Roasted Lemon Chicken

INGREDIENTS

• One 4 to 5 pound roasting chicken

• 1/4 cup of extra-virgin olive oil

• 2 Tbls of butter

• 3 lemons

• 2 Tbls of lemon zest

• 1 tsp of dried oregano

• 2 cloves of garlic, chopped

• 1/4 cup of fresh parsley, chopped

• 1/2 tsp of salt

• 1/2 tsp of fresh ground black pepper

  PREPARATION

• Pre-heat the oven to 400 degrees.

• Separate the skin on top of the chicken to form a pocket.

• Place a couple of pats of butter and slices of lemon under the skin of the chicken.

• Rub the chicken all over with the olive oil and season with salt, pepper, garlic, lemon zest and oregano.

• Squeeze the remaining lemon all over the top.

• Sprinkle with parsley.

• Place the chicken on a v-shaped rack in a roasting pan.

• Roast for around 20 minutes.

• Reduce the heat to 375 degrees and roast for 40 minutes more until juices run clear.

  Plate the chicken and spoon the remaining juice from the pan over the top.