E-z Roast Chicken

Total Time: 3 hrs 10 mins Preparation Time: 10 mins Cook Time: 3 hrs

Ingredients

• Servings: 5
• 2 1/2-5 lbs chicken
• 4 tablespoons butter
• 1/2 teaspoon salt
• 1/4 teaspoon pepper
• 1 large onion, halved
• 1/2 teaspoon sage
• 1/2 cup water

Recipe

• 1 preheat oven to 325°f.
• 2 remove giblets/neck from chicken cavities.
• 3 rinse chicken and pat dry.
• 4 rub softened butter all over chicken.
• 5 sprinkle outside of chicken with salt and pepper.
• 6 sprinkle 1/4 tsp salt and 1/2 tsp of sage inside the chicken.
• 7 place onion inside chicken.
• 8 place chicken in roasting pan breast side up.
• 9 add 1/2 cup water to pan.
• 10 loosely tent breast with aluminum foil.
• 11 cook for 25 minutes per pound.
• 12 (3 lbs= approx 1 1/2 hours; 5 lbs= approx 2 1/2 hours).
• 13 remove chicken to a warm platter and let rest for 15 min to distribute the juices.