tender roast chicken

(1 rating)
Recipe by
Patricia & Jake Fish
Williamsburg, VA

Great for beginning cooks and newlyweds. My husband brags that I make the tenderest roasted whole chicken on the planet. I use many variations, while the roasting method remains the same. Nothing is quite as welcoming as a home filled with the aroma of freshly roasted chicken with all the trimmings.

(1 rating)
yield 6 serving(s)
prep time 15 Min
cook time 2 Hr
method Convection Oven

Ingredients For tender roast chicken

  • 1 lg
    fresh or high quality whole chicken cleaned
  • 1/2 stick
    butter
  • 5 dash
    optional poultry seasoning or barbecue seasonings, or lemon juice, or rosemary
  • 1 lg
    onion
  • 1 lb
    of home made suffing mix

How To Make tender roast chicken

  • 1
    Wash whole chicken, removing giblets, neck, in a little warm soapy water. Rinse thoroughly and pat dry with paper towel. Rub over with butter inside the cavity and outside.
  • 2
    Optional Seasoning with herbs or spices, like rosemary, sage, mint, orange zest or barbecue seasoning, traditional poultry seasoning, curry or lemon juice. Place chicken in the roaster, cut up onion placed on the bottom of the pan with 1/2 inch of water.
  • 3
    The trick is having a good roasting pan with a lid. I use Command Performance from HSN with 3 layers of metals on the base. Preheat oven to 400o. Place covered roaster in the middle of the oven with lid for 1.5 hour son timer and then remove lid and bake for an additional 30 minutes golden brown Remove from pan and stuffing if applicable. Slice after 20 minutes of cooling. The chicken is so tender it will melt in your mouth.
  • 4
    Optional Gravy Make a rue with butter and flour in 1/4 cold water, mix into chicken dripping at the bottom of the pan. Thicken, season to taste. Strain into fresh pot, pour into gravy server.

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