Lemon Roasted Chicken

Okay, so this is the first recipe I did NOT like. In fact, my hubby who eats most everything didn't like it either. Now there could be one factor.... I didn't BAKE it, I put it in the Crockpot so it would cook while we were at church. But GEEZ! I could have done without a LOT more lemon. Six was just too much for the Crockpot. I couldn't even takes the cayenne pepper! So if I make this again in the crockpot, I will use only TWO lemons! Or I will just follow the recipe and bake it! LOL

Here's what I did:

One whole chicken (Recipe callse for 6 chicken leg/thigh pieces attached)
2 medium yellow or sweet onions, quartered
Juice of 6 lemons
10 garlic cloves, pressed
1 tablesppon dried rosemary, or more. (I actually used Thyme since I didn't have rosemary)
1/2 teaspoon cayenne pepper or more
Salt & black pepper.

I put the onion in the crockpot. I skinned and layed the chicken on top of the onion and poured in all that lemon juice. Rub the garlic on the chicken then sprinkle with the rosemary, cayenne pepper, S & P

Cooked on high for 5 hours. The chicken was cooked great, but just tooo much lemon taste.

So will I ever make this again? Probably not. If anyone else tries it, make it the way she suggests

Skin the chicken, if you like. Place the legs/thighs in a roasting pan with the quartered onions. Squeeze the juice from the lemons all over the chicken and then rub the pieces with garlic. Sprinkle on the spices. Roast for about 90 minutes or until cooked through.

To serve, pour the lemony garlic juices over the chicken & onions. (OH! I also didn't even taste the garlic!!)

Please leave a comment if you made this and how it turned out for you. I am curious!

:)