Roast Lemon-garlic Chicken With Green Olives

Total Time: 1 hr Preparation Time: 20 mins Cook Time: 40 mins

Ingredients

• Servings: 4
• 1 tablespoon chopped lemon rind
• 1/3 cup fresh lemon juice
• 2 tablespoons olive oil
• 1/4 cup finely chopped mixed fresh herbs (rosemary, thyme, oregano)
• 1/2 teaspoon salt
• 1/4 teaspoon black pepper
• 1 (3 1/2 lb) roasting chickens, cut into 8 serving pieces
• 25 garlic cloves, peeled (large bulb)
• 3/4 cup chicken broth
• 1/3 cup pitted green olives
• 2 tablespoons chopped parsley

Recipe

• 1 heat oven to 425°f.
• 2 in a small bowl, mix lemon rind, juice, olive oil, herbs, salt and pepper.
• 3 arrange chicken in flameproof roasting pan. spoon lemon-herb mixture over top. place garlic around chicken, stirring to coat cloves.
• 4 roast in 425°f oven 40 to 45 minutes (internal temperature 170°f). transfer chicken and garlic to platter.
• 5 add broth to pan. place over medium-high heat; scrape up bits from bottom. add olives; heat through. pour over chicken. top with parsley.