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Roasted Garlic Rosemary Chicken Recipe


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Ingredients
  • 1 lemon .
  • 1 onion .
  • 1 tbsp rosemary .
  • 1 large chicken (open range if you can get it) .
  • 1/2 tsp kosher salt .
  • 6-8 garlic heads .
  • 1/4 c olive oil .
  • 1 tsp black pepper (fresh ground)

Directions
  • Step #1 Cut the top 1/4 off of the garlic heads so that the tops of the cloves are exposed.
  • Step #2 Place them on a baking sheet & drizzle them well with olive oil.
  • Step #3 Preheat oven to 350°, cook garlic for about 40 mins or until you see that the garlic cloves have browned, & the head itself is soft.
  • Step #4 Remove & let cool for handling.
  • Step #5 Wash chicken & place this in baking pan breast up.
  • Step #6 With the handle of a wooden spoon, or anything that will slide without tearing the skin, separate the skin from the meat starting at the lower breast, & taking your time until you have loosened all the skin that you can reach.
  • Step #7 Make a small cut in the skin on top of the drumsticks, & insert the spoon into the cut, loosening all the skin on the legs & thighs.
  • Step #8 Gently squeeze all the garlic heads into a mixer, the cloves will be soft & will slide out of the shell easily.
  • Step #9 Add the juice from half the lemon, the rosemary, & black pepper.
  • Step #10 Turn the mixer on low & after mixture is working, slowly drizzle the olive oil into the mixture.
  • Step #11 Stop when mixture is mixed.
  • Step #12 Using either your fingers, or however you can do it, a pastry bag, (I just use my fingers & a spoon) insert about half of the mixture under the chicken skin & then carefully press down on it to spread it around evenly under the skin.
  • Step #13 Place onion & lemon inside the chicken, tie legs together, wipe the outside lightly with olive oil & sprinkle with Emeril's essence to taste.
  • Step #14 Bake in preheated oven at 350° for about 50 mins or until almost done & the outside is browning nicely.
  • Step #15 Remove chicken & spread the remaining mixture over the chicken to cover.
  • Step #16 Return to oven & cook this until the surface is browned & the chicken is tender.
  • Enjoy the Roasted Garlic Rosemary Chicken recipe

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