5 from 6 votes
Easy Roasted Chicken
Your complete Easy Roasted Chicken Guide. Everything you ever wanted to know about cooking a whole chicken in the oven that comes out with crispy skin and moist, juicy meat.
Prep Time
10 mins
Cook Time
1 hr
Additional Time
10 mins
Total Time
1 hr 20 mins
Servings:
2
to 4 servings
Calories:
300 kcal
Course:
Dinner
Cuisine:
American
Ingredients
Special Equipment
- paper towels
- instant-read thermometer
- kitchen twine
Roasted Chicken
- 1 chicken whole
- salt
- black pepper
Instructions
- Preheat your oven to 450°F.
- To prepare your chicken, remove any organs from the body cavity of the bird. Pat chicken dry with paper towels and remove any stray feather quills left in the skin.
- Sprinkle generously with salt and pepper over the entire chicken, inside and out.
- Slice off wing tips or tuck them behind the wing in so they don’t burn. If trussing the bird, do so now. Place chicken breast-side up (tail should be on the bottom) in baking dish or roasting pan
- Bake for 40 to 90 minutes depending on the size of the chicken (about 1 hour for a 4-pound chicken), until an instant-read thermometer inserted into the meat of the thigh reads 165°F or juices run clear when thigh is pierced with a knife.
- Remove chicken from the oven and let it rest for 10 minutes before carving.
- Serve and enjoy!
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Notes
- Approximate nutritional information is for 6 ounces of roasted chicken.
Nutrition Information
Calories
300kcal
(15%)
Nutrition Facts
Serving: 2 to 4 servings
Amount Per Serving
Calories 300
% Daily Value*
| Calories | 300kcal | 15% |
* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2,000 calorie diet.