Easy Lime Basil Roast Chicken Recipes

SIMPLE AND EASY ROAST CHICKEN

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 475°F.
• Wash chicken and pat dry with paper toweling.
• Coarsely chop the bulb of garlic (don't bother to peel cloves).
• Remove rosemary from 4 of the stems and chop coarsely; reserve the rest for later.
• Chop lemons into quarters.
• Put chopped garlic, chopped lemons and the chopped rosemary into the chicken's cavity.
• Rub the chicken skin generously with the butter or olive oil and season with salt and pepper.
• Place the chicken on a rack in a roasting pan and tuck remaining rosemary stems on the chicken, around wings and drumsticks.
• Roast chicken in the preheated oven for 15 minutes.
• Decrease oven temperature to 375F and cook for 60-75 minutes more or until the juices of the chicken run clear (time depends a lot on weight).
• Allow chicken to sit at least 15 minutes before carving.
• Garnish with more fresh rosemary before serving, if desired.

EASY HONEY & LIME ROAST CHICKEN

Steps:

• Preheat your oven to 200°C/400°F/Gas 6.
• Rinse your chicken well, inside and out and dry thoroughly with a paper towel.
• Stuff the cavity with the quartered lime, onion and the garlic.
• Rub the olive oil all over the chicken and season with salt and pepper.
• Place the chicken in a roasting tin and place in the middle of your preheated oven.
• Roasting time depends on size of chicken.
• Roast for 20 mins per lb plus an extra 20 minutes for the whole chicken (example: 4 lb chicken: 4x20+20=1hr40mins).
• Using the juices from the roasting tin, baste the chicken every 30 mins to stop it from drying out.
• While the chicken is roasting mix the lime juice, honey and parika in a small bowl.
• 30 mins before your chicken will be done take it out of the oven and brush with the lime& honey glaze.
• Return to the oven to finish roasting, at the end of the roasting time make sure all juices run clear by inserting a skewer into the thickest part of the thigh.

ROASTED LIME CHICKEN

Steps:

• Combine the first 9 ingredients in a small bowl. Cover and refrigerate 1/4 cup marinade; pour remaining marinade into a large shallow dish. Add the chicken and turn to coat. Refrigerate for at least 4 hours., Drain chicken, discarding marinade. Place lime wedges inside the cavity. Tuck wings under chicken; tie drumsticks together. Place chicken breast-side up on a rack in a shallow roasting pan. Brush reserved marinade over chicken., Bake at 350° for 2 to 2-1/2 hours or until a thermometer inserted in thigh reads 165°. Cover loosely with foil if chicken browns too quickly. Let stand 15 minutes before carving.

CHICKEN WITH BASIL AND LIME SAUCE

Steps:

• in large frying pan heat oil over medium high heat. brown chicken all over.
• remove chicken and set aside.
• add onion to the pan and saute until tender about 3-5 minutes.
• add basil wine, lime juice, salt and pepper. bring to a boil then reduce heat. return chicken bone up to the pan coat with sauce and simmer covered for 20 minutes. remove chicken to platter.
• in small bowl whisk cream and flour until smooth. add to the pan drippings and bring to a boil stirring constantly.
• once thick and smooth whisk in the egg yolks. reduce the heat and let simmer 2 minutes.
• spoon sauce over chicken on the platter and garinsh with lime slices and basil leaves.

EASY LIME BASIL ROAST CHICKEN

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350.
• Squeeze juice of halved lime(s) all over chicken.
• Sprinkle liberally inside and out with basil.
• Put 1 or 2 lime halves into cavity.
• Cook approximately 30 minutes per pound, or until done.
• Spoon juice over.