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Italian Roasted Chicken

  • Preparation Time
    Prep:
    30 min.
  • Cooking Time
    Cook:
    2 hrs.
  • Serves
    Serves:
    4-6

Pair it with salad or pasta. It's delicious!

Recipe tags: chicken base, moderate difficulty, main, chicken, roast

Ingredients

Quantity Ingredient
1 (5-7 pound roaster), thawed, rinsed, trimmed of excess fat
1 tsp dried Italian seasoning
½ tsp garlic powder
2 Tbsp Better Than Bouillon® Roasted Chicken Base (Reduced Sodium)
1 small onion, peeled, halved (for cavity)

Directions

  • 1

    Preheat oven to 375°F.

  • 2

    In a small bowl, combine Chicken Base, seasoning and garlic powder.

  • 3

    Starting at the chicken neck, using fingertips, gently release skin over breasts and around legs.

  • 4

    Place small amounts of seasoning mix between skin and meat. Using your hand, lightly rub outer skin to distribute seasoning under skin.

  • 5

    Spray roasting pan with cooking spray. Pour ¼ cup of water into bottom of pan.

  • 6

    Before roasting, secure neck skin by overlapping and inserting 2 toothpicks, remove toothpicks before serving.

  • 7

    Stuff chicken cavity with onion and truss chicken with kitchen twine.

  • 8

    Place chicken in roasting pan. Roast until done, approximately 2 hours. To ensure proper doneness, use an instant read thermometer. If needed, lightly tent chicken with foil, to prevent over browning.

  • 9

    Remove from oven, lightly cover chicken with foil and allow it to rest for 5-10 minutes before carving.