Oven Roasted Chicken – Quick And Easy!
Want a roasted chicken that doesn’t taste like its full of salt? Well they are extremely easy to make and really don’t take all day to cook. One 2-3lb chicken only takes and hour and half to cook! Whats more is the prep time is like almost none! Make sure you get your chicken out the night before to defrost.
Preheat oven to 400 degrees
remove neck and bag of parts from inside your bird
stuff your bird with aromatics you like – I stuff mine with 1-2 sliced lemons, a couple fresh sprigs of Rosemarry, Sage, and 1whole head of garlic with just the top chopped off as if you were to roast it.
Next rub your bird with Olive Oil 1-2 Tbsp is enough – you want to be thorough but don’t overdo it or your chicken will be greasy. This makes it turn a nice golden brown color.
You want to put your chicken in the oven on the lowest rack so you may need to remove one of the racks – roast the chicken uncovered for an 1 1/2 hours or until thermometer stuck in the side reads 165 degress. I also will periodically bast the outside for some extra color. If you have extra time you can also turn your oven all the way down to 200 at the end of 1 1/2 hours and just leave the bird there for another 30 minutes – the meat just falls off its wonderful!
Posted in Healthy Recipes on January 8th, 2007 by | | 0 Comments