Roast Chicken Provencal

1 whole roasting chicken (4 or 5 pounds)

2 tb of extra virgin olive oil

1 tb of minced garlic

1 tb of fresh thyme or 1 tsp of dry thyme

1/2 tsp of fresh rosemary or 1/4 tsp of dry rosemary

1 tsp of fresh oregano or 1/2 tsp of dry oregano

1 tb of black pepper

Zest and juice from one lemon

1 tsp of salt

Step 1: Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C)

Step 2: Rinse the chicken

Step 3: Zest the lemon in a bowl, and the lemon's juice remaining. Add the provencal herbs (thyme, rosemary, oregano) and the garlic, cut in tiny pieces, pepper and salt. Add the olive oil. Mix well

Step 4: Put the chicken in a large plate or bowl. Pour the mix of olive oil, provencal herbs and zest over the chicken

Step 5: Place the chicken in the roaster of the oven and heat during 45 to 50 minutes

Serving: You can serve the chicken with roasted potatoes and vegetables

Cuisine-France

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