Ingredients

The following ingredients have 4 Servings
  • 1 4 lb whole chicken (giblets removed and chicken rinsed and patted dry)
  • 2-3 tbsp olive oil
  • 1 head of garlic (cut in half horizontally)
  • 2 lemons (sliced in half)
  • kosher salt and ground pepper

Instruction

  • Preheat oven to 425 degrees.
  • Remove giblets and rinse chicken. Pat dry with paper towels.
  • Generously salt (1 tbsp) and pepper the inside and outside of the chicken. Rub outside with olive oil.
  • Put the lemon halves and two halves of garlic head in chicken.
  • Truss the chicken. Cut a 3/4 inch slit in the excess skin and tuck the end of the drumstick into the slit. Repeat on other side. This will keep it tied together in a neat and tidy bundle.
  • Bake for about 45 minutes, until a thermometer inserted into the inner thigh registers 165 degrees.