Weight Watchers Meyer Lemon Roast Chicken is an easy and delicious dinner recipe the whole family will love!
MyWW Points: 3 Blue Plan and 9 Green Plan
3 WW Freestyle Points and 9 Smart Points
INGREDIENTS
- 3½ pound skinless boneless light and dark meat chicken giblets removed
- ¾ teaspoon salt
- ½ teaspoon ground black pepper
- 3 Myer or regular lemon
- 4 small shallot peeled
- cup chicken broth
- 1 tablespoon fresh parsley chopped
INSTRUCTIONS
- Preheat your oven to 400°F (200°C) and get a medium-sized roasting pan ready.
- Take the chicken and sprinkle it with ½ teaspoon of salt and ¼ teaspoon of pepper. Fold the chicken’s wings under it and tie its legs together using kitchen string. Now, place the chicken in the roasting pan with its breast facing up.
- Put the lemon halves, cut side down, into the roasting pan around the chicken. Also, scatter the shallots around the chicken.
- Roast the chicken in the oven for 30 minutes. After that, add some broth to the pan. Keep roasting until a thermometer stuck into the chicken’s thigh shows 165°F (about 74°C). This will take around 30 minutes more.
- Once it’s done, take the chicken out of the oven and let it sit on a cutting board for about 10 minutes.
- After the chicken has cooled a bit, chop the shallots into small pieces. Put these shallots into a mini-food processor.
- Remove any fat from the juices in the pan. Add those juices, along with the remaining ¼ teaspoon of salt and ¼ teaspoon of pepper, into the food processor. Pulse it until the sauce becomes smooth.
- To carve the chicken. Cut it into pieces and divide them among 6 plates. Sprinkle some parsley on top.
- Serve the chicken with the sauce and the lemon halves. Just remember to remove the skin before eating.
NOTES
Serving Size: 1/6 of chicken, 1 Lemon Half, and 2 Tablespoons Sauce
NUTRITION
Calories: 303kcalCarbohydrates: 8gProtein: 25gFat: 19gSaturated Fat: 6gPolyunsaturated Fat: 4gMonounsaturated Fat: 8gTrans Fat: 0.1gCholesterol: 96mgSodium: 492mgPotassium: 381mgFiber: 2gSugar: 3gVitamin A: 248IUVitamin C: 33mgCalcium: 37mgIron: 2mg
