Baked Lemon Pepper Chicken With Roasted Garlic
A roasting chicken, seasoned with flavored butter and lemon slices, is surrounded by heads of garlic and lemon wedges. Baked Lemon Pepper Chicken is an easy dinner recipe.
Servings: 6
Calories: 364kcal
Ingredients
- 1 roasting chicken , about 6-7 lbs.
- 2 Tablespoons butter
- 1 Tablespoon olive oil
- 1 Tablespoon lemon pepper seasoning
- 1 teaspoon kosher salt
- 3 lemons
- 3 heads garlic , tops trimmed
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 350F. For easy cleanup, line roasting pan with foil leaving 2-inch overhang. Place chicken in prepared pan.
- In small microwave-safe bowl microwave butter until melted. Stir in olive oil, lemon pepper seasoning and kosher salt.
- Thinly slice one lemon crosswise into rounds.
- Dip lemon slices in melted butter mixture to coat. Arrange in single layer under skin of chicken.
- Cut remaining lemons each into 4 wedges. Arrange lemon wedges and garlic heads around chicken in roasting pan.
- Brush remaining melted butter mixture over chicken, lemons and garlic.
- Roast until meat thermometer inserted in thickest part of chicken registers 180F, about 20 minutes per pound.
- Let stand 10 minutes before carving.
Notes
Serves 6.
Swirls of Flavor Recipe Tips
- Once the garlic is roasted, squeeze it out, mash the cloves and serve this sweet and creamy garlic along with your chicken.
- Add orange slices too!
- Add sliced carrots and onions on the bottom of the roasting pan and top with the chicken
- Add small red potatoes and chopped onions
- You can make this recipe with a cut-up chicken in place of the whole roasting chicken
- No lemon pepper seasoning? No worries! Just add lemon zest and cracked black pepper to the butter and olive oil
Nutrition
Calories: 364kcal | Carbohydrates: 10g | Protein: 23g | Fat: 26g | Saturated Fat: 8g | Polyunsaturated Fat: 5g | Monounsaturated Fat: 11g | Trans Fat: 1g | Cholesterol: 119mg | Sodium: 512mg | Potassium: 395mg | Fiber: 2g | Sugar: 2g | Vitamin A: 1208IU | Vitamin C: 36mg | Calcium: 58mg | Iron: 2mg