OVEN ROASTED CHICKEN – The Southern Lady Cooks

This oven-roasted chicken is so easy and loaded with delicious flavor! Add this to Sunday dinner!

❤️WHY WE LOVE THIS RECIPE

We love to make this roasted chicken on a Sunday and enjoy it over the week. This chicken is perfect to make chicken salad, or just enjoy a chicken breast with a delicious meal, make chicken soup, chicken dumplings or any chicken dishes you like. It’s versatile too, you can switch up the spices.

SWAPS

This is a versatile recipe; you can switch up the spices, and it can also be used on a turkey. This recipe could also be used on a turkey breast you may just have to adjust the spices.

⭐TIP

You want to ensure the internal temperature reaches 165 degrees. You will also want to let the chicken rest for about 20 minutes before slicing or serving. This will keep the chicken moist!

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Oven Roasted Chicken

Judy Yeager

This oven roasted chicken is so easy to make and super versatile! You can use this chicken in many different recipes and it’s great to make on Sunday for dinner.

Prep Time 15 minutes mins

Cook Time 1 hour hr 30 minutes mins

Total Time 1 hour hr 45 minutes mins

Course Main Course

Cuisine American

• 1 whole roasting chicken
• 1 stick unsalted butter
• 1 tablespoon dried rosemary or about 3 sprigs of fresh
• 1 tablespoon dried thyme or 3 tablespoons fresh
• 2 teaspoons onion powder
• 2 teaspoons salt
• 1 1/2 teaspoons pepper
• Melted butter for basting
• Water to cover bottom of roasting pan

• Wash your whole chicken and cut stick of butter into small pats with knife. Pull up the skin on the front of the chicken add 3 or 4 pats of butter under the skin. Add butter in crevices by each leg and each wing. Add some butter in the neck area.

• Melt about 3 tablespoons butter and brush the outer side of the chicken. Sprinkle rosemary, thyme, onion powder, salt and pepper all over the chicken. You can use more or less of these spices as you like.

• Add enough water to cover bottom of roasting pan and bake uncovered basting the chicken with melted butter at 30 and 60 minutes.

• Bake in a preheated 425 degree oven for 90 minutes until internal temperature reaches 165 degrees on a meat thermometer. Let rest about 20 minutes before serving.

We make 2 each time by doubling this recipe. We love making chicken salad and having chicken to use in wraps or with meals. You can add a whole onion in the cavity along with some celery pieces if you like. Could also add vegetables in the pan with the chicken such as potatoes and carrots.

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