Easy Oregano Roast Chicken Recipe

Easy Oregano Roast Chicken

From kellybelly27 14 years ago

Very easy and very moist!! I found out that if you can rub something, then you can make a roast chicken!

1 whole chicken, cleaned shopping list
1/2 tsp lemon zest shopping list
1 lemon (cut in half) shopping list
1-2 garlic cloves, minced or 1 tsp prepared garlic shopping list
4 tbsp fresh oregano (if you have dried oregano, reduce to 3 tbsp) shopping list
4 tbsp olive oil shopping list
2 tbsp unsalted butter, softened (do not use margarine!!!) shopping list
salt and pepper shopping list
baking string or thick cotton thread shopping list

Juice one half of the lemon, adding to cavity of chicken
add in lemon zest, garlic and 3 tbsp fresh oregano (2 tbsp dried oregano)
juice the other half of the lemon and reserve juice
place both halves of the lemon inside the cavity of the chicken
string together legs and wings so that the wings rest on the under side of the chicken and the legs close the cavity
rub down chicken with the olive oil, butter, and lemon juice
sprinkle with remaining oregano, salt and pepper (go easy on the salt!!! you don't want it to take over the other flavors)
Bake at 375F in a large roasting dish for 20 minutes each pound plus an additional 20 minutes. so if it's a five pound chicken it would bake for 2 hours! 5x20+20=120
make sure to baste a few times throughout baking process
after removing from the oven let sit in a warm place for 15 minutes to let juices settle
NOTE: the first hour i placed foil over the chicken to keep from over browning, after that...let it run nude in your oven

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a1patti ate it and said...
Will definitely try with oregano!
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justjakesmom 14 years ago
Sounds really good, and I happen to have 2 organic chickens in my fridge. Like Val, I've stuffed it with rosemary, but never oregano. Will have to try. ;')
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" It was excellent "
valinkenmore ate it and said...
Great post - I do something similar except I use rosemary instead of oregano. I will try it your way next time! Thanks for the post!
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Will definitely try with oregano!

a1patti in Salem loved it
Great post - I do something similar except I use rosemary instead of oregano. I will try it your way next time! Thanks for the post!

valinkenmore in Malott loved it