Basic Roasted Chicken

Total Time: 1 hr 45 mins Preparation Time: 30 mins Cook Time: 1 hr 15 mins

Ingredients

• 1 (4 -6 lb) whole free-range chicken
• 1 small lemon
• 2 garlic cloves, peeled and smashed
• 1 tablespoon sea salt
• 2 teaspoons cracked black pepper
• 1 teaspoon organic canola oil or 1 teaspoon melted butter
• 1 yellow onion, sliced (medium)

Recipe

• 1 preheat oven to 425 degrees.
• 2 allow chicken to come to room temperature.
• 3 rinse chicken inside and out, removing giblets (set aside for stock later).
• 4 pat dry with paper towels, tie wing tips together with twine.
• 5 layer onions in the bottom of shallow roasting pan.
• 6 sprinkle chicken with salt and pepper inside and out.
• 7 stuff lemon and garlic inside the cavity.
• 8 massage canola oil or butter on top of chicken.
• 9 roast in middle rack of oven 75-90 mins, until golden brown and internal temp is 180 or above.
• 10 let rest for 30 mins before cutting into.
• 11 shred meat with 2 forks and set aside.