Roasted Lemon Herb Chicken

A whole chicken is rubbed inside and out with Italian seasoning, garlic, mustard, salt, and pepper, then baked with a drizzle of lemon and olive oil.

• Preparation Time: 15 mins
• Cooking Time: 1 hr 30 mins
• Total Time: 1 hr 45 mins
• Calories: 405 Calories

Ingredients

• 2 tablespoons olive oil
• 1 teaspoon garlic powder
• 1 (3 pound) whole chicken
• 2 lemons
• 2 teaspoons Italian seasoning
• 0.5 teaspoon ground black pepper
• 0.5 teaspoon mustard powder
• 0.5 teaspoon seasoning salt

Recipe Instructions

Step 1

Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C).

Step 2

Combine Italian seasoning, garlic powder, seasoning salt, mustard powder, and black pepper; set aside.

Step 3

Remove giblets; rinse chicken thoroughly. Place chicken in a 9x13-inch baking dish. Sprinkle 1 1/2 teaspoons spice mixture inside chicken. Rub remaining spice mixture on outside of chicken.

Step 4

Mix lemon juice and olive oil together in a small bowl; drizzle over chicken.

Step 5

Bake in the preheated oven until juices run clear, about 1 1/2 hours, basting several times with remaining lemon-oil mixture.