Greek Style Roast Chicken or Lemon pepper whole roast chicken recipe with step by step pictures. Delicious roast chicken marinated olive oil, lemon juice and black pepper.
Greek Style Roast Chicken
Roasting a whole chicken is one of my long term mission. I wanted to do it so badly. But something put me back in it. And finally last week i got the courage to roast a whole chicken. I asked hubby to get a chicken with skin on, but sadly my butcher took most of the skin out.
Roasting chicken with skins tend to give more juicy chicken. But i was little worried that my chicken had no skin on their breast side, so it will get dried. But to my surprise the chicken turned out so moist and juicy..I love it to the core and everyone at home loved it and the entire chicken got over in 30 mins. I served it with garlic mayo, naan and coleslaw.
Ingredients for Greek Roast Chicken
Whole Chicken - 1.5 kg
Olive Oil - ¼ cup
Kashmiri Chilli Powder - 2 tblspn
Black Pepper Powder - 1 tsp
Chilli Flakes - 2 tblspn
Oregano - 1 tblspn
Garlic Powder - 2 tblspn
Onion Powder - 2 tblspn
Salt to taste
Lemon Juice - 4 tblspn
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Greek Style Roast Chicken Recipe
Ingredients
- Whole Chicken - 1.5 kg
- Olive Oil - ¼ cup
- Kashmiri Chilli Powder - 2 tblspn
- Black Pepper Powder - 1 tsp
- Chilli Flakes - 2 tblspn
- Oregano - 1 tblspn
- Garlic Powder - 2 tblspn
- Onion Powder - 2 tblspn
- Salt to taste
- Lemon Juice - 4 tblspn
Instructions
- Take a whole chicken and clean it well. Wipe it with a paper towel to make it completely dry. This will ensure that the marination sticks.
- Now take a bowl and add all the ingredients in it. Mix well to form a thick smooth paste.
- Now line a baking sheet with foil and brush it with some oil. Place the chicken over it and pour over the marination.
- Massage the chicken well, so the marination sticks all over the chicken.
- Leave it to marinate for 30 mins.
- Preheat the oven to 200 Degree C.
- Now place the squeezed lemon half inside the cavity of the chicken. Put the chicken in the preheated oven for 20 mins.
- Now after 20 mins, take the chicken out and reduce the oven temp to 160 degree C.
- Now baste the chicken with the juices left in the tray. Cover the chicken with foil and bake in the oven for 20 more mins.
- Remove the chicken and baste it once more..Cover the chicken with foil and bake in the oven for 20 more mins.
- Remove the chicken and baste it once more..Cover the chicken with foil and bake in the oven for 20 more mins.
- Now take the chicken out of the oven, increase the oven temp to 250 Degree C. Baste the chicken one final time. Remove the foil and bake the chicken in the oven for the final 10 mins.
- Now take the chicken out of the oven and allow it to rest for 15 mins.
- Now use a kitchen scissors or knife and cut into pieces.
- Serve with garlic mayo and naan bread.
Greek Style Roast Chicken with step by step pictures
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| Take all your ingredients |
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| You need a cleaned whole chicken |
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| Take olive oil in a bowl |
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| Add kashmiri chilli powder |
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| Black Pepper |
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| salt |
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| oregano |
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| Garlic powder |
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| onion powder |
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| chilli flakes |
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| lemon |
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| mix it up |
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| drizzle some oil over a baking sheet lined with foil |
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| brush it up |
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| Place the chicken over it |
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| Spoon over the marination |
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| Massage it...Leave it to marinate for 30 mins |
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| Place the lemon wedge inside the cavity |
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| Place it inside the oven for 20 mins |
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| Remove it out |
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| Base with the juices |
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| cover it with a foil |
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| Pop in the oven and bake for 20 more mins |
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| Remove it out |
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| Tilt the pan to get all the juices |
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| Base again |
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| Cover with foil |
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| Pop inside the oven and bake for 20 more mins |
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| Now remove it from oven |
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| Take all the juices again |
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| base it |
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| Cover with foil again |
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| Bake for 20 more mins |
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| Base it once more and bake without a foil.. |
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| Serve |
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pavithraravindar
Mouth Watering recipe very very nice pictures....
chhavi kusum
Was waiting for this recipe! Looks so yummy!!! I am going to try ASAP!!! 🙂
kochu
Wow....
Manju Modiyani
The chicken looks amazingly yummy! Just one question. Why did you put the lemon in the chicken's cavity? Does it enhance the flavor?
Hamaree Rasoi
Delicious and awesome looking roast chicken.
Deepa
Aarthi
@Manju ModiyaniYes it enhances the flavour
Shahana Shams.
Hi Aarthi,
Your roasted chicken looks yummy to my tummy. I want to try it soon, how to make garlic powder and onion powder? Thanks in advance.
Regards
Shahana Shams.
Aarthi
@Shahana Shams.I bought it in nuts and spices. You can use fresh ground onion and garlic.
Anonymous
Hi Aarthi
Can I use a microwave for this recipe instead of an oven??
Aarthi
@Anonymousif your oven has convection mode you can bake
suchandra hati
Looking so yummy.. U r really talented..too good... I love ur recipes..
suchandra hati
I love roasted chicken. Thanks for sharing ur recipe's. U r really a talented cook.Every day I Read ur blog .Cooking is my hobby also.
Swap
Hi Aarthi
This is looking mouthwatering...
I am going to try soon....
One question - Did you use skinned chicken?
Aarthi
@Swapyes i used skinned chicken
Swap
Hi Aarthi
ThIs is so yummy..
I don't have onion n garlic powder.... can I apply fresh onion and garlic paste directly
Swap
And can we used onion n garlic raw paste instead of powder?
Aarthi
@Swapyes u can use fresh ones
Anonymous
Can I make it in otg or microwave grill oven?
Anonymous
Hi Aarthi mam
Checken rost karane k kiye oven ka konsa mode use karu ...
Aarthi
@Anonymousenglish please
Aarthi
@AnonymousYou can make it in OTG
Anonymous
Hi Arti soo yummy pls share recp for Murgmusallam
sandhya thomas
The chicken was sooo good. My family loves it
Raji
Thanks Arthi for teaching me how to keep the chicken moist while roasting. You are a super cook!
The Flexible Chef
@Manju Modiyani It not only adds flavour but helps to keep the meat moist
Aarthie Ranjit
hi, which mode in my OTG I have to choose? grill or bake? I am a regular follower of your post. I like all your recipes. please mention which mode to choose for all the recipes using otg or oven. it will help for people who have otg or oven. thanks in advance.
Aarthi
U have to use bake mode.
Sujtha
How long do we need to preheat oven..pls mention accurate timings for all OTG receipes mam.TIA
Vidya
I have tried most of your recipes, every time it comes out so tasty. Can I know which oven you use.
Aarthi
In this recipe i used morphy richards OTG