Barbecue Lemon Chicken In The Oven

This recipe uses a whole chicken barbecued in the oven. Bring the outdoors in with this winner. Adapted from kraftfoods.

Steps

Preheat oven to 350f cut zested lemons in half , squeeze out juice into a small bowl and set aside halves.

Add zest , barbecue sauce , and seasonings to the lemon juice.

Mix well.

Place chicken in baking pan.

Place 2 of the lemon halves along with the mashed cloves of garlic and roesmary sprig into the cavity of the chicken.

Rub skin of chicken all over with remaining 2 lemon halves and discard.

Tie legs together with twine.

Bake 1 1 / 2 - 2 hours or until chicken is cooked through to 170f brushing with the barbecue sauce mixture every 5 min during the last 20 minutes of baking.

Remove chicken from oven , and discard lemon halves and garlic cloves from chicken cavity.

Skim fat from drippings in pan , and serve with the chicken.

Ingredients

lemons, zest of, barbecue sauce, italian seasoning, garlic cloves, fresh rosemary, whole chicken