Simple Baked Lemon Chicken

there is nothing like the smell of a chicken baking away in the oven on a Sunday afternoon. pop this baby in the oven late afternoon, and you'll have an amazingly simple but tasty dinner in no time!

serves 6-8

INGREDIENTS

• 1 (4 pound) whole chicken
• 2 tablespoons salt
• 1 lemon, halved
• 1 tablespoon paprika
• 1 cup water

DIRECTIONS

1. Preheat oven to 300 degrees
2. Rub chicken with salt inside and out. Squeeze lemon juice from lemon halves over outside of chicken, then rub paprika over all. Place squeeze lemon halves inside chicken cavity, then place chicken in a lightly greased 9x13 inch baking dish. Pour a little water over chicken to prevent drying.
3. Bake at 300 degrees for 3 hours, basting with water as needed.allrecipes.com