Easy Oven Roasted Chicken
This easy homemade chicken will become a family favorite. Have the chicken for dinner and then save the bones for easy chicken stock.
Ingredients
- whole chicken
- olive oil
- granualted garlic
- granualted onion
- dried thyme
- dried rosemary
- dried sage
- salt & pepper
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 450*
- Rinse the whole chicken inside and out.
- Pat chicken dry with clean paper towels.
- Rub olive oil over the whole chicken.
- Sprinkle the spices over the whole chicken.
- Salt and pepper the inside and outside of the chicken.
- Place whole chicken in enameled cast iron dutch oven, no lid.
- Place dutch oven in the preheated oven, turn the temp down to 350*
- Roast the chicken for 1 hour, 15 minutes to 1 hour, 45 minutes internal temp reaches 165*.
Notes
I use my stainless steel kitchen sink to rinse the chicken but first I thoroughly clean the sink! Be sure to clean the sink again once you are finished rinsing the chicken.
Use a food thermometer inserted in the thickest part of the breast.
Allow the chicken to rest for a few minutes before slicing.
Save the juices and bones for the best homemade chicken stock for soup!