Basic Roast Chicken

I think this moist chicken benefits considerably from basting the inside of the chicken as well as the outside. I do this with a bulb topped baster. This is a long time favorite here!

• Ready In: 1 hr 35 mins
• Serves: 4

Ingredients

• 1  whole frying chicken, rinsed and patted dry
•  salt and pepper
• 2  cups water

Directions

1. Place chicken on rack in roasting pan.
2. Salt and pepper the inside and the outside of the chicken.
3. Add water to the pan.
4. Roast at 375*, uncovered, for 1 to 1-1/2 hours,until chicken tests done.
5. Baste inside and out every 15 minutes.