COM