You will want to use an oven-proof skillet.
- 2 tbsp fresh thyme, chopped
- 1 tsp whole fennel seed
- 1 tsp pepper
- 1/3 cup EVOO
- 1 lemon, ends removed and cut into 1/4" thick slices and then halved
- 1 yellow onion, thinly sliced
- 2 cloves garlic, thinly sliced
- 1 whole chicken, back removed and spatched
- 1/2 cup white wine
- In a spice chopper, add the thyme, fennel and pepper and grind
- Add to the EVOO
- In your skillet place the lemons, garlic and onions
- Place the chicken, skin down and brush with the EVOO mixture
- Flip and do the skin
- Pour the rest into the skillet
- Cook in a pre-heated 450 degree oven for 30 minutes
- Remove and pour in the 1/2 cup of white wine (not on the chicken but around it) and cook for another 15 minutes or until a thermometer inserted in the dark meat reads 165
- Squeeze lemon juice over the chicken and tent to rest for 15 minutes before serving