Roast Chicken with Garlic, Lemon and Parsley Recipe

Marinade:
1 cup flat-leaf parsley
2 garlic cloves
2 shallots
1 tablespoon coarsely ground black pepper
3 tablespoons olive oil
1 1/2 tablespoons Dijon mustard
1 1/2 teaspoons dried herbes de Provence
1/2 teaspoon dried rosemary

Chicken:
1 (3-pound) chicken
1/2 teaspoon salt
Coarsely ground black pepper
1/2 head garlic (unpeeled)
1/2 cup low-sodium chicken broth
2 tablespoons lemon juice

1. To prepare marinade, combine all ingredients in a food processor; process to a paste.
2. To prepare chicken, coat chicken with marinade. Cover and refrigerate 4 hours or overnight.
3. Preheat oven to 350F.
4. Season chicken with salt and pepper; place on rack in roasting pan. Wrap garlic in foil and place alongside chicken. Roast 1 1/2 hours or until a meat thermometer inserted in thigh registers 170F. Remove from oven and let rest 20 minutes.
5. Reserve pan juices in the roasting pan. Add broth and lemon juice. Squeeze roasted garlic cloves into broth mixture. Whisk, stirring to loose brown bits, and simmer until slightly thickened. Serve with chicken. Serves 4.

Relish a classic Dish, October 2008. Recipe adapted from Bistro Cooking at Home by Gordon Hamersley (Broadway Books, 2003).

Per serving: 330 calories, 19g fat, 95mg chol., 34g prot., 4g carbs., 1g fiber, 550mg sodium