Basic Roasted Chicken

"I use this recipe when I plan on using the meat for soups, tacos, salads, etc. Great to use the carcass to make stock afterwards."
 
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Ready In:
1hr 45mins
Ingredients:
7
Yields:
4-6 cups
Serves:
4-6
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ingredients

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directions

  • Preheat oven to 425 degrees.
  • Allow chicken to come to room temperature.
  • Rinse chicken inside and out, removing giblets (set aside for stock later).
  • Pat dry with paper towels, tie wing tips together with twine.
  • Layer onions in the bottom of shallow roasting pan.
  • Sprinkle chicken with salt and pepper inside and out.
  • Stuff lemon and garlic inside the cavity.
  • Massage canola oil or butter on top of chicken.
  • Roast in middle rack of oven 75-90 mins, until golden brown and internal temp is 180 or above.
  • Let rest for 30 mins before cutting into.
  • Shred meat with 2 forks and set aside.

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Reviews

  1. Wonderful, basic, but truly delish roast chicken recipe. Love the onions on the bottom of the pan, and the garlic and lemon inside the cavity. I covered the breast area the last 20 minutes of roasting. Thank you so much for your recipe! Made for PAC - 2014
     
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