Chicken with Rosemary and Lemon Salt

Recipe courtesy Michael Chiarello

Show: Easy Entertaining with Michael ChiarelloEpisode: Last Minute Kitchen Counter Dinners

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Cook Time:
1 hr 10 min
Level:
Easy
Yield:
4 servings

Times:

Prep: 15 min
Inactive Prep: 10 min
Cook: 1 hr 10 min
Total:: 1 hr 35 min

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Ingredients

2 chickens, about 2 to 3 pounds each
3 tablespoons extra-virgin olive oil
1 or 2 fresh rosemary sprigs
1 1/2 lemons, cut into chunks

Seasoned Salt:

2 tablespoons very finely minced lemon zest
2 tablespoons minced fresh rosemary
2 tablespoons sea salt, preferablyy gray salt
Freshly ground black pepper

Directions

Preheat oven to 450 degrees F if you have no convection fan, or to 425 degrees F if you have a convection fan.

Rinse the chickens inside and out and dry well.

Make the salt: In a bowl, combine the lemon zest, rosemary, salt, and pepper, mixing well. Rub the chicken all over with the olive oil, and then rub with 3 tablespoons of the seasoned salt. (Reserve the remaining salt for another use.) Tuck the rosemary sprigs and lemon chunks into the chicken cavity. You don't need to truss the chicken.

Place the bird on a rack in a roasting pan and roast for 15 minutes. Reduce the oven temperature by 75 degrees F and continue roasting until the juices run clear when a thigh is pierced with a skewer, about 50 to 55 minutes longer. Transfer the chicken to a platter and let rest for at least 10 minutes before carving.

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recipe Chicken with Rosemary and Lemon Salt
Anonymous 01-22-2008
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A family favorite
Rated: 5 stars out of 5

I have used this recipe for years! Love it, a staple in our home!
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Cynthia Oakland, CA 01-01-2008
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So good
Rated: 5 stars out of 5

This was terrific.
recipe Chicken with Rosemary and Lemon Salt
Michele Manteca, CA 12-17-2007
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My fellow Italian.........
Rated: 5 stars out of 5

OMG! Michael, you are a genius!!! I took this a bit further, since we have a Meyer lemon tree in back, I sliced a couple of... them very thin, and slid the slices under the skin.......I have NEVER had chicken I loved more! Hubby was nutso about it, and I am going to make it for the IL's in January. FANTASTIC!Read more
recipe Chicken with Rosemary and Lemon Salt
Anonymous 12-13-2007
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Amazing!
Rated: 5 stars out of 5

Bought them organic and local and then cooked them in our convection oven and my guests mouths were watering! Now a regular... in my house.Read more
recipe Chicken with Rosemary and Lemon Salt
SANDRA PALM HARBOR, FL 09-01-2007
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One word "Tasty"
Rated: 5 stars out of 5

I love this chicken. It has so much flavor and it comes out tender, juicy and Very Tasty every time. Thank you Michael... Chiarello. SandraRead more
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Catherine bronx, NY 07-13-2007
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Best Chicken Ever!!!!
Rated: 5 stars out of 5

My mom loved this recipe so much the first tiem she tasted it that she uses the method for making serloin and she always puts... zest on the chicken now. It makes everything better.Read more