Basic roast chicken recipe

Name: Basic roast chicken recipe
Prep time: 10 min
Cook time: 1 h 10 min
Total time: 1 h 20 min
Ingredients: 1.6kg Free Range Whole Chicken; 1 lemon, halved; 9.20 gm olive oil

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Prep Time: 10 minutes

Cook Time: 70 minutes

Total: 80 minutes

Servings: 4

Author : Annette Forrest

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Ingredients

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1.6kg Free Range Whole Chicken1 lemon, halved9.20 gm olive oil

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Instructions

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Step 1

Preheat oven to 220C. Lightly grease a roasting pan. Place a wire rack into roasting pan. Trim excess fat from chicken. Discard neck. Rinse chicken (including cavity) under cold running water. Pat-dry with paper towels. Season cavity with salt and pepper.

Step 2

Gently squeeze the juice from half the lemon over chicken, rubbing juice into skin. Place both lemon halves into chicken cavity. Tie legs together with kitchen string.

Step 3

Brush both sides of chicken with oil. Season chicken all over with salt and pepper. Place, breast-side up, onto rack in roasting pan. Roast for 1 hour or until juices run clear when chicken thigh is pierced with a skewer. Stand, covered, for 10 minutes. Serve, drizzled with pan juices and roast vegetables, if desired.