Portuguese Style Roast Chicken

This recipe is from coles autumn magazine 2010. the cost per serve is au$2.40.

Preheat oven to 200c or 180c fan.

Using kitchen scissors or poultry shears , cut down either side of the backbones of chickens and discard.

Open out chickens and flatten , pressing with the heel of your hand.

Rub chicken skin with cut lemon.

Reserve lemons.

Combine oil , garlic , oregano , paprika , cayenne and salt , and rub into skin.

Arrange chickens skin side up in a large baking dish and add reserved lemons.

Roast for 45 minutes , until golden brown and cooked through.

Set aside to rest for 10 minutes , then carve into pieces.

Drizzle with reserved pan juices to serve.

whole chickens, lemons, olive oil, garlic cloves, dried oregano, sweet paprika, cayenne pepper, salt