Recipes / Main Dishes
Whole Roasted Chicken
Serves: 4
Prep Time
15
minutes
Cook Time
1
hour 15 minutes
Total Time
1
hour 30 minutes

Ingredients

  • 1 whole chicken (about 3.5lb)

  • ¼ lb butter

  • 3 Tbsp Kinder's Roast Chicken Seasoning

  • 3 Tbsp cooking oil

Instructions

  1. Bring butter to room temperature, and preheat oven to 450°F.

  2. Mix 1.5 Tbsp of Roast Chicken Seasoning with tempered butter. Utilizing spatula ensure seasoning is evenly distributed.

  3. Insert finger under skin, at neck opening, and pull skin away from breast to create a pocket. Work skin all the way to tip of breast.

  4. Using spatula out ½ of butter mixture on one side breast meat (between meat and skin) and ½ on the other side. Utilizing fingers “squeegee” butter so it is evenly distributed across the entire surface of the breast. Should form an even and smooth surface.

  5. Using hands rub entire surface of chicken with cooking oil. Evenly distribute remaining Golden Roasted Chicken Seasoning to season outside of chicken.

  6. Place bird on roasting rack and insert in oven so bird is in the middle of the oven.

  7. Cook at 450°F for 15 minutes. Turn oven down to 400°F and continue cooking for 40 minutes to 1 hour or until internal temperature is 165°F.

  8. Allow bird to rest for a minimum of 20 minutes or up to 45 minutes before carving.