Ingredients
Units
For the master roast chicken:
- 1 whole roasting chicken, 4-6 lbs
- 1–2 Tbsp olive or vegetable oil
- salt, freshly ground black pepper, garlic powder and paprika, to taste
- 1 cup liquid, such as stock or juice
For the lemon-oregano roast chicken:
- 1 whole roasting chicken, 4-6 lbs
- ⅓ cup lemon juice
- ¼ cup olive oil
- 1 large clove garlic, finely chopped
- 1 Tbsp finely chopped fresh oregano (or 1 tsp dried oregano)
- 2 Tsp finely chopped fresh basil
- salt and freshly ground black pepper, to taste
Instructions
- Preheat the oven to 400°F.
- Remove the plastic bag of giblets from inside the bird. Wash the giblets if you want to roast and eat them. Put them in the roasting pan.
- For the master roast chicken: Wash the chicken inside and out (optional); dry with paper towels. Place the chicken on a rack in the roasting pan. Rub the surface with the oil. Sprinkle the chicken with salt, pepper, garlic powder and paprika. Place the chicken breast-side down on the rack.
- Put the chicken in the oven. Roast 15 minutes. Reduce the oven heat to 350°F. Roast for 30 minutes, basting once or twice during that time with stock or juice. Turn the chicken breast-side up. Continue to roast the chicken for about 45-60 minutes, or until a meat thermometer inserted into the thickest part of the thigh registers 165°F, or when the juices run clear when the thigh is pricked with the tines of a fork. Do not baste for the last 20 minutes of roasting time. After you take the chicken out of the oven, let it rest for 15 minutes before you carve it.
- For the lemon-oregano roast chicken: Wash the chicken inside and out (optional); dry with paper towels. Mix the lemon juice, olive oil, garlic, oregano, basil and salt and pepper in a bowl. Either marinate the chicken for at least 1 hour before cooking or pour over the chicken when you put it in the oven and use the pan fluids for basting. Roast the chicken according to direction 4.
- Prep Time: 15 minutes-1 hour 15 minutes + 15 minutes rest time
- Cook Time: 1 hour 30 minutes
- Category: Main
- Method: Roasting
- Cuisine: Basics