This is one of my favorite recipes, so ridiculously simple and always getting a success!
It’s perfect for a dinner with friends (count 1 4lbs chicken for 4 servings) or a Sunday lunch with grandma… Whatever the occasion may be, if you’re going for a smaller chicken, don’t forget to adapt the cooking time

1/ Preheat oven to 450° F (230° C)

2/ Rinse chicken and dry it with a paper towel. Pour some salt & pepper inside.

3/ Clean lemon and make it holes with a fork so the juice comes out while cooking.

4/ Insert the lemon and some thyme in the chicken. If your chicken is too small, cut the lemon in 4 pieces and insert the quarters inside it.

5/ Pour 1 tablespoon of olive oil on a roasting pan. Place chicken on it.

6/ Add 3 tbs of olive oil, thyme, salt and pepper on the chicken.

7/ Bake chicken for around 1 hour, turning it every 20 minutes and basting often with the juice.