Roasted Lemon Herb Chicken

My first experience with roasting a whole chicken and it turned out so well! This recipe is super easy and tastes great, my husband went back for seconds and thirds.

Roasted Lemon Herb Chicken

Ingredients

• 2-1/2 teaspoons Italian seasoning
• 1/2 teaspoon seasoning salt
• 1/2 teaspoon mustard powder
• 1-1/4 teaspoons garlic powder
• 1/2 teaspoon ground black pepper
• 3-4 lb whole chicken
• The juice of 2 lemons (about 2/3 cup)
• 2 tablespoons and 1-1/2 teaspoons olive oil

Directions

1. Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C).
2. Combine the seasoning, salt, mustard powder, garlic powder and black pepper; set aside. Rinse the chicken thoroughly, and remove the giblets. Place chicken in a 9x13 inch baking dish. Sprinkle 1 1/2 teaspoons of the spice mixture inside the chicken. Rub the remaining mixture on the outside of the chicken.
3. Squeeze the juice of the 2 lemons into a small bowl or cup, and mix with the olive oil. Place what is left of  the lemons inside the chicken cavity. Drizzle the oil/juice mixture over the chicken.
4. Bake in the preheated oven for 1 1/2 hours, or until juices run clear, basting several times with the remaining oil mixture.