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An Easy Recipe for Whole Roast Chicken

Leigh Belanger

Leigh Belanger

April 19, 2021
easy roast chicken
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1 hr 45 min

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Ingredients

  • 1 4 to 5 pound whole chicken

  • 2 teaspoons kosher or sea salt

  • 1 small cluster fresh rosemary

Step By Step

Instructions

1
A day before you plan to cook, unwrap the chicken and pat it dry. Sprinkle salt all over the skin, in between the wings and breasts, and in the cavity. Remove any giblets from cavity and trim skin around neck, if needed. Place rosemary in cavity and refrigerate overnight.
2
When you're ready to cook, heat the oven to 450°F and center a rack in the middle of the oven. Bring the bird out of the fridge about 30 minutes before cooking.
3
Place a 10-inch cast-iron skillet in the oven for 10 minutes before cooking. Remove from oven. Pat the chicken dry again, and place in the skillet, breast side-up. Place in center of middle rack and cook for about 20 minutes, then flip the chicken. Roast for another 20 minutes. After 10 more minutes, flip the bird and check its temperature. Continue to cook, breast side-up, for up to 10 to 15 minutes, until the temperature reads 160°F to 165°.
4
Tip the bird so that the pan juices run into the skillet and transfer to a cutting board. Rest for 10 to 20 minutes. Carve and serve with pan juices, if desired.

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