Lemon Roast Chicken

Ingredients

  * 3 lb whole chicken
  * 2 lemons
  * 4 green onions finely chopped
  * 2 tbsp chopped lemon thyme
  * 2 cloves garlic, crushed
  * 1 tbsp olive oil
  * 6 sprigs lemon thyme
  * 4 thin slices prosciutto

Directions

1. Preheat oven to 350F. Trim the chicken of any excess fat and sinew. Rinse out cavity and dry with paper towels

2. Place lemons, green onions, lemon thyme, garlic and freshly ground black pepper in a mixing bowl and mix together well. Spoon into chicken.

3. Bend wings back under body. Tie drumsticks together with (non-toxic) string. Place on a wire rack in roasting pan. Brush with oil and top with sprigs of lemon thyme. Cover the breast with overlapping slices of prosciutto.

4. Cover chicken with foil and roast to 1 hour 15 minutes or until cooked through. Remove foil and cook for another 15 minutes until skin is crispy. Allow the chicken to rest 15 minutes before carving.