Only five ingredients! Simple enough for making sandwiches and delicious enough for a full-on meal with sides. This chicken is easy and great.
There are so many ways to make a roasted chicken great. This is my easiest, most simple way to prepare roasted chicken. Sometimes I think I like the flavor and texture of this chicken the most. You really taste the “chickeny” chicken here. The white pepper on this chicken is really good – I highly recommend using white pepper over black pepper for a simple chicken like this.
Simple Roasted Chicken
Only five ingredients! Simple enough for making sandwiches and delicious enough for a full-on meal with sides. This chicken is easy and great.
Ingredients
- 1 whole chicken
- 1 onion peeled and quartered
- 2 Tablespoons olive oil
- 2-3 teaspoons salt
- 1 teaspoon white pepper
Instructions
- Make sure the chicken is completely dry inside and out.
- Pour 1 teaspoon salt into the cavity of the chicken.
- Put all four quarters of the onion into the cavity of the chicken.
- Place the chicken in a shallow roasting pan. Drizzle with olive oil and rub all over the chicken with your hands.
- Sprinkle the chicken with two teaspoons salt and one teaspoon white pepper.
- Roast in a 400°F oven for at least 45 minutes – this greatly depends on the size of the chicken. A larger chicken will require more cooking time. Estimate it will take 15 minutes per pound of chicken. You'll know the chicken is cooked when the internal temperature reaches 180°F.
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