Oven Baked Whole Chicken

Is there anything better than oven baked whole chicken? Warm, delicious, and heart satisfying, this dish is as classic as they come.

Although oven baked whole chicken is quite easy to prepare, many people often struggle with this meal. If you are one of these people, you should know that making a great meal only requires a bit of know-how. Once you have worked your way through a recipe one time, you should be able to create the same recipe over and over again with ease. The follow recipe requires a few ingredients including: one roasting pan; one meat thermometer; one whole chicken; salt and pepper; an herb mix of your choice; and olive oil.

Free Dinner Planning & Grocery Shopping SheetsTo begin this recipe, heat the oven to 350 degrees F. Then, reach inside of the chicken and pull out any innards that have been left inside the cavity. Rinse the chicken under cold water, pat it dry with a towel, and proceed to season the bird inside and out using salt and pepper. Next, put the entire bird inside of the roasting pan with the skin pointing upwards. Pour a slight drizzle of olive oil over the top of the chicken, and rub the entire thing with the spices that you have prepared.

Bake the chicken uncovered for one and a half hours, or until you see that the skin has turned a golden brown color. Avoiding any bones, place the meat thermometer inside of the bird once you think that it is done. The thermometer should read 170 degrees. Before you serve the meat, make sure to let it rest inside of the pan for at least ten minutes. This is an easy oven baked whole chicken recipe that anyone can follow without a lot of effort. If you want to make good gravy to go along with your meat, take note of the following instructions.

Pour the juices from the bottom of the roasting pan through a strainer. Place the juices into a small sauce pan, and then proceed to heat the juices over a low heat. Mix one teaspoon of flour with two teaspoons of water to make a paste. Then, add the past to the juice and heat thoroughly.

See how easy that was? Now you can make great oven baked whole chicken in no time every time. Feel free to play around with the spice combination until you get it just right… there’s no trick to great food, it just takes a bit of practice.

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