Oven Roasted Lime and Thyme Whole Chicken (Delightful Aroma and Taste Recipe)

[richman]

What cooking means for you? For me cooking is mostly about combining taste, smell and visual presentation. Definitely I have my own preferences, habits and such that influence what I’m cooking and in what way I’m doing it.

This time I wanted some really original taste. I've heard recently that fresh thyme combined with lemons or limes give meat very original aroma and taste, so I just wanted to try that concept cooking whole chicken. I must tell you it was absolutely delightful.

Just do it!

Ingredients

• whole chicken (better organic one);
• 1-2 lemons or limes (preferred);
• 5-7 garlic cloves sliced;
• 2 fresh sprigs of thyme torn (may add a little rosemary and sage);
• garlic powder;
• salt and pepper(s).

Instructions

Season chicken generously with pepper, salt and garlic powder. Slice limes (lemons) and garlic. Tear and cut thyme sprigs. Put limes, garlic and thyme into the chicken. After that put chicken into the oven preheated to 180°C. The bird must be done in 1-1/2 hours (40 minutes for each kilo approx.)

Serve while hot.

Bon Appetit!

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Yet Another Great Recipe of Hot Chicken Wings BBQ
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Chicken wings BBQ with grilled mushrooms, vegetables and chilled wine (Quick and Easy)
Summertime chicken wings BBQ in soy sauce

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You can find a lot more food posts in my blog as well as other posts on various topics.
Thank you for all upvotes and comments!
Cheers, hugs, kisses, all the best and happy cooking :D
@richman

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[artem-sokoloff]

Оригінально. Курка з лимоном. Рестім вам, звісно ж 🌼🌼🌼🌼

[richman]

Дякую за підтримку, Артеме!

[newschannel428]

wow it looks so good i want to eat it now

[richman]

Thank you @newschannel428!

[englishtchrivy]

you tease!
you know I love chicken!
it's dinner time here and all my tummy anacondas are on strike now cause of this haha
yum!
i could imagine the smell!

[richman]

Yeah, just kidding P
Thanks a lot for your comments and constant support, Ivy!

[englishtchrivy]

hahahah .. am just kidding too most of the time
how can I not - you have also always helped me!
TC!

[lautenglye]

upvote and rs for you...

[richman]

Thanks you so much @lautenglye!

[lautenglye]

u r welcome

[versonika]

Hello, your pictures look amazing. And I bet the food tastes good as well. :) I'm new here, and I just wrote a post about creating a paella. Perhaps, you could check it out. Keep up the good work. Thanks https://steemit.com/food/@versonika/how-to-make-a-traditional-valencian-spanish-paella

[richman]

I so love paella! Thanks for sharing :D

[rymlen]

Woah!! Looks delicious :)

[richman]

Thank you @rymlen :D

[englishtchrivy]

@richman yoooohoooo~~~
where are you?
we misss you here you know?
you still alive?

[globalfoodbook]

Looks delicious.

[richman]

Thanks so much for taking the time to comment @globalfoodbook!

[globalfoodbook]

you are welcome.

[royalmacro]

yummy !!!!

[richman]

Thanks so much @royalmacro, I really appreciate your support!

[condra]

[richman]

:-) Thanks!

[artwatch]

agreed

[jimmyrai28]

yeah looks yummy!!!

[dufe]

looks tasty!

[richman]

Thanks so much @dufe!

[cryptosauce]

I'm so gonna try this! Thanks.

[richman]

I am so glad you liked it @cryptosauce, thanks for commenting :D

[barvon]

Easy-to-learn cooking and excellent results.
Good job @richman

[richman]

Thanks so much for the great comment @barvon!

[jrhughes]

This sounds amazing! I'm new here and I'm loving the wide variety of posts... cooking is one of my favorite down-time activities so your blog is a great find! Followed and up-voted.

[richman]

Welcome and thanks for taking the time to comment :D

[ramengirl]

oh that's a fresh Thyme! I've never seen it before :) looks so yummy!!

[richman]

Absolutely original fresh aroma, you are right!
Thanks so much for taking the time to comment :D

[jlboone]

Looks amazing!! Will be trying this soon!

[richman]

I bet you won't regret!
Thank you for commenting @jlboone :D

[natashahall]

Great recipe idea, thanks!

[richman]

Thanks a lot for your comment @natashahall!

[soldier]

This looks so delicious ! I want a lime chicken right now !

[richman]

Yep, lime-thyme chicken. Thyme gives it fantastic aroma too :D
Thanks so much for taking your time to comment @soldier!

[nitinchugh]

nice post..
upvoted resteemed and followed

[richman]

Your support is much appreciated @nitinchugh!

[ssekulji]

yummy :)

[richman]

Thank you, my friend :D

[ssekulji]

you're welcome :D

[beautyfull]

It looks delicious 😋 let me tell you I'm learning to cook now and I say learning because i haven't made many things . I used to be scared of making chicken and getting the family sick but of course now I can tell when it's done. I thought many times of making a chicken but when I go to store the one they have already made is cheaper than buying a whole chicken that is raw. Is there a big difference?

[richman]

There is nothing to be scared about, unless chicken is not fresh. Just make the heat lower and cook longer if you uncertain if it's done. You may want to use gadgets to check the temperature inside meat additionally.
Yes, there is a huge difference between already cooked chicken from the store and homemade.
First, and the most important, you never know how fresh it was before marinated and cooked.
Second, you never know what kind of ingredients they use to marinate it and in what conditions it was marinated. I can tell you many more arguments, actually, but here is another one: I believe they will never cook this lime and thyme chicken for you :D
Thanks much for your question and happy cooking @beautyfull!

[patelincho]

Finaly the chiken comme ! Great !

[richman]

Thanks so much @patelincho, I really appreciate your comments :D

[allasyummyfood]

I love how colourful your pictures are! they are so amazing and recipe looks bang on!! I'm also a massive foodie and a chef!

[richman]

This is so kind of you to take the time to comment my humble post @allasyummyfood!
Thank you, Steemit Master Chef :D
Absolutely love your Pelmeni recipe.
Thanks for sharing your great work with the Steemit society!
All the best

[allasyummyfood]

hehhehe :)))

[lighteye]

MUPPET NEWS FLASH! Another @richman's recipe that caused consternation in the community!

(Desk was flooded with emails that said: That's not funny, that's delicious!)

[richman]

I always love your comments @lighteye :D

[lighteye]

I'm glad to hear that. I love your recipes. Just keep them coming 😊

[richman]

Sure thing ;-) Thanks a lot!

[meesterboom]

Aaahh, fresh thyme and lemon is a favourite of mine with chicken! Top notch mate!

[richman]

Actually that was the first time I cooked chicken with thyme and lime.
Still have some thyme left ;-)
Thanks for your comment, man!

[meesterboom]

Always a pleasure dudemeister! I love your posts!

[richman]

:-)

[tlester]

Umm...I'm sorry I think I missed it. What time did you want us over for dinner? ;)

[richman]

Anytime :D
Thanks so much for commenting @tlester!

[oyamurty]

Nice @richman

[richman]

Thanks @oyamurty!

[rouketas]

Nice one ! today or tommorow ill give a try to your hawaiian pineapple chicken
got the ingredients !

[richman]

Cool! Please drop me a line about how it went :D
If you like meat with pineapple you might want to try this recipe: https://steemit.com/food/@richman/pork-prince-orloff-or-french-style-meat-bookmark-this-recipe-thank-me-later (just add pineapple chunks).
Cheers!

[rouketas]

Even better ill drop you some photos enjoying your recipe!!

[happyhousewife]

Looks amazing @richman

[richman]

Thank you @happyhousewife!

[olga.maslievich]

Deliciously! Thank you for the recipe!

[richman]

Thank you very much, Olga!

[edekadam]

Yummy!

[richman]

Thank you @edekadam!

[anto2318]

This looks delicious! Thank you. Please follow me and check out my first post. Regards, Antonio

[richman]

Cool posts! Thanks for stopping by @anto2318 :D

[creutzy]

Great recipe! Looks delicious! I kinda gave up on eating chicken for a while now but I am starting to reconsider my choices...

[richman]

May I wonder why you gave up on eating chicken?
Many thanks for your comment :D

[creutzy]

No worries! I gave it up because it too hard to find a good quality organic one to buy where I live now. It is hard to say what sort of conditions it was raised in, what kind of food it was fed but most of all, the issue is with antibiotics. The average chicken you can buy in a supermarket is pumped full of antibiotics which ends up introducing a lot of antibiotic-resistant bacteria into your food supply.

[richman]

Uh, I see.
I've heard that turkey is safer in that sense.
But you are right, you never know these days...

[creutzy]

Yeah, tricky subject really. Everyone goes about it in their own way. I've actually seen a chicken "factory" and it isn't a pretty sight. I would much rather buy it from a poor farmer that grows them around the house and feeds them by hand and doesn't pump them full of meds...

[otellla]

looks nice!

[richman]

Thanks much @otellla!

[akiyoshi]

Yummy....

[richman]

Thank you @akiyoshi :D

[akiyoshi]

I imagine from your post, it's like I want to eat grilled chicken .. really it makes me hungry ..

[nefey1117]

Looks amazing - REAL food!

[richman]

Indeed! Thank you for taking your time to comment :D

[get-baking]

Thyme is such a wonderful herb, I am glad you have tried it with chicken and lemons. I can just smell the aromas from here! Great post. X

[richman]

Absolutely! Even better if some limes added.
Thank you for your kind comment :D

[get-baking]

Never tried it with Lime, will have to next time I do chicken. Great post though. X

[richman]

Thanks much @get-baking!

[yanethlopez]

Wow! Es una receta sencilla pero con ella obtenemos un resultado delicioso! Comparto tus pensamientos de la gastronomia! Soy una chef venezolana en formqcion

[richman]

¡muchas gracias :D

[olegst]

Fortunately, I already ate for dinner :)

[richman]

Absolutely! Thanks for commenting @olegst!

[lovedj]

ok i'lltry it!!

[richman]

I'm glad you liked it.
Thanks for your comment!

[emima]

Виглядає дуже смачно. Я дуже полюбляю готувати. Дякую за рецепт. Забираю собі.

[richman]

Аромат незабутній! Спробуйте )))
Дякую за коментар!

[mahaelsayed]

i like chicken and your way very nice i think it's very delicious

[richman]

Thank you very much for your comment @mahaelsayed!

[bibek]

It look so tasty , I want to eat...
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[richman]

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[sokoloffa]

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[acromott]

Looks great !
I almost ate my computer screen! ;)