bake/roasted chicken...how do you

[purpleme]

make yours?

I've seen soo many different ways to bake/roast a chicken...

I usually just season the chicken really well(onion powder,garlic powder, poultry seasoning and lemon pepper,salt) and bake it for 1 hr 15 minutes until the juices run clear....

I've never put onions, celery or carrots underneath the chicken ....

What is your go-to method of baking/roasting a chicken?

[magdala9]

I had three that I rotate.

1. Lemon Pepper: Put a lemon (halved and stabbed all over) into the cavity, rub with butter, sprinkle with a little salt and a lot of fresh ground black pepper
2. Onion and Sage. Put a couple sprigs of sage in the cavity, bed on sweet onion slices, rub with olive oil, sprinkle with a little salt, a little fresh ground black pepper, and a little garlic powder. The onions will soak in the juice of the chicken and make a great side dish.
3. Barbecue: Put a sweet onion (halved and stabbed all over) and a roasted red pepper, (remove skin and cap, drain and stab all over) in the cavity, brush with barbecue sauce, sprinkle with a 1/2 tsp cayenne.

Putting aromatics/vegetables/citrus in the cavity allows that aromatic etc to infuse the meat. Chicken is so versatile that I wish DH wasn't allergic to meat and poultry. Because of his allergy, I cook it ver infrequent when we are having company.

[dearprudence]

I'm not fantastic about filling the cavity. Every now and then I'll stick a lemon or orange in there, but mostly I just rub my chicken with butter, garlic, and herbs and roast away.

I will often fill the bottom of the pan with root veggies (potatoes, sweet potatoes, carrots, parsnips, turnips) for an easy side dish.

[purpleme]

Oh my sounds sooo good!
Thanks for sharing!

[starlily]

The only recipe I tried was Thomas Keller's roasted chicken with root vegetables. It was super delicious, especially the veggies that had bathed in all the chicken fat and melted butter. Nom.