Herb, Garlic and Mustard Roast Chicken
Ingredients
- 3 to 4 pound fresh whole chicken
- 6 cloves of garlic or as desired
- 1 Tbsp Dijon mustard
- 1 Tbsp extra virgin olive oil
- fresh chopped rosemary or dried as desired
- fresh grated black pepper
- 1 fresh lemon
Instructions
Clean chicken and cut off excess fat. Mix olive oil, mustard and rosemary. Spread over entire chicken. Sprinkle chicken with some fresh grated black pepper. Carefully loosen skin from chicken with fingers and place garlic under breast and leg skin as desired. Wash and dry whole lemon. Cut in half and place in chicken cavity. Roast chicken in 350 F oven about 1 hour and 20 minutes or chicken is golden and juices run clear, Occasional baste chicken with some of pan drippings. Serves 2 to 4.