Dinner
Easy Lemon Roast Chicken
Recipe by Ninja Kitchen
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- 2-2.3kg whole chicken
- 1 lemon, cut in half
- 1 garlic bulb, cut in half
- 2 tbsp olive oil
- 2 tsp salt
- 1 tsp ground black pepper
- 200ml water
Utensils
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Step 1
Preheat the oven to 180°C.
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Step 2
Place the roasting rack into the bottom of the Ninja One.
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Step 3
Place chicken onto roasting rack. Squeeze both lemon halves over chicken and place in cavity of chicken with garlic bulb.
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Step 4
Drizzle olive oil over chicken, season with salt and ground black pepper.
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Step 5
Pour 200ml of water in base of pot, and place lid on pot.
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Step 6
Put pot in the preheated oven. After 20 minutes carefully remove lid from pot and put pot back in the oven.
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Step 7
After a further 1hr and 10 minutes, the chicken should be cooked. Pierce the thigh with a skewer, and the juices should run clear or when an instant read thermometer reads 75°C. If it’s not cooked put back in the oven for a further 10 minutes before checking again.
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Step 8
Allow chicken to rest for 10-15 minutes before serving.
