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Simple Garlic Rosemary Roasted Chicken

Simple Garlic Rosemary Roasted Chicken

A tender, flavorful roast chicken infused with garlic, rosemary, lemon, and fragrant Caribbean-style pimento pepper; perfectly golden and delicious.
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Prep Time 15 minutes
Cook Time 1 hour
Total Time 1 hour 15 minutes
Course Chicken Recipes, Sunday Dinners, Weeknight Dinners
Servings 6

Ingredients
  

  • 1 whole chicken 3–4 pounds
  • 1 tablespoon fresh rosemary chopped, plus extra for cavity
  • 4 cloves garlic chopped
  • 1 pimento pepper chopped, or substitute celery pepper
  • 1 lemon zestedd and juiced
  • 2 tablespoons olive oil
  • 3/4 teaspoon salt
  • 1/4 teaspoon black pepper

Instructions
 

  • Preheat oven to 400 °F (200 °C).
  • In a small bowl, mix rosemary, garlic, chopped pimento pepper, lemon zest and juice, olive oil, salt, and pepper.
    Herbs chopped and lemon on a cutting board.
  • Brush the marinade all over the chicken and inside the cavity; stuff with extra rosemary and lemon pieces. Tie legs and tuck wings.
    Uncooked chicken in a pan coved in marinade
  • Place chicken breast-side up on the middle rack; roast uncovered. Baste every 15 minutes with accumulated juices.
    basting liquid in a bowl with a brush
  • Roast for about 1 hour, or until the internal temperature reaches 165 °F (74 °C) in the thickest part.
    Roasted rosemary garlic chicken in a cast iron pan on the stove
  • Let the chicken rest for 10 minutes before carving to retain juices.
    Roasted rosemary garlic chicken in a cast iron pan on the stove
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