Lemon Roasted Chicken for a Crowd
Instructions:
- When you need a special dish for a big party but you don’t have time to fuss, turn to this tasty crowdpleasing recipe.
- 11â„2 cups fresh lemon juice (7 large lemons)
- 1â„4 cup vegetable oil
- 1 large onion (12 ounces), finely chopped
- 2 large garlic cloves, crushed with garlic press
- 1 tablespoon plus 2 teaspoons salt
- 1 tablespoon dried thyme
- 2 teaspoons ground black pepper
- 5 chickens (3 pounds each), each cut into quarters
- Preheat oven to 375°F. In medium bowl, combine lemon juice, oil, onion, garlic, salt, thyme, and pepper. In two large roasting pans (17" by 111â„2"), arrange chicken, skin side up. Pour lemon-juice mixture over chicken.
- Roast chicken, basting occasionally with pan juices, until juices run clear when thickest part of chicken is pierced with tip of knife, about 1 hour 30 minutes.
- Transfer chicken to warm platters. Skim and discard fat from drippings in pan; pour pan drippings into medium bowl. Spoon some pan juices over chicken and serve chicken with remaining juices. Makes 20 main-dish servings.