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Not only does this Baked Chicken Recipe look beautiful to serve but it is moist and full of delicious Italian flavors. If you have ever wanted to try baking your own chicken but have been intimidated by how difficult it looks, try this simple recipe and impress yourself and everyone else by putting this on the table. Leftovers can be sliced or shredded and used in- enchiladas, sandwiches, casseroles, chicken salad, pot pie, and more!
Ingredients:
1 whole chicken
2Tbsp. Extra Virgin Olive Oil
1 small orange or lemon
1 1/2 tsp. Garlic salt
2 tsp. dried Rosemary
pepper and sea salt to taste
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Directions:
If your whole chicken contains a bag inside (giblets), remove and discard.
Rinse chicken inside and out thoroughly and pat dry.
Preheat oven to 325 degrees
In a small bowl combine; juice of small orange, olive oil, rosemary, pepper and garlic salt, whisking well.
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Rub or brush olive oil mixture all over outside of chicken.
Lay chicken breast side down in roasting pan, place squeezed orange halves in cavity with a few pieces of fresh Rosemary if desired, to boost flavor even more.
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Bake chicken for 45-60 minutes until thermometer, inserted in center of thigh reaches 165 degrees.
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- 1 whole chicken
- 2Tbsp. Extra Virgin Olive Oil
- 1 small orange or lemon
- 1½ tsp. Garlic salt
- 2 tsp. dried Rosemary
- pepper and sea salt to taste
- If your whole chicken contains a bag inside(giblets), remove and discard.
- Rinse chicken inside and out thoroughly and pat dry.
- Preheat oven to 325 degrees.
- In a small bowl combine; juice of small orange, olive oil, rosemary, pepper and garlic salt, whisking well.
- Rub or brush olive oil mixture all over outside of chicken.
- Lay chicken breast side down in roasting pan, place squeezed orange halves in cavity with a few pieces of fresh Rosemary if desired, to boost flavor even more.
- Bake chicken for 45-60 minutes. Until thermometer, inserted in center of thigh reaches 165 degrees.