Perfect Roast Chicken
A simple recipe for the most delicious roast chicken you've ever had!
Ingredients
- 1 roasting chicken 5-6 pounds
- kosher salt
- freshly ground black pepper
- 1 bunch fresh thyme
- 2 large oranges
- 1 medium onion
- 4 garlic cloves crushed with your knife
- 2 tbsp butter melted
- 1/2 pound bacon
Instructions
- Heat the oven to 425 degrees.
- Remove the giblets from the chicken. Pat the chicken dry.
- Liberally salt and pepper the chicken on the inside. Stuff with onions, oranges, and thyme.
- Tie the legs together with kitchen string and tuck the wing tips under the chicken.
- Brush the outside of the chicken with melted butter and liberally salt and pepper the outside of the chicken.
- Lay slices of bacon over the chicken to cover.
- Roast in the oven for one hour.
- Remove the bacon and set aside.
- Roast the chicken for an additional 30 minutes or until the juices run clear when you cut between the leg and thigh.
- Remove the chicken, set aside, and cover loosely with foil. Let rest for 10-15 minutes before serving.