I’ve made it a bajillion times.
Line the bottom of a cast iron skillet with sliced lemons, onions, and garlic.
Then make a ground herb mixture with thyme leaves, fennel seeds, salt, and black pepper.
Butterfly it by removing the backbone with kitchen shears.
(Heresa handy guideon how to do it!)
Pat the chicken down with paper towels to dry.
Simply Recipes / Christine Fiorentino
Rub olive oil and sprinkle the herb mixture all over the chicken.
Roast the chicken, skin-side up, for 30 minutes.
Let the chicken rest before cutting it into pieces for servings.
Simply Recipes / Christine Fiorentino
Dont leave behind any of the amazing juices on the bottom of the skillet.
But have you noticed the price difference between a whole chicken and a broken-down one?
A whole chicken is always cheaper.
6 Tips For Making Ina Gartens Skillet Roasted Lemon Chicken
Simple Tip!
Ina suggests always having ameat thermometerand anoven thermometerin your kitchen tool arsenal.
Every oven is different and the temperature will fluctuate as you open and terminate the oven.
With a thermometer, youll never have to guess if your chicken is done cooking.
