Lemon-Thyme Roast Chicken [Bulkbites.com]

• Servings: 4
• Time: 120 minutes

I love roasted chicken and I am sure that a majority of you love it too! Therefore, I decided to share this recipe with you, hoping that you will try it sooner than later. However, I have made sure that I have provided a little twist to this recipe with my own little imagination. Before you go far ahead into thinking what drastic changes I have made, let me tell you that I have provided lemon and thyme touch to it. Just as incredible this dish tastes, it is high on important nutrients like protein and carbs. Bodybuilder can have this chicken dish for dinner as it is low on fat too!

Nutrition

• calories: 673
• protein: 118
• carbs: 14
• fat: 17
• saturated fat: 0.05
• polyunsaturated fat: 0.12
• monounsaturated fat: 0.01
• cholesterol: 0
• sodium: 25
• potassium: 221
• dietary fiber: 3.83
• sugars: 1.7
• vitamin a: 257
• vitamin c: 47
• calcium: 70
• iron: 1
• magnesium: 0
• complex carbs: 8.47
• other fats: 16.82

Ingredients

• 1 tbsp, leaves Spices, thyme, dried
• 2 fruit without seeds Lemons, raw, with peel
• 4 cloves Garlic, raw
• 2 medium Carrots, raw
• 1 tsp, crumbled Spices, bay leaf
• 1 slice, medium Onions, raw
• 1 tbsp Plain Flour
• 1 slice Plain Butter
• 15 fillet Chicken breast, low fat

Instructions

• Let the oven be preheated to 200C
• Take a small bowl; add into it a small bunch of thyme leaves, 5g butter, half-lemon juice and the mashed garlic. Mix the contents and leave it aside.
• Using your hands, remove the skin from the chicken breast and add the above mixture into the gap. Rub the reminder of butter over the chicken. Stuff the inner portion of chicken with the garlic, thyme leaves and stalks and lemon halves.
• Take a small roasting tin and scatter chopped onion, bay leaves and carrot over it. Place the chicken over it and roast it for at least 1 hr and 30 minutes.
• Once the chicken has turned golden brown, remove it from the over and set aside for a few minutes.
• Use a tong or any other device to remove the thyme, garlic and lemons from the chicken cavity.
• Transfer the chicken into a plate and serve hot