Simple Roast Chicken
Nothing beats this simple, classic roast chicken recipe. A full chicken perfectly seasoned and roasted to perfection, this is an easy dinner idea.
Servings 4 servings
Ingredients
- 4-5 pound whole chicken
- 2 tbsp olive oil or your favorite vegetable oil
- 1 tbsp garlic powder
- 1 tbsp onion powder
- 2 tsp ground sage
- 1 tsp freshly ground black pepper
- 1 1/2 tsp kosher salt
- 1 1/2 tsp smoked or plain paprika
Instructions
- Preheat the oven to 400 F.
- Thoroughly clean the chicken, then cut the backbone out, and flatten the chicken.
- Pat dry the chicken.
- Drizzle the chicken with olive oil, and rub all over the chicken.
- Combine all of the seasonings and sprinkle all over the chicken.
- Place the roaster rack in the roaster.
- Spray your roaster rack with nonstick spray, then place the chicken on top.
- Roast the chicken for about 50 minutes.
- Let the chicken rest for 10 minutes, then cut.
- Serve & enjoy!