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Roast Chicken

Name: Roast Chicken
Yield: 5 servings
Ingredients: 1 chicken, plucked with giblets removed; 1 lemon, halved; Olive oil; Salt; Pepper

This is a basic recipe detailing how to prepare basic roast chicken. The dish is popular worldwide.

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serving

432kcal · 22% of your day

Protein: 37 g · 31% of 120 g
Carbs: 1 g · 0% of 220 g
Fat: 30 g · 46% of 65 g

0 g
Fibre: 0 g
Sugar: 140 mg
Sodium: 210 g
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Calculated from all 2 ingredients by weight.

Serving size estimated by Ma Kitchen. The source gives no serving count, so the recipe is split into 5 servings of about 209 g, the usual size for a main dish. If your portion is bigger or smaller, set how much you eat above and the macros follow.

The cooking fat is not counted. The source gives no amount for the oil or butter this is cooked in. Calories and fat will be higher than shown.

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Ingredients

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1 chicken, plucked with giblets removed
1 lemon, halved
Olive oil
Salt
Pepper

Ingredients for 5 servings (1 kg) · the original recipe

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Method

1
Preheat your oven to 200°C (390°F).
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2
Rub salt in the cavity of the chicken, then insert the two halves of lemon.
3
Rub the chicken skin all over with olive oil, then season generously with salt and pepper. Place in a lightly oiled roasting tin.
4
Roast for 20 minutes per 450g (1 lb) plus an additional 30 minutes at the end.
5
Remove the chicken from the oven, cover loosely with foil and allow to rest for 20 minutes before carving.
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Recipe from Wikibooks Cookbook, written by Wikibooks contributors. Used under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence; the ingredient list and method on this page are taken from that page and edited (its notes, tips and variations are not reproduced), and are available under the same licence. The macros, equipment tags and scaling are Ma Kitchen’s own and are not the source’s figures. Ma Kitchen is not affiliated with or endorsed by Wikibooks Cookbook. Copied on 2026-11-12.