perfect roast chicken

Ingredients

• Servings: 1
• 1 (4 pound) whole chicken
• 1 cup margarine, softened
• 1 tablespoon garlic salt
• 1 teaspoon coarsely ground black pepper
• 1 teaspoon dried thyme
• 1 teaspoon dried parsley
• 1 pinch dried rosemary

Recipe

Preparation Time: 15 mins Cook Time: 2 hrs

Ready Time: 2 hrs 15 mins


• preheat oven to 350 degrees f (175 degrees c).
• rinse and pat chicken thoroughly dry with paper towels. mix margarine, garlic salt, black pepper, thyme, parsley, and rosemary in a bowl and rub the outside of the chicken thoroughly with the margarine mixture. place any remaining margarine mixture into the cavity of the chicken. place chicken into a glass baking dish.
• bake chicken in the preheated oven until browned and the juices run clear, about 2 hours. an instant-read meat thermometer inserted into the thickest part of a thigh, not touching bone, should read at least 160 degrees f (70 degrees c).