Mermaid's Tender Roast Chicken

"This is one of my newly adopted recipes. This is Mermaid's original description: The most tender, juicy chicken anywhere. My mom has made this for years. Great with baked potatoes and veggie."
 
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Ready In:
2hrs 10mins
Ingredients:
6
Serves:
4
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ingredients

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directions

  • Preheat oven to 325.
  • Place 1 tablespoon oil on the bottom of glass pan.
  • Thoroughly clean chicken, removing all excess from cavity.
  • Put 1 tablespoon oil on a paper towel and lightly rub the chicken down with oil Salt and pepper the skin.
  • Insert 1 tablespoon butter, garlic and some chopped onion into cavity.
  • Place the chicken on it's back and insert one tablespoon of butter between the skin and the breast, for each breast.
  • (You have to kind of pull the skin a little to get the butter underneath it. This is what causes the chicken to be so tender and juicy.) Cook for approx 2 hours, basting every 30 minutes if possible.

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Reviews

  1. Oh me oh my, what a great recipe!!!!The chicken came out so tender I could cut it with a fork. I have to be honest, I did not cook a full bird, with the two of us in the house, I decided to try it out on two boneless skinless chicken breasts, and I must say I am very pleased with the results. I just put the butter on top, sprinkled the onions and garlic on top then popped it in the oven. I baked covered with foil for about an hour, then for the last 15 mins I took the foil off so it would brown up nicely. Thank you sooooo much for sharing this wonderful recipe.
     
  2. Awesome recipe. I used a 4.5 lb chicken and increased the oven temp to 350 degrees and cooked for the full 2 hours. Made gravy with the drippings. What a great tasting dish and so easy too! I will be making this often.
     
  3. What a great recipe! So easy, and very flavorful! My kids absolutely loved it, and it makes a great gravy to pour over your taters...I did my bird in a roaster, and cooked the first hour covered, then uncovered and basted as directed for a wonderfully browned and crispy skin. Thanks Mermaid! :)
     
  4. Delicious, I followed the instructions exactly and it turned out crisp and tender.<br/>Update (1/23/14): This recipe has effectively become my "standard" treatment for poultry (even Turkey). It pops out a delicious tender and juicy bird almost every time. I don't know how many times I've reprinted and hand copied this recipe but after doing it (yet again!) it seemed wrong to not acknowledge what a great recipe this is and how much I've used it.
     
  5. Perfect roast chicken. Crispy skin, tender meat, very well seasoned. Thanks.
     
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