Recipe of Perfect Simple, Easy, Delicious Lemon Garlic Roast Chicken

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For best results, place your chicken on a rack that allows for drainage. The more dry heat that reaches the surface of each piece of chicken, the better the sear, the crispier the skin, and the juicier the meat. Place the chicken in a large roasting pan. Liberally salt and pepper the inside of the chicken.

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To begin with this recipe, we have to first prepare a few ingredients. You can cook simple, easy, delicious lemon garlic roast chicken using 9 ingredients and 5 steps. Here is how you can achieve it.

The ingredients needed to make Simple, Easy, Delicious Lemon Garlic Roast Chicken:

1. Take 4 pounds bone-in, skin-on chicken pieces, patted dry
2. Make ready 2.5-3 teaspoons kosher salt
3. Take 1/2 teaspoon black pepper
4. Get 3-4 cloves garlic, grated or 2 teaspoons garlic powder (not garlic salt)
5. Make ready zest of 1 lemon
6. Prepare juice of 1 lemon (about 2 to 2.5 Tablespoons)
7. Take 1 teaspoon sugar
8. Prepare 1 Tablespoon dried herbs of choice (I like any combo of parsley, thyme, rosemary) or 3 Tbsp finely chopped fresh herbs
9. Prepare 3 Tablespoons olive oil

Pour the chicken stock around the chicken then cover with foil. I don't know what's taken me nearly (gulp) six years to share one of the most classic recipes of all time, but I suppose it's better late than never. And so here we are: Simple Roast Chicken with Garlic and Lemon. As simple as a roast chicken is to prepare, there are some definite do's and don'ts when it.

Instructions to make Simple, Easy, Delicious Lemon Garlic Roast Chicken:

1. Mix all the ingredients together thoroughly in a large mixing bowl with your hands (it's difficult to ensure that each piece is thoroughly and evenly seasoned if you don't get in there and do it by feel), and make sure each individual piece of chicken is coated in the seasoning. Marinate for at least an hour and up to 4 or 5 hours in the refrigerator before roasting.
2. 45 mins before roasting, take chicken out of the refrigerator and place in a single layer, skin side up, on a broiler pan or other large high oven temp safe vessel, giving each piece of chicken at least a 1/2-inch clearance on each side, and let it come up in temperature before cooking. For best results, place your chicken on a rack that allows for drainage. The more dry heat that reaches the surface of each piece of chicken, the better the sear, the crispier the skin, and the juicier the meat.
3. Preheat oven to 425F/220C.
4. Roast chicken for 45 to 50 minutes depending on the size of the pieces. That's it!
5. Enjoy! :)

And so here we are: Simple Roast Chicken with Garlic and Lemon. As simple as a roast chicken is to prepare, there are some definite do's and don'ts when it. How to make no-fail roast chicken with lemon: Whisk together a quick marinade using lemon zest, lemon juice, grated garlic, dried oregano and olive oil. Season a quartered chicken with salt and pepper. Arrange the chicken pieces in a baking dish, then pour half of the marinade over the chicken.

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