The Most Delicious and Simple Roast Chicken Recipe

olive oil

🥗Healthier: avocado oil

💰Cheaper: canola oil

Avocado oil is healthier with a higher smoke point.

butter

🥗Healthier: olive oil

💰Cheaper: margarine

Olive oil is healthier and provides a similar richness.

Preheat the oven to 410°F (210°C).

Prepare a roasting tray by spraying it with oil.

Wash and dry the colorful potatoes, then place them in the roasting tray.

Peel the onion and cut it into thick slices, adding it to the tray without separating the pieces.

Cut the head of garlic in half and add half to the veggies in the tray, keeping the other half for the chicken.

Cut the carrots to your preferred size and add them to the tray.

Drizzle olive oil over the vegetables in the tray.

Mix the spices together and sprinkle them over the potatoes, carrots, and onion in the tray, then mix everything together by hand.

Wash hands to avoid cross-contamination before handling the chicken.

Pat the chicken dry with paper towels, ensuring it's completely dry.

In a bowl, mix room temperature butter and olive oil to prevent burning.

Rub the butter and oil mixture under the skin of the chicken, using fingers to separate the skin from the meat.

Stuff the cavity of the chicken with the remaining half of the garlic and a couple of rosemary stems.

Tie the chicken legs together to keep the stuffing inside.

Rub the spice mixture all over the chicken, front and back.

Place the chicken in the roasting tray with the vegetables.

Roast the chicken in the lower part of the oven for 80 to 90 minutes, checking the temperature after 1 hour.

Ensure the chicken reaches an internal temperature of 165°F (74°C) before removing it from the oven.

Let the chicken rest for 10 to 15 minutes before carving.

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