Lemon-Herb Roasted Chicken

Photo by Becky Luigart-Stayner

Ingredients

2 tablespoons dried oregano
2 lemons
1 (5-pound) roasting chicken
6 garlic cloves, minced
1 teaspoon olive oil
1 teaspoon salt
2 teaspoons cracked black pepper
+ 1 more ingredients
- 1 tablespoon dried basil

Peel and section lemons, reserving the peels. Combine lemon sections, oregano, and next 5 ingredients (oregano through garlic) in a bowl, and mash with a fork. Immerse the top and bottom of a 2-quart clay cooking pot in water for 10 minutes. Empty pot, and drain well. Remove and discard the gible...

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