Roasted Chicken

It took a long time for me to find a roasted chicken recipe I loved & didn’t want to change & this is it. Plus left over chicken makes for great quesadillas later in the week!

Ingredients:

• 4-5 lb whole chicken

• 1/2 stick of butter

• 4 tablespoons

• minced garlic

• 1 teaspoon salt

• 1 tablespoon basil

• 1 table spoon lemon pepper

• 1 tablespoon thyme

• 1/8 cup lemon juice or 1 lemon cut in half

Directions:

• Clean out chicken, rinse and pat dry.

• Place chicken breast side up on baking rack.

• Add 2 tablespoons minced garlic, a pinch of salt and lemon juice or lemon halves into the cavity.

• Melt butter and mix in 2 tablespoons minced garlic and spices then rub all over chicken.

• Tie the legs together using kitchen twine.

• Roast at 450° for 15 minutes -then reduce temperature to 350° and roast for 1 hour 20 minutes or until internal temperature reaches 165°.

• Let rest for 20-minutes.