Low-Sodium Recipes: Robust Garlic Baked Chicken | Submitted By: Jennifer Goldberg

1 (3 pound) whole chicken1 cup unsalted butter, softened1 lemon3 tablespoons minced garlic5 cloves garlic1/4 cup chopped fresh rosemary5 sprigs fresh rosemarysalt to tasteground black pepper to taste1 teaspoon paprikaPreheat oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C). Rinse the chicken and pat dry. Zest the lemon. Slice remaining lemon into quarters and place to the side. With hand mixer combine butter, lemon zest, minced garlic and 1/4 cup chopped rosemary. Take your hand and slide it between the skin and the meat on the breast, as well as loosening the 'pockets' between the leg and wing joints. Scoop some of the rosemary butter mixture onto your fingers and begin to stuff into the 'pockets' on the breast, leg, wings, etc. (Save approximately 1/4 of the rosemary butter mixture and rub on the inside of the chicken.) Season the cavity of the chicken with the salt, pepper and paprika. Add the quartered lemon, rosemary sprigs and sliced garlic to the chicken cavity. Bind the legs with culinary twine and tuck the wings into the leg joints to secure. Place the chicken breast up onto the roasting rack and into the oven. Roast for approximately 50 minutes, or until the juices run clear. Remove the 'stuffing', carve and serve. Amount Per Serving  Calories: 688 | Total Fat: 57.6g | Cholesterol: 214mg

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Reviewed on Dec. 15, 2003 by LARSENS    This recipe is wonderful, and as easy as baking a chicken normally is. It is nice, due to the nice medley of fresh herbs and lemon. One note, I didn't add all the butter mixture to the chicken, as it was quite a lot. Half of the mixture (with the full amount of herbs, just half the butter) works wonderfully as well. Or make the full batch, and use the rest of the herb butter for bread, etc. Additionally, I did not have kitchen twine, and so used dental floss (clean, of course!) and it worked perfectly! Not the quickest of recipes, it is a crowd pleaser. Was this review helpful? [ YES ]
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