roasted lemon herb chicken
categories:  Chicken |    

Prepared: 2009-05-26

ingredients:

• 2 teaspoons Italian seasoning
• 1/2 teaspoon seasoning salt
• 1/2 teaspoon mustard powder
• 1 teaspoon garlic powder
• 1/2 teaspoon ground black pepper
• 1 (3 pound) whole chicken
• 2 lemons
• 2 tablespoons olive oil

Preparation:

• Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C).
• Combine the seasoning, salt, mustard powder, garlic powder and black pepper; set aside.
• Rinse the chicken thoroughly, and remove the giblets.
• Place chicken in a 9x13 inch baking dish.
• Sprinkle 1 1/2 teaspoons of the spice mixture inside the chicken.
• Rub the remaining mixture on the outside of the chicken.
• Squeeze the juice of the 2 lemons into a small bowl or cup, and mix with the olive oil.
• Drizzle this oil/juice mixture over the chicken.
• Bake in the preheated oven for 1 1/2 hours, or until juices run clear, basting several times with the remaining oil mixture.

note:

• This was absolutely horrible. It turned out way too greasy. Perhaps it would have been better if the chicken was on a rack in a roasting pan instead of sitting it its own grease. We won't make this again.

makes 8 servings @ 405 calories per serving