Lemon Herb Roast Chicken. Brush the bird with lemon and herb. Infused with melted butter, rosemary, and fresh lemon.

Tie the legs together with kitchen string.

When starting with a frozen chicken, you'll want to consult our poultry thawing chart, so you can plan for enough time to thaw safely. A whole chicken is rubbed inside and out with dried herbs, then roasted with lemon and olive. Chicken, herbs and lemon are a wonderful trinity of taste, especially when you throw garlic into the mix! The whole house smells like fresh herbs and garlic and fresh lemon and all we have to do now is transfer it onto a plate. Rubbing the skin with the smashed garlic gives it additional flavor. Recipe courtesy of food network kitchen. If you've got a hungry family to feed, there's nothing better than a whole chicken roasting in the oven with that irresistible aroma of lemon and fresh herbs driving everyone in the house crazy with anticipation… The sauce is soo good. Squeezing lemon juice over the body of the bird helps to not only season the final product, but can also help crisp the skin. Crispy on the outside, tender on the inside. I think you are really going to love this method of preparation i am roasting takes away from the harshness of the lemon flesh, it really mellows out and it is truly delicious squeezed over top.