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Oven-Roasted Chicken

Oven-Roasted Chicken
Oven-Roasted Chicken
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Juicy and tender roasted whole chicken

4-6 servings

1 whole frying chicken
garlic salt
seasoned salt
lemon pepper

1. Rinse chicken with cold water and remove giblets from inside. Lay chicken, breast side up, in sink.

2. Sprinkle seasonings generously over chicken (still in sink; this makes less mess!). Lift chicken and place, breast-side down, in baking dish (one that had a lid). Season the back side. Cover with lid.

3. Bake chicken for about 30 minutes per pound at 325 degrees.

4. Test chicken with thermometer and remove when tender (and, of course, at least up to temp!). Remove chicken and place, breast side up, on a plate to serve.

Unbaked seasoned chicken     Freshly baked chicken, still in the dish

 

Oven roasted chicken served with egg noodles and easy green bean casserole

I use a deep glass baking dish that's just big enough to hold the chicken. I like to season the chicken ahead of time and keep in the fridge until it's time to start baking it.

7 minutes
2-3 hours

This recipe is a 10/10. Joshua loves roasted chicken, and I have been experimenting for years (literally!) for just the right flavor and moistness. This chicken falls apart when you take it out, and is so moist and tender, we use our forks to cut it on our plates. I season the outside liberally, and the flavor permeates the meat as it bakes. And since it's baked breast-side-down in a small dish, covered (as opposed to a large pan with lots of extra air and space inside), it just doesn't get dried out. We have this recipe as often as once a week. Almost as good as the fresh roasted chicken itself, is the leftover meat. Perfect for making casseroles, soups, gravy, or sandwiches requiring chicken. This is a must-try recipe. :D


Average vote based on 15 reviews.
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User Reviews
10
out of 10
chicken in a pot!
I make this maybe once a week, sometimes I make it just for the chicken to use in other recipes! Its very good, and very easy to prepare. Very easy on the budget. I sure hope that chicken prices do not raise like everything else has. I use the flavored broth off the chicken for new creations with the leftover chicken meat.

by middie4033 on Mon, 2008-06-09 07:30
10
out of 10
Wonderful!
The ONLY way to do oven roasted chicken!

by Une Fille dEve on Sat, 2008-05-31 07:03
10
out of 10
Easy, succulent chicken!
This recipe was so easy. It only took a few minutes to prepare the chicken for roasting and then the oven did the rest of the work for me. : ) Gotta love those kinds of recipes. The chicken turned out much more juicy than most other recipes I've tried before. My other favorite chicken roasting method is the old-school recipe of putting the roasting pan into a large brown grocery sack and cooking it that way. I did find that the brown bag method got the chicken skin very crispy and golden. The cleanup with that method was just a little more than yours though. I will be going between these 2 methods depending on what type of chicken / cleanup I am looking for. Thanks for sharing!

by wellsfamilyof4 on Mon, 2008-05-12 10:25
10
out of 10
Yum
Threw this is the oven before we left for church yesterday morning. The smell when we came home was fabulous. This is definitely a keeper. We all loved it! Unfortunately we didn't have much left to use for leftovers. :)

by ShannonLynn on Mon, 2008-02-18 10:08
10
out of 10
Finally a Roast Chicken recipe I can love!
I love Roasted Chicken and have tried a few recipes that didn't turn out as well as I would have liked (meaning dry.) This is such a great and easy way to have juicy, delicious chicken! I used the carcass to make soup the next night and also had enough leftover meat for a casserole since it is just 2 of us at this household. So frugal and yet there is just something about a great roast chicken that is simple and elegant. I am trying to learn how to be a better cook and this site is such a help. Thank you Tammy!

by jayne1981 on Thu, 2007-12-20 02:44
10
out of 10
Wow! That's GREAT tasting chicken!
Well, I copied down the recipe last week after reading other people's reviews thinking I'd give it a try. I love roasted chicken and someone gave us a meal after my second child with something close to this but she didn't really have a recipe to pass along. I tried variations from time to time but until now I hadn't got the right one. This was SO EASY and SO MOIST AND TASTY!! My husband couldn't believe how little ingredients there were to make it this good. I was trying for the 'breast side up on the serving platter' but it was so tender it just fell apart - oh well, we were there to eat it anyway. It just melted in our mouths - this will be the way I'll be doing my chicken from now on. And this just in time... we are raising chickens and our first ones will head to the freezer in a few weeks. Thanks for sharing!!

by Jennifer on Sun, 2007-12-16 20:49
10
out of 10
Scored in our household
I really appreciated this recipe, Tammy! Of course, I was skeptical at first by the cooking method. But now, I too will cook all my fryer chickens this way. My husband was thrilled, too! Thanks for an honest review. This chicken recipe truly is a MUST-TRY!

by Lisabug810 on Tue, 2007-10-02 15:27
10
out of 10
wow!
I can't believe how easy and tasty this recipe is! I cooked my chicken in a round casserole dish. It turned out perfectly moist and tasty (I should have removed the skin though, because it stuck to the lid!) I'll probably use this recipe anytime I need a simple roast chicken recipe! Thank you :)

by raspberrykitty on Wed, 2007-04-25 17:27
10
out of 10
Oh my goodness!!!
When I first read the insructions for this recipe, they seemed a bit unusual to me, but now having tried this method I will only cook my whole chickens this way!!! This is the moistest, juiciest chicken we've had in a long time and easiest too! I pop it in the oven in the morning and we have fresh chicken meat for sandwiches and of course cooked, cubed chicken for Tammy's other scrumscious recipes for leftovers :)

by honeymom on Sat, 2007-04-14 13:20
10
out of 10
Delicious!
I was so excited to find a chicken on sale this week since I had been wanting to roast one and to try your cream of chicken soup recipe. My husband's aunt and uncle use to raise organic chickens and I would cook them exactly the same way. I don't have a roasting pan, so I put it in a 13 x 9 pan and turn another one upside down on top of it. That worked well. Now I am boiling the bones to make more broth and hopefully more soup. = D

by Ruth on Sat, 2007-02-10 20:25
10
out of 10
This was really good
I made this for lunch today, it was really yummy. My husband loved it. I will be using this method for all my future roast chicken.

by shadowbear on Fri, 2007-02-02 13:17
10
out of 10
Fantastic!
This was my first time roasting a chicken, and now I can't believe I've waited so long to try it! It couldn't be easier and was so delicious, moist, tender, and definitely better than any rotisserie chicken I've ever bought. My husband couldn't stop talking about how tasty it was. This will become a staple at my house as well. Thank you Tammy!

by Rebekah on Fri, 2006-12-08 09:25
10
out of 10
A keeper
This chicken was so moist and delicious. This was my first time to make it and I used adobe seasoning and garlic salt liberally. It was too salty. Will watch for this next time. It smelled wonderful cooking. My husband and 18 month old LOVED it. Thanks for sharing. Tracy

by nicksts on Sat, 2006-11-11 16:34
10
out of 10
Savory moist meat will have you doing double takes (10/10)
This is a staple in our home for all the right reasons: It tastes great and makes for a very nice dinner, it is affordable, it is easy to make, it is a meal you can easily plan and prepare ahead, and the leftovers not only have a great taste but are equally versatile in regards to the number of meals they can be included in. The chicken itself is very tender and juicy and the rudimentary spices produce a result much more than the sum of their parts. Whether you need a meal you can plan ahead or are looking for a nice, family pleasing meal with all the garnish, this roasted chicken recipe is sure to please. Two thumbs up!

by Joshua on Sat, 2006-07-01 08:34
10
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10/10
Please see my review at the end of the recipe. Thanks! ~ Tammy

by Tammy on Sat, 2006-07-01 08:29
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