Juicy Roasted Chicken

[MomToTwoBoys]

Juicy Roasted Chicken

Recipe Description

This tastes just like the KFC chicken on the outside.
11 herbs and spices, my behind!

Preparation Steps:

Rinse chicken and remove all insides.

Level of Difficulty:

Easy

Time Needed:

1hr 30 minutes

Ingredients:

1 (3 pound) whole
chicken, giblets
removed
salt and black
pepper to taste
1 tablespoon onion
powder, or to taste
1/2 cup margarine,
divided
1 stalk celery,
leaves removed
(optional)

Serves:

6

Directions:

DIRECTIONS
Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C).
Place chicken in a roasting pan, and season
generously inside and out with salt and pepper.
Sprinkle inside and out with onion powder. Place 3
tablespoons margarine in the chicken cavity.
Arrange dollops of the remaining margarine around
the chicken's exterior. Cut the celery into 3 or 4
pieces, and place in the chicken cavity.
Bake uncovered 1 hour and 15 minutes in the
preheated oven, to a minimum internal temperature
of 180 degrees F (82 degrees C). Remove from
heat, and baste with melted margarine and
drippings. Cover with aluminum foil, and allow to rest
about 30 minutes before serving.

[MomToTwoBoys]

I meant to include one more ingredient:

Mrs Dash for chicken, sprinkled generously

The Mrs Dash really helped the chicken have that KFC-like taste to it. Even my husband commented on how terrific it smelled and it wasn't even out of the oven yet.