Lemon & Oregano Roasted Whole Chicken

What do you do when the oregano in your herb garden is growing completely out of control? (in a good way) You Google, 'what to do with an over-abundance of oregano', you find several ideas for a simple oven roasted oregano whole chicken, and you get to work! Did you know roasting a chicken is super easy?  Give it a whirl!

Servings: Dependent on size of whole chicken
Serving Size: 3 oz
Points Plus: The number of pp will depend on what part of the chicken you eat.  Generally, chicken is about 1pp per oz.  Please contact me with questions.
Prep Time: 10 minutes
Cook Time: 1 hour
Level of Difficulty: Easy


Ingredients
1 whole organic chicken, about 3-4 lbs, cleaned and ready to roast
1 cup fresh oregano, chopped up
Juice and zest of two medium sized lemons
1/4 cup olive oil
Salt & pepper to taste

Directions
Preheat your oven to 400 degrees. Put your chicken right into a roasting pan or Dutch oven. Mix together the oregano, lemon juice, zest, olive oil, salt and pepper. Working in batches, rub that oregano mixture all over your chicken, including in its cavity. Lay the chicken on one side, and bake it for about 20 minutes. Flip the chicken to it's other side and bake 20 more minutes. Finally flip the chicken onto its back and bake for about 20 more minutes. You will know chicken is done when juices run clear. Remove the chicken from your oven and cover it with a little tent of tin foil.  Let it rest for about 10 minutes until cutting and serving!

Tip
Curious how to go about breaking down a whole chicken? Check out this video!

XOXO - Katie