Community Pick
Best Roasted Chicken You'll Ever Have!!
"This chicken has the crispiest skin, the most wonderful aroma, and the juciest meat. And, I love the simplicity of it. My friend from Lafayette, LA heard a chef talk on the radio about how to prepare his favorite roasted chicken and she called me with the directions. We don't know the name of the chef, sorry. But whoever he is, this really is fantastic!"
photo by Mrs. Lumpy
- Ready In:
- 1hr 5mins
- Ingredients:
- 3
- Serves:
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4
ingredients
- 1 (2 -3 lb) whole chickens
- 1⁄2 - 1 tablespoon kosher salt or 1/2-1 tablespoon sea salt
- 1⁄2 - 1 tablespoon pepper (Freshly ground is better)
directions
- Preheat oven to 450.
- Wash and completely dry the chicken, inside and out, (this is the key, you do not want the bird to steam).
- Sprinkle liberally with freshly cracked pepper and Kosher or Sea salt (if all you have is table salt use only a little).
- Place in a roasting pan sprayed w/ a tiny amount of oil.
- Roast uncovered in a 450 oven for one hour.
- Let the chicken rest 15 minutes on a cutting board.
- Slice chicken and serve with the pan juices.
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Reviews
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Yum! I think next time I will add some garlic or some other wonderful spice that compliments poultry. I baked 2 chickens at once and they were both delicious. Note: Your oven gets a bit smokey from the grease cooking out of the skin, but I have made this repeatedly, one of my favorites. -
This is my first review...I created a username just so I could tell you that this is such an amazing recipe. It was easy to follow, with limited ingredients, but everyone was very impressed and it tasted delicious. Thank you! -
SOOOOOOOO good. My kids annihilated it so fast. So easy to make. I cooked it breast side down and added a little sage in with salt and fresh cracked pepper. -
This was yummy. Perfect recipe with great results without hassle.
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Wow!! This chicken is the BEST!! Will for sure be using this recipe from now on. Thank you for the recipe!
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Tweaks
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Flavor was good... used Old Bay seasoning in place of the salt and pepper. But, it wasn't as tender and juicy as I had expected. Also, it makes your house incredibly smokey! Our smoke alarm went off every two minutes for the entire cooking time. Probably won't make this again, just for the smoke factor... we live in a duplex, and the smoke alarm is disruptive to our neighbor. All in all, it was good, though.
RECIPE SUBMITTED BY
Penny Stettinius
United States
Realtor in both Louisiana and Mississippi
Cooking destresses me.
