Ginger Citrus Roast Chicken Recipe (2024)

If you're like me, roast chicken is a staple in your Paleo kitchen. Easy to prepare, reasonably priced, satisfying, and leftovers can be used in a lot of different ways.

Our regular roast chicken can often become too much of a habit and become somewhat bland after a while.

This roast chicken is cooked stuffed with orange, lemon, and fresh ginger preparation, so the meat stays juicy with a nice tangy taste. Compared to your regular roast chicken, you only need some oranges, lemons, and fresh ginger, and you're up for absolute success.

This will also be a very healthy meal with the addition of vitamin C and flavonoid-rich citrus fruits and the anti-inflammatoryand stomach-healing properties of ginger.

Ginger Citrus Roast Chicken Recipe

Prep: 5 min Cook: 55 min Serves:6

Ingredients

• About 5 tablespoon coconut oil (or lard, tallow, ghee);
• 3 lemons;
• 2 oranges;
• 1 whole chicken (about 4 ½ pounds);
• 3 tablespoon grated fresh ginger;
• Salt and pepper to taste.

Preparation

1. Preheat your oven to 425 F. Grate the zest 1 orange and orange lemon and then cut them in quarters.
2. Wipethe chicken dry and place it in a roasting pan.
3. Mix 1 tablespoon of the grated ginger with the citrus zest. Rub the citrus mixture in the chicken cavity with some added salt and pepper if wanted. Add the quartered lemon and orange inside the cavity.
4. Juice the remaining lemons and orange with the remaining 2 tablespoon ginger, and also add the melted coconut oil. Brush the chicken with the mixture.
5. Put in the oven for 15 minutes.
6. After 15 minutes, baste the chicken and reduce the heat to 375 F.
7. After another 25 minutes, baste again, turn the chicken on its breast and cook for another 25 minutes.
8. At this point, verify the doneness of the chicken by verifying if the juices run clear when you cut the thickest part of the breast. You can also verify with a meat thermometer (it should be 160 F in the breast and at least 170 F in the thigh).
9. When ready, remove from the oven and let the chicken rest for 15 minutes.
10. Garnish with extra citrus wedges if wanted on a bed of steamed vegetables or spinach. Use citrus, coconut oil, and ginger cooking juice as a sauce.

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