A whole roasted chicken is a fantastic healthy family dinner. It is not expensive and you can season it with herbs and spices entirely of your choice.
In fact, roasting a chicken is much easier than you ever imagined. Once you discover your style and taste, you will be able to follow the your own steps for its preparation and allow yourself to experiment with the seasoning.
1. Remove the entrails of the chicken, if necessary. Then wash it inside and out and dry it.
2. Preheat the oven to 360°F (180°C). Grease the outside of the chicken with oil or butter. Then sprinkle inside and out with spices and herbs of your choice.
For example, if you are cooking a lemon and garlic chicken, you will need to crush a few cloves of garlic to coat the inside. The top layer is covered and soaked with freshly squeezed lemon juice. Be sure to sprinkle it with salt, black pepper and rosemary.
In case you have decided to go further with the experiments, there are several spices and additives that are very appetizingly go with a roasted chicken. They are - lemon curry, thyme, rosemary, ranch, smoked apple or bacon.
3. Tie the chicken legs with a suitable cooking string. This way it will retain its shape. Place the chicken in the center of a greased pan.
Cover with cling film. This will prevent from the juices spraying all over the oven and making it dirty and will also make the chicken tastier and juicier. The chicken's breasts should be facing upwards.
4. Bake for 40 minutes for each kilogram and add another 15 minutes, so it is fully baked. If, for example, the chicken weighs two kilograms, you will need to bake it for 80 minutes at 360°F (180°C) and then another 15 minutes. In conclusion, the time required to prepare the juicy chicken will be 1 hour and 35 minutes.
