Sunday Roast Chicken with Citrus

We love this bright chicken recipe from contributor, Teresa Blackburn. Serve pieces of chicken with some of the pan juices & roasted citrus, a crusty baguette for soppin’ and a simple arugula salad. 

By / Photography By | February 21, 2015

Ingredients

  • 1 (3-5 pound) chicken
  • 4 mandarins, oranges, or clementines
  • 1/2 cup fresh orange juice
  • 1/4 cup lemon fresh juice
  • Fresh thyme sprigs
  • 3 cloves garlic
  • 3 shallots
  • Olive oil
  • Salt and pepper

Cooking

  1. Preheat oven to 375 degrees. Drizzle some olive oil in the bottom of a roasting pan. Cut citrus into halves & chunks. Slice one lemon thinly.
  2. Place the chicken in the roasting pan. Using your fingers gently loosen the skin over the breast of the chicken, and place lemon slices and thyme sprigs under the skin.
  3. Stuff the inside of the chicken with the shallots, a few sprigs of thyme & chunks of citrus. Tie the legs together using kitchen twine. Rub the outside of the skin with olive oil, sprinkle with salt, pepper and fresh thyme leaves.
  4. Place all the citrus pieces around the chicken along with the garlic, shallot and thyme sprigs. Pour the orange juice & lemon juice into the pan. Roast for 45 minutes to 1 hour or until a meat thermometer inserted into the thicken part of the breast reads 165 degrees. Baste the chicken every so often with the pan juices.

About this recipe

For more yummy (and beautiful) recipes, follow Teresa at her blog foodonfifth.com

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Ingredients

  • 1 (3-5 pound) chicken
  • 4 mandarins, oranges, or clementines
  • 1/2 cup fresh orange juice
  • 1/4 cup lemon fresh juice
  • Fresh thyme sprigs
  • 3 cloves garlic
  • 3 shallots
  • Olive oil
  • Salt and pepper
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