CRISPY ROASTED CHICKEN

Let's see If i can pull this off!!!
after i accomplish this, then i can think about sides!

YIELD: 1 ROASTED CHICKEN

CRISPY ROASTED CHICKEN

You'll love this Crispy Roasted Garlic Chicken Recipe for dinner! So good!

PREP TIME: 5 MINS

COOK TIME: 1 HOUR 30 MINS

TOTAL TIME: 1 HOUR 35 MINS

INGREDIENTS:

• 1 (3-4 pound) whole chicken (giblets removed and discarded, if included)
• 6 cloves garlic, minced (about 2 Tbsp.)
• 2 Tbsp. butter, melted (Smart Balance)
• salt and freshly ground black pepper (Kosher salt)
• I would add extra seasoning to this. Feel free to experiment or follow the recipe as is.

DIRECTIONS:

Thoroughly rinse the outside and inside of the chicken. Gently pat try with paper towels.

Using your fingers, carefully lift up the skin on top of the chicken (near the neck) and pull up gently. With your other hand, gently separate the skin from the breast and thigh meat. Then take half of the garlic and stuff it in between the skin and meat, so that it is fairly evenly spread out. Take the remainder of the garlic and spread it all over the cavity inside the chicken.

Then take the butter and baste the entire outside of the chicken. Sprinkle generously with freshly ground pepper and salt.

(Optional: Cover and refrigerate for 12-24 hours.)

Adjust oven rack to lowest position and preheat to 450 degrees. Place foil loosely in large roasting pan. Flip chicken so breast side faces down, tucking the wings under (as pictured below), and set V-rack in roasting pan on top of foil. Roast chicken 25 minutes.

Remove roasting pan from oven. Using 2 large wads of paper towels, rotate chicken breast-side up. Baste briefly with pan juices or additional melted butter. Return to oven and continue to roast until instant-read thermometer inserted in thickest part of breast registers 135 degrees, 15 to 25 minutes.

Increase oven temperature to 500 degrees. Continue to roast until skin is golden brown, crisp, and instant-read thermometer inserted in thickest part of breast registers 160 degrees and 175 degrees in thickest part of thigh, 10 to 20 minutes.

Transfer chicken to cutting board and let rest, uncovered, for 20 minutes. Carve and serve immediately.

Ali's Tip:

This method is for the crispy version!  For slightly less crisp, and less maintenance, another method is to simply cook the chicken breast-side down for about an hour (or until internal temperatures are met) at 375 degrees.  Basting every 20 minutes or so is also a plus!

Original recipe with method adapted from Cooks Illustrated HTTP://WWW.COOKSILLUSTRATED.COM/RECIPES/4125-CRISP-ROAST-CHICKEN#.

DIFFICULTY: EASY INGREDIENTS: BUTTER, GARLIC, WHOLE CHICKEN

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