Ingredients
- 4 to 5 pound whole chicken
- 1/2 cup olive oil
For Rub
- juice from one blood orange
- 1/4 tablespoon salt
- 1/4 tablespoon pepper
- 4 cloves of garlic crushed
- 4 cloves of garlic peeled and whole
For Stuffing
- 1 lemon cut into wedges
- 1 sprig of rosemary
- 1 blood orange cut into flat slices
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 350
- Mix the rub ingredients together until well incorporated.
- Spray medium pan with non-stick spray and place chicken in pan.
- Pour mixture on top of chicken and rub it in.
- Stuff lemon wedges, rosemary, and garlic in center of chicken.
- Place orange slices on top of chicken. (wash hands after handling bird)
- Cover with foil and bake covered for about 1 1/2-2 hours.
- Remove foil and bake an additional 15 minutes uncovered to brown the outside.
- Check internal temperature to make sure it is cooked through (180 F), chicken should be easy to tear apart when done.
Tried this recipe?Let us know how it was!