Roasted Chicken
Roasted Chicken
Anytime I make a roasted or baked chicken, it brings me back to my childhood. That is part of the reason why I learned how to cook. My Mom loved playing Bingo and she would always put a chicken in the oven before leaving so that my Dad and I had dinner. We ate so much baked chicken that I refused to eat it lol. I started checking out cookbooks at the library and would try different recipes instead of eating my Mom’s baked chicken every night lol. As an adult, I finally understood why my Mom would put the chicken in the oven, it’s a simple and delicious meal that can feed a lot. Needless to say, I am back to loving roasted and baked chicken :) Preheat the oven to 375 degrees. Start by cleaning and pat drying a whole chicken with a paper towel. Try and get a lot of the moisture out of the skin so that the butter will stick to it.
Anytime I am cooking a whole chicken, I always spatchcock it and remove the back bone. This is optional but highly recommended. Remove the back bone from the chicken and flatten it.
In a bowl, add 1 stick of softened butter, 3 tbsp of fresh chopped parsley, 1 ½ tbsp of minced garlic, 1 tbsp of garlic salt, 1 tbsp of garlic powder, 1 tbsp of onion powder, 1 tbsp of cajun seasoning, 1 tbsp of lemon pepper seasoning, 1 tbsp of paprika and 1/4 cup of olive oil and stir well until the butter is smooth.
Completely spread the butter onto the whole chicken. The front side and back side should be covered with the butter. Be sure to put some underneath the skin of the chicken. Once fully covered in the butter, sprinkle paprika on top for color.
At the bottom of the roasting pan, add ½ sliced onion and 4-5 lemon slices. Lay the chicken on top of the onions and lemons. Add the chicken into a 375 degree oven and cook for 1 ½ hour or until the chicken reaches an internal temperature of 165 degrees. For this recipe, I used the new Typhur Sync Oven but you can use a normal oven and come out with the same results.
In a normal oven, cover the chicken with aluminum foil and cook for 45 minutes in the oven and remove the foil and cook another 20 minutes in the oven. Be sure to baste it with the butter from the pan to make sure it stays tender and juicy. With the Typhur Sync Oven, I cooked it for 30 minutes without basting and it came out perfect. Definitely get one! Once the chicken reached an internal temperature of 165 degrees, I removed it from the oven.
Serve with your favorite side dishes. Serve and ENJOY!
Roasted Chicken
A whole chicken seasoned with a garlic butter and roasted in the oven until tender and juicy.
Ingredients
- 1 whole chicken
- 1 stick of softened butter
- 1 1/2 tbsp minced garlic
- 3 tbsp chopped fresh parsley
- 1 tbsp garlic powder
- 1 tbsp onion powder
- 1 tbsp garlic salt
- 1 tbsp cajun seasoning
- 1 tbsp lemon pepper seasoning
- 1 tbsp paprika
- 1/4 cup olive oil
- 1/2 sliced yellow onion
- 4-5 lemon slices
- 1 tsp paprika
Instructions
- Preheat the oven to 375 degrees. Clean the chicken and use a paper towel to dry the chicken. Try and get a lot of the moisture out of the skin so that the butter will stick to the skin.
- Optional: This is optional but highly recommended. Spatchcock the chicken by removing the back bone and flatten it.
- In a bowl, add softened butter, fresh chopped parsley, minced garlic, garlic salt, garlic powder, onion powder, cajun seasoning, lemon pepper seasoning, paprika and olive oil and stir well until the butter is smooth.
- Completely spread the butter onto the whole chicken. The front side and back side should be covered with the butter. Be sure to put some underneath the skin of the chicken. Once fully covered in the butter, sprinkle 1 tsp of paprika on top for color.
- At the bottom of the roasting pan, add sliced onion and 4-5 lemon slices. Lay the chicken on top of the onions and lemons. Cover with aluminum foil and add the chicken into the oven and cook for 45 minutes. Remove the foil and baste the chicken with the butter from the pan and cook another 20 minutes in the oven uncovered. This will allow the skin to get crispy. For extra crispiness, broil for 1-2 minutes.
- Remove from the oven and allow to chicken to rest for about 5 minutes. Cut the chicken and serve with your favorite side dishes. Serve and ENJOY!
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