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How To Roast a Whole Chicken | Lemon Pepper Skillet Chicken Recipe



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Shopping List:
1 3-4 lb Whole Chicken (neck and giblets removed)
1 stick of butter
1 lemon (you can add an orange too if you want)
1 bundle of rosemary and thyme
3-4 cloves garlic
1 onion (sliced)
salt, pepper, garlic, onion powder, Lemon Pepper Seasoning

Directions:
Preheat oven to 375 degrees
Start by removing the backbone of the chicken. Take your kitchen scissors and cut down each side of the backbone and remove it. Next, take a sharp knife and press down on the back of the breast bone until you hear a crack. Use your hands and break through the breast bone so that the chicken lays flat.
Trim any excess fat or skin and dry the entire bird thoroughly with paper towels. Season the back side and flip over to the breast side.
Brush olive oil on your dried chicken skin. This will help you get color and allow your seasoning to stick. Season the chicken with whatever you prefer.
Once the chicken is seasoned thoroughly, build your bird nest in your skillet or roasting pan. Lay down the sliced citrus, onions, garlic, and fresh herbs. Place the bird, breast side up, on top of the nest.
Place the skillet or roasting pan into the oven or smoker at 375 degrees for about an hour or until the breast meat registers 165 degrees. (Dark meat can be 175-180)
Add butter toward the end of the cook and baste the chicken if desired. (Reserve the butter and drippings for gravy if you’d like)

25 Comments

  2. ainsley hilton

    Yes sir, I usually do mine on the grill but thanks “B” imma definitely try it this way. LOOKIN GOOD 👍🏾!!!

  3. Ryan the blokeman

    mate i just subed and love your videos and also i am from Australia i might plan on making this i just have to do it. looks amazing. hey forgot to add that is a great steak at the start.

  8. lostpussycat1

    That looks delicious will be trying this recipe in my CI (cast iron) for the CI lovers and I will be trying this when I go camping in my CI cook it all..Thanks for another great recipe keep them coming

  9. Patrick Miller

    It be awesome to make a gravy from all that juice from the chicken. Just saying! Chicken looks awesome !! diffanently making this.

  13. Khristal Woodall

    Nephew u got that bird sitting in the pan like a lil lady🤣ima try this tho I only make whole chkn when I make my dressing.

  15. Shamarian Harris

    I don't have a whole chicken but I'm going to try this tomorrow with some chicken thighs, mustard greens, yams, cornbread and chicken pilaf. I'll update on how it comes out 🙂.

    Update: I had to come back to say how amazing this chicken came out. I prepared everything ahead of time and went to run errands, on the way home I called my son and told him to put the chicken in the oven and sent him the video so he could have a reference. OMG when I walked up to my porch I could smell those herbs, lemon and oranges (it was suggested in the description), when I opened my front door I it was even stronger. My boys (including my very picky 15 year old) loved it. If you guys don't have a whole chicken just use whatever your favorite pieces are, you'll probably have to use a little more ingredients for the nest **but it will turn out sooo good🤗. And the butter was like the icing on the cake 💪🏾🎂

  17. Eric Hightower

    Made this for my family yesterday…DELICIOUS!!! I didn't even use any lemon pepper seasoning and it still had the lemony taste. Your recipes are always on POINT my G!

  22. Elom Musk

    @Mr. Make it Happen I only have a microwave oven because I live in a studio, can I do this with a Cornish hen?

  25. Drew Newville

    Thanks so so much!!

    I made this for my husband and grandson. I served it with spaghetti squash and Brussel Sprouts with apples and bacon.

    The only thing I did different was add som lemon zest before I put it in the oven!

    I also signed up for the Butcher Box subscription, I’ll let y’all know how it goes.

    It was absolutely amazing!

    THANK YOU!! THANK YOU!! THANK YOU!!

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