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You have just met your new favorite whole chicken recipe. This Garlic Lemon Pepper chicken is seasoned perfectly and so flavorful that your family will be singing your praises. If you’re like me then you like meals during the week that are flavorful but not time consuming , and this it definitely that. As always please let me know how it comes out for you and enjoy !

Glam Kitchen Tips

  • Use fresh lemon
  • Use fresh garlic
  • If you don’t want to cut up a whole chicken then you can substitute this for any chicken parts you’d like

Ingredients

  • 1 whole chicken
  • Adobo seasoning
  • Black pepper
  • Lemon pepper seasoning (I used the McCormick brand )
  • Garlic powder
  • Paprika
  • 6 cloves garlic , chopped
  • 1 large lemon (cut into half)
  • 5 springs fresh rosemary
  • 2 tablespoon olive oil

Instructions

1. Preheat oven to 375 degrees

2. Cut the whole chicken in half (use kitchen scissors it’s my go to method for cutting a whole chicken-I cut the back bone out then cut it vertical down the breast bone)

3. Lay the chicken down on the breast bone and season the backside with adobo, pepper, paprika, garlic powder, and lemon pepper seasoning

4. Squeeze juice from the half of lemon over the chicken

5. Turn the chicken over (the breast should be facing up now) and season it with the same seasonings in step 2

6. Squeeze lemon juice from the same lemon half in step 3 and drizzle the olive oil over the chicken

7. Slice the other half of the lemon into pieces, and arrange it around the chicken with rosemary and the chopped garlic

8. Place chicken in the oven and bake for 35 minutes (baste every 10-15 minutes )

9. Decrease oven temperature to 350 and cook for another 40-45 minutes (basting every 10-15 minutes)

10. Remove from oven

11. Serve and enjoy !

Garlic Lemon Pepper Whole Chicken

Garlic Lemon Pepper Whole Chicken

Enjoy a meal of comfort with this Garlic Lemon Pepper Whole Chicken roasted to perception in the oven. You can pair it with mashed potatoes and creamed spinach. It was super delicious.
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Prep Time 10 minutes
Cook Time 1 hour 20 minutes
Total Time 1 hour 30 minutes
Course Main Course
Cuisine American
Servings 4
Calories 580 kcal

Ingredients
  

  • 1 Whole chicken
  • Adobo seasoning
  • Black pepper
  • Lemon pepper seasoning (I used the McCormick brand )
  • Garlic powder
  • Paprika
  • 5 Cloves garlic , chopped
  • 1 Large lemon (cut into half)
  • 5 Springs fresh rosemary
  • 2 tablespoon Olive oil

Instructions
 

  •  Preheat oven to 375 degrees
  • Cut the whole chicken in half (use kitchen scissors it’s my go to method for cutting a whole chicken-I cut the back bone out then cut it vertical down the breast bone)
  •  Lay the chicken down on the breast bone and season the backside with adobo, pepper, paprika, garlic powder, and lemon pepper seasoning
  • Squeeze juice from the half of lemon over the chicken
  • Turn the chicken over (the breast should be facing up now) and season it with the same seasonings in step 2
  • Squeeze lemon juice from the same lemon half in step 3 and drizzle the olive oil over the chicken
  • Slice the other half of the lemon into pieces, and arrange it around the chicken with rosemary and the chopped garlic
  • Place chicken in the oven and bake for 35 minutes (baste every 10-15 minutes )
  • Decrease oven temperature to 350 and cook for another 40-45 minutes (basting every 10-15 minutes)
  • Remove from oven. Serve and enjoy !
Keyword chicken recipe, Garlic Lemon Pepper Whole Chicken, Whole chicken