Fruit Garland Roast Chicken Recipe
Ingredients
| Chicken | 5 pound | |
| 1 small lemon quartered celery leaves | ||
| Papaya | 1 (lemon marinade:) | |
| Avocado | 1 Small (lemon marinade:) | |
| 1 cup strawberries with stems | ||
Directions
Wash chicken and pat dry.
Place in a large bowl, pour lemon herb marinade over it, cover, and chill at least 2 hours, turning.
Drain off marinade and reserve.
Tuck quartered lemon and a few celery leaves inside chicken cavity.
Place chicken on a rack in an uncovered pan and roast in a 350° oven about 2 hours or until the thickest part of the drumstick yields to gentle pressure.
Baste several times with marinade. (Or impale the chicken on a spit and barbecue according to directions for your specific barbecue.)
For fruit garland, peel and slice papaya and avocado, discarding seeds Wash strawberries.
Place roasted chicken on a carving board and surround with fruit.
Generously.
Contains about 300 calories per serving.
Place in a large bowl, pour lemon herb marinade over it, cover, and chill at least 2 hours, turning.
Drain off marinade and reserve.
Tuck quartered lemon and a few celery leaves inside chicken cavity.
Place chicken on a rack in an uncovered pan and roast in a 350° oven about 2 hours or until the thickest part of the drumstick yields to gentle pressure.
Baste several times with marinade. (Or impale the chicken on a spit and barbecue according to directions for your specific barbecue.)
For fruit garland, peel and slice papaya and avocado, discarding seeds Wash strawberries.
Place roasted chicken on a carving board and surround with fruit.
Generously.
Contains about 300 calories per serving.
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