Roasted Chicken
This roasted chicken is moist, tender, tasty and easy to do
Equipment
- 1 12 inch cast iron skillet
Ingredients
- 1 4 pound chicken I average a 4 pound chicken
- 1/2 recipe roasted chicken rub
- 1/2 cup butter
Instructions
- Let your chicken sit out for 30 to 45 minutes to come up to room temperature
- turn on the oven to 425 degrees
- cut the spine out of your chicken, then press down on the breast bone to flatten it
- mix up a batch of dry rub for roasted chicken
- I leave the salt out so I can add it to the chicken separately
- liberally season the inside of the bird with spice blend and salt
- place the chicken in the pan and season the outside of the chicken with the rub and salt
- I use the entire batch of the spice blend for one chicken
- roast for 30 minutes
- pour 1 stick of melted butter all over the chicken
- place back in the oven for another 30 minutes
- let your chicken rest for at least 10 minutes
- there will be lovely juices in the bottom of your skillet, but do not baste your chicken with it or you will lose your crispy skin
Nutrition
Calories: 487kcalCarbohydrates: 1gProtein: 41gFat: 34gSaturated Fat: 10gPolyunsaturated Fat: 7gMonounsaturated Fat: 14gTrans Fat: 1gCholesterol: 167mgSodium: 184mgPotassium: 452mgSugar: 1gVitamin A: 354IUVitamin C: 3mgCalcium: 58mgIron: 2mg
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