Lemon-Garlic Chicken

Arugula-Tomato Salad with Asparagus
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Ingredients

  • 2 Tbsp olive oil, divided
  • 1 Tbsp lemon juice
  • 1 Tbsp Dijon mustard
  • 1 tsp garlic salt
  • ½ tsp pepper
  • 1 (3½-lb) whole chicken

Instructions

  1. Preheat oven to 350°F; place a small roasting pan in oven while preheating.
  2. Combine 1 Tbsp oil, lemon juice, mustard, garlic salt, and pepper.
  3. Loosen chicken skin from flesh using fingers; rub oil mixture under chicken skin. Rub outside chicken skin with 1 Tbsp oil.
  4. Tie up chicken legs with kitchen string. Place chicken, breast side up, in hot roasting pan. Roast 50 minutes.
  5. Increase oven temperature to 425°F. Do not remove chicken. Roast 15 minutes longer or until a meat thermometer inserted into meaty part of thigh reads 170°F.

Side Dish Ingredients

  • 1½ lb asparagus, trimmed and cut into 1 inch pieces
  • 5 Tbsp olive oil, divided
  • 1 (5-oz) pkg baby arugula
  • 1 pint grape tomatoes, halved
  • 2 Tbsp balsamic vinegar
  • 1 tsp Dijon mustard
  • ¼ tsp salt
  • ¼ tsp garlic powder

Side Dish Instructions

  1. Sauté asparagus in 1 Tbsp hot oil in a large skillet 6 minutes or until tender.
  2. Combine asparagus, arugula, and tomatoes in a bowl.
  3. Whisk together 4 Tbsp oil, vinegar, mustard, salt, and garlic powder. Pour over asparagus mixture; toss.

Nutritional Information

Main Side Total
Servings 6 6
Calories
347
129
476
Fat (g) 22 12 34
Sat. Fat (g) 5 2 7
Protein (g) 34 2 36
Carb (g) 0 6 6
Fiber (g) 0 2 2
Sodium (mg) 430 112 542
T. Sugs (g) 0 4 4
A. Sugs (g) 0 2 2

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