Whole Oven-Barbecued Chicken

1. 1

   Preheat oven to 350 degrees.

2. 2

   Add lemon juice and 1/2 teaspoon zest to barbecue sauce; mix well.

3. 3

   Place chicken in baking pan, place 2 of the lemon halves and garlic cloves inside the cavity of the chicken, rub the outside of the chicken with remaining lemon halves and discard; tie the legs together using kitchen twine.

4. 4

   Bake for 1 hour 45 minutes or until chicken is cooked through. The internal temperature should be 165 degrees F, basting with the sauce mixture every 5 minutes during the last 20 minutes of baking.

5. 5

   Sprinkle with reserved lemon peel during the last 5 minutes.

6. 6

   Prepare the stuffing mix as directed on package, place stuffing in oven during last 30 minutes of chicken baking time.

7. 7

   Remove and discard lemon halves and garlic cloves from chicken cavity; skim fat from drippings in baking pan; serve drippings with chicken and stuffing.

* Per serving · 4 servings · Values may vary.

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