How To Roast a Perfect Chicken

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Everybody loves roast chicken. It's probably the number one comfort food out there. And you can take comfort in knowing it's incredibly easy to make.

To complete this How-To you will need:

A 3- to 4-lb. chicken
4 carrots, peeled and cut into large pieces
2 white onions, peeled and cut into quarters
1 head garlic, cloves peeled
1/4 lb. butter, softened
Salt and pepper
1/4 c. olive oil
1/2 lemon, cut in quarters
8 sprigs of thyme
A large roasting pan
A cutting board
A paring knife
3-ft. piece of butcher's twine

Step 1: Heat your oven

Heat your oven to 450º.

Step 2: Rinse the chicken

Rinse the chicken. Make sure to remove the bag containing the neck & intestines.

Step 3: Make a bed of vegetables

Make a bed of vegetables. Dump the carrots, onions, celery, and garlic onto the bottom of the pan.

Tip: Don't dump the vegetables when you're done—use them to make a nice sauce.

Step 4: Stuff the chicken with seasoning

Stuff the chicken with seasoning. Insert the garlic, thyme, and lemon into the chicken.

Step 5: Season beneath the skin

Season beneath the skin. Separate the skin and insert butter and thyme.

Step 6: Truss the chicken

Truss the chicken.

Tip: Trussing a chicken not only makes it tidier—it cooks more evenly, too.

Step 7: Season the chicken

Season the chicken in the pan. Drizzle olive oil onto the chicken and then sprinkle salt & pepper.

Step 8: Put the chicken in the oven

Put the chicken in the oven. The oven should be set at 450º. If it appears the chicken is getting too much color, you should lower the temperature a bit.

Step 9: Remove the chicken

Remove the chicken after 45 minutes (for a 3 pound chicken). It may take more or less time, depending on the size of the chicken.

Step 10: Check the chicken

Check the chicken. Gently move one of the chicken's legs. It should feel loose and easy to pull off. You can also use a knife to cut into the leg. Clear juices should drain out of the meat.

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[hunterways]

headless over 18 months? now that is scary? that's over a year without food and water? hey somethings wrong here?

[Maniacboy27]

Wow it must be a chicken zombie xD

[iDaNoobXD]

@rdf7777 Its True.......Mike The Headless Chicken Lived For 18 Months After Having Most Of It's Head Cut Off Leaving The Jugular Vein And Most Of The Brain Stem .

[rdf7777]

yah right 18 months bs

[ellevangelyse]

at least zombies are not headless..

[jetaimechar]

@hunterways They used drops to feed it... Creepy. DX

[HaydenBlakeShow]

they forgot the fried potatoes every one know a roasted chicken goes well with FRIED POTATOES!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[dilemmaist]

it's really awful to mention that headless chicken right after something you imagine to eat!!!!

[wavokiaado]

ummm, headless chicken story just DIDN'T fit in this.........

[AQWorldsFan123]

first, cooking show then a headless chicken fact. WIERD

[HuasoPodrido]

That is one clean pan!

[normandie350]

i thought it said "trust the chicken"