Lemon Chicken

This one is so easy, a child can make it. With adult supervision at least.

Monster loved helping me prepare dinner tonight,

although he kept saying we were cooking Donald Duck.

That is Coming up, but this is a chicken.

No, it is Donald.

Silly kid

Defrost your 3 lb bird, and rinse. Then take Lemon, slice in half, and squeeze the juice of ONE half into the cavity of the bird. Add a bay leaf, 3 or 4 springs of Thyme, and the squeezed lemon rind into the cavity, then tie the legs.

Place this in a Roaster Pan, and slather the bird with a tablespoon of Butter, then squeeze the 2nd half of the Lemon over the bird.

In a oven that has been preheated to 400 Degrees F, place in your Chicken. Baste about every 15 minutes, until the juices run clear. About one hour.

Remove, draining all the juice from the cavity into the roasting pan and place on the Chicken on your carving board. Cover with foil to keep the juices in, and let it sit for 15 minutes before carving.

Optional. While the bird sits, skim the juices of fat and add 4-5 tablespoons of chicken stock or water into the pan, and bring to a boil, on the stove top. let the juice boil down a bit, then remove, serve with the bird.

Think Au Jus.

I once saw an article in a magazine about how a similar recipe was being referred to as "engagement chicken". An editor at the office made it and the was proposed to soon after. She passed the recipe on and another girl had a similar experience.

This would be great to make this lovey-dovey week, either if you are looking for that ring or reminding someone that you once thought they were worth settling down for.

It is so easy you can't mess it up. The loves in your life will think you can cook.

Even if any other day of the week you serve Hungry Man.