Amazingly Easy Roasted Chicken with Lemon Honey Glaze
A very easy and delicious roasted chicken that requires very little prep!
Servings 4 servings
Ingredients
Chicken:
- 1 - 4 to 4½ pound chicken if you use a larger chicken allow more cooking time
- olive oil
- Sea salt
- pepper
Lemon Honey Glaze:
- ¼ cup olive olive oil
- 2 Tablespoons fresh squeezed lemon juice
- 2 Tablespoons honey
- 4 Tablespoons butter
- pinch of sea salt pinch of pepper
Instructions
- If possible, remove bird from fridge an hour before prepping. This allows for more even cooking
- Preheat oven to 425 degrees and place oven rack in bottom third of oven.
Chicken Prep:
- Remove giblets from chicken (save for later if making broth) rinse chicken inside and out and pat dry with paper towels.
- Brush entire chicken with olive oil.
- Season entire chicken with sea salt and freshly ground pepper, place in cast iron pan breast side up.
- Tuck wings behind back, and tie legs with cooking string or silicon bands.
- Place in oven and bake 1 hour 15-20 minutes (total), basting with glaze the last 15-20 minutes.
Lemon Honey Glaze:
- While chicken is cooking place all ingredients for glaze into a small sauce pan.
- Bring to a simmer for 2 minutes, stirring. Allow to thicken slightly. Remove from heat.
- When chicken has been in the oven for an hour begin brushing chicken with glaze every few minutes for 15-20 minutes until skin is a golden crispy brown. Dip brush into chicken juices when brushing too! Yum!
- Remove chicken from oven and allow to 'rest' tented under foil for 10 minutes. Then carve. Pour drippings over meat and serve!