OVEN ROASTED CHICKEN

OVEN ROASTED CHICKEN

Don't buy that pre-cooked Rotisserie Chicken!! Make your own savory, tender, juicy Oven Roasted Chicken, seasoned just the way you like it, and save yourself the money!

Ingredients

1. 1 4 lb whole chicken (thawed and giblets removed)
2. 2 tbsps chicken seasoning
3. 4 tbsps butter
4. 2 tbsps olive oil

Instructions

1. Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C).
2. Place chicken in a roasting pan, and rub butter in between the skin and meat. 
3. Rub olive oil all over the outside of the chicken.
4. Sprinkle with about 2 tablespoons of chicken seasoning. (See recipe on this site.)
5. If desired, add quartered onions and fresh thyme in the cavity.
6. Bake in the oven for about 1 hour and 35 minutes or until it has reached at least a 165 F. degree temperature. (This timing may need to be adjusted based on the size of the bird. See notes below.)
7. Remove from oven and cover with a foil tent. Allow the roasted chicken to rest for 10 minutes.

Recipe Notes

Cook a whole chicken for 20 minutes per pound and then add an extra 15 minutes.
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