Lemony Baked Chicken

Total Time: 1 hr 45 mins Preparation Time: 15 mins Cook Time: 1 hr 30 mins

Ingredients

• Servings: 4
• 1 1/2 kg whole chickens
• 2 lemons, roughly chopped
• 3 tablespoons fresh lemon thyme, chopped
• 2 garlic cloves, crushed
• fresh ground pepper, to taste
• 4 teaspoons olive oil
• 6 sprigs fresh lemon thyme
• 4 slices prosciutto

Recipe

• 1 preheat the oven to 180c degrees.
• 2 rinse the chickens cavity and dry with paper towel.
• 3 place the lemon, spring onion, chopped lemon thyme, garlic and lemon pepper in a bowl and mix together well.
• 4 spoon this mixture into the cavity of the chicken.
• 5 tie the drumsticks together with string and place on a wire rack over a baking dish.
• 6 brush with the oil and top with the sprigs of lemon thyme.
• 7 cover the breast with the slices of prosciutto.
• 8 cover the chicken with aluminum foil, and bake for 1 1/4 hours or until cooked through.
• 9 remove the foil and cook for a further 15 minutes to crisp the prosciutto.
• 10 allow the chicken to rest for 15 minutes before serving.
• 11 discard the stuffing.