Dad's Roast Chicken

Submitted by Chef #771062

"The perfect roast chicken for all occasions."

 

• Ready In: 1hr 10mins
• Ingredients: 6
• Yields: 1 whole chicken
• Serves: 4-6

ingredients

• 1 whole chicken
• 1⁄4 cup oil
• 1 tablespoon garlic powder
• 2 teaspoons salt
• 1 teaspoon black pepper
• 1 tablespoon paprika

directions

1. Preheat the oven to 450. Remove giblets, neck, liver and any other innards. Rinse chicken in cold water and pat dry.
2. Place chicken in a foil lined baking dish.
3. Coat chicken skin in oil. Rub with garlic powder, salt, black pepper and paprika.
4. Cook for 20 minutes at 450. Lower the oven temperature to 400 and continue to cook for another hour or until the temperature of the chicken reads over 170 with a meat thermometer.
5. Remember: DO NOT COVER CHICKEN WITH FOIL. This will keep the skin from crisping. Also the carcass of this chicken makes an excellent chicken soup base!

Reviews

[Tee Lee]

As a starting point, this recipe is great! I halved the oil and added some mixed Italian herbs to the spice mix, then rubbed the spices under the skin and sprinkled paprika over the skin. My bird was about 5 1/2 pounds, so it took about an 1 1/2 hours. I thickened the pan juices with cornstarch to make a delicious gravy. I am adding this recipe to a beginners cookbook for my brother since it is so easy, yet soooooo good!