Rotisserie Lemon-rosemary Chicken

Total Time: 9 hrs 45 mins Preparation Time: 15 mins Cook Time: 9 hrs 30 mins

Ingredients

• Servings: 6
• 1 (4 lb) chicken
• 1/2 cup fresh lemon juice
• 1 lemon, zest of, grated
• 5 garlic cloves, minced
• 1/4 cup fresh rosemary leaf
• 1 teaspoon salt
• 1 teaspoon fresh ground black pepper
• 1/4 cup olive oil

Recipe

• 1 wash chicken inside and out under cold water and pat dry.
• 2 remove any excess fat from the skin and put chicken in a 2-gallon zip top bag.
• 3 mix marinade ingredients and pour over chicken.
• 4 marinate in refrigerator about 8 hours.
• 5 remove chicken from marinade and drain.
• 6 load chicken spit rod assembly. truss according to manufacturer's directions, or tie the legs together and tie another string around the body and wings so the wings don't flop around during cooking.
• 7 roast until an instant-read meat thermometer inserted into the thickest part of the thigh registers 175 degrees, about 20 minutes per pound.
• 8 remove chicken from spit, cover loosely with foil and let rest for about 10 minutes before carving.