Italian Roast Chicken
The BEST Italian Roast Chicken recipe! This is sure to become an instant family favorite. Perfectly tender, juicy, and flavorful and delicious crispy skin! This method for roasting a whole chicken helps to ensure that the skin will be crispy and the meat juicy.
Ingredients
- 5-6 pound whole chicken
- 1 tablespoon of salt
- 1 lemon quartered
- 1 whole garlic halved
- 1 large onion quartered - sliced into large pieces
- 3 tablespoons olive oil
- 1 ½ teaspoons Primal Palate Amore seasoning see note
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 425 degrees F.
- Place chicken inside of a baking dish. Pat the chicken dry with paper towels - this is a trick to preparing the chicken skin for crispiness.
- Remove the giblets or any organs if necessary. Season the chicken inside and out with the salt.
- Place half of the quartered lemon and the two halves of garlic inside of the chicken.
- Tie the legs together with kitchen twine. Place the remaining half of the lemon and the sliced onions around the sides of the chicken.
Season the top of the chicken with the Primal Palate Amore seasoning. - Drizzle the olive oil over the top of the chicken and the onions, ensuring that the entire chicken is coated well with the olive oil.
- Bake for 45 minutes and then rotate the entire pan in the oven so the other side is evenly roasted.
- Continue roasting in the oven for about another 20-30 minutes. Or until the internal temperature of the chicken is 165 degrees F.
- Start checking for doneness around 1 hour of cook time. Use an instant read thermometer to check all parts of the chicken for doneness. Allow the chicken to rest for a bit before slicing.
- Serve & enjoy!
Notes
Primal Palate seasonings are packed full of delicious herbs & flavors and they're one of my favorite seasoning brands. I recommend the "Amore" seasoning for this whole chicken. But you can use any similar Italian seasoning that you prefer.