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lemon roasted chicken

lemon roasted chicken

Serves 5
Zest the lemon by gently grating the yellow skin with a fine grater, peel the garlic.

To prepare the marinade, blitz the lemon zest and juice, garlic, mixed herbs and olive oil in a blender, making sure it is all mixed well. Once blended, add a small pinch of salt and a grind of pepper, then taste a tiny bit to check the seasoning.

Pour the marinade over the chicken legs, rubbing it into every nook and cranny. Cover, and leave in the fridge for at least 2 hours, or preferably overnight so that the flavours can develop. You can cook the chicken straight away but the flavours will be nicer if you can leave it to marinate.

A few hours later
Preheat the oven to 200 C/400 F/gas 6. Transfer your chicken legs to a shallow baking tray, spoon the marinade over the chicken legs and cook in the preheated oven for 45 minutes to an hour, or until golden, crisp and tender.

Serve the chicken with the juices and some sweet tomato pasta. The recipe for this has been posted up in the Pasta section.

From the School Dinners pack

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Ingredients

• zest and juice of 1 lemon
• 1 clove of garlic, peeled
• a small pinch of mixed dried herbs
• 35ml olive oil
• sea salt and freshly ground black pepper, to taste
• 5 whole chicken legs, preferably free-range or organic





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20 comments
1. Craig Pilkington Mon 05 Jan 2009 15:41 Cooked this for my Fiancée during a recent romantic evening and she was totally blown away. Absolutely cannot wait to try more recipes. MANY thanks for this fantastic recipe...
2. Rachel Wed 19 Nov 2008 14:36 Really loved this dish, very easy to make and absolutely delicious!
3. Rachel Wed 19 Nov 2008 14:35 Really loved this dish, very easy to make and absolutely delicious!
4. Sibz Sun 16 Nov 2008 13:13 this looks really nice
im going to try it :)
thanks for the idea ur the best cook (:

x
5. Laura Ryan Mon 13 Oct 2008 13:55 That looks very nice..i like it :)
I might try it..
I'm going to get my mum to make it because well im only 14.
I'd be able to make it but probably not allowed haha.
Good work though duck!!
6. nicola Wed 08 Oct 2008 17:13 hey there jamie!!!! just cooked ur recipe for my lovely boyfreind. it was absoultey mind blowing he said ur the best cook ever thank you so much
7. daniel wainwright Mon 08 Sep 2008 13:10 hi jamie jus like to say that i cooked this dish for the family one night and it was absolutely beautifull i have never tasted chicken so good. i have also cooked many others of your chicken dishes and they are all top quality and full of flavour i really like your cooking and is a pleasure to cook your food as you know it will taste so good and impess everyone who eats it thanx again
8. Kirsten Sun 22 Jun 2008 17:02 me and my brother made this for our family and they loved it, it's so simple yet effective.

thanks jamie (:

Kirst, 14 xx
9. krissy Sun 25 May 2008 19:34 well i have just prepared this now, and is sitting happily marinating over night in the fridge, instead of using chicken legs though, i used a whole fresh chicken cut into quarters, me and my fella have 2 very hungry toddlers, and they both love chicken, so this will give them a new taste to their usual plain roast chicken they love. i wont be serving pasta though, i will be using cous cous and a green salad! can't wait to try it, thanks jamie!
10. Philippa Wed 21 May 2008 10:17 As hotel students these recipes of yours sound fantastic !!!!!!!
Thank you
11. Ellen Fri 16 May 2008 08:30 i love your cooking n its my dream to become more like you one day. i love you Oliver. I an a student in hospitality management. in South africa
12. Alex Tue 08 Apr 2008 16:03 Cheap, easy and delicious !!!
13. evan harris Tue 06 Nov 2007 13:38 you are a very good cook there man.
14. Ryan Fri 02 Nov 2007 08:27 Love the lemon flavours , great taste!
15. koala Thu 01 Nov 2007 08:05 This was fantastic! I served it with rice and it was a great meal. The meat was really tender and juicy. Will try it with the sweet tomato pasta next.
16. kirsty simmons Wed 31 Oct 2007 12:18 mmmmmmmmm sounds good
17. carol watts Sat 06 Oct 2007 17:20 needed something everyone would like, kids to grandparents. the chicken fitted the bill-and done with roast potatos,parsnips etc better than trad.sunday lunch!
18. Ricardo Boncan Thu 04 Oct 2007 13:01 This was a cinch to make especially since my wife was on vacation with 5 kids to feed. I reduced the amount of lemon and added a tad of butter before serving, the kids loved it. I skipped he chilli in the sweet tomato pasta everything was devoured! Thanks
19. Sue B Tue 25 Sep 2007 17:21 Gorgeous, as suggested, with sweet tomato pasta. Easy, too.
20. Barbara Rooke Sat 22 Sep 2007 18:14 This was simple to make and everyone liked it - even my husband who is really fussy. Made it with the sweet tomato pasta so it was a real homemade meal and very healthy. Next time,however, I wouldn't put so much chilli in the pasta but that's down to preference. Thanks for the ideas!

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