FEEDS: 2-4

WHAT YOU’LL NEED:

• 3 1/2 lb. fresh chicken
• 6 cloves crushed garlic
• 1 t. poultry seasoning
• 3 T. canola or olive oil
• 1 t. salt
• freshly grated black pepper

LET'S COOK

Preheat your oven to 450 degrees. Except for the chicken, mix the remaining ingredients in a small bowl and combine well.

Clean and trim your fresh chicken of excess fat, slip your index finger between the breast meat and skin, gently separate the two and create a pocket. Use a spoon to pour the oil mix between the skin and breast meat, massaging the mix over as wide an area as you can. Smear any remaining oil mix over the exterior skin of the chicken.

Place the chicken on a roasting rack in a pan of suitable size and place in the center of your preheated oven. Set the timer for 15 minutes. When that time is up, drop the temperature to 375 degrees and roast an additional 60 minutes.

When that time is up, turn the oven off and open the door to the smallest opening and allow the chicken to rest for 10 minutes. Then, remove from the oven and serve.

MORE IDEAS:

Whenever roasting a chicken, consider making use of the energy and do a pan of Oven Roasted Vegetables as well.