Ingredients:
3 1/2 lbs chicken, cleaned,with skin
2 tablespoons butter ( olive oil works, too)
1/2 lemons
salt and black pepper
Directions:
Preheat oven to 450 degrees F.
Pat dry the chicken and rub the inside with half of the lemon; squeeze the juice inside also and place in chicken cavity.
Season cavity with salt and pepper.
Rub outside of chicken with butter, season to taste with salt and pepper, and truss chicken.
Place chicken breast up on a rack in a roasting pan in the center of the oven.
Roast about one hour or until chicken juices run clear, or until thickest part of the thigh registers 185 degrees F on a meat thermometer.
Remove chicken from oven and let stand 10 minutes before carving (for juicier meat).
Note: At no time during roasting is basting required.
Leave the oven door closed.
Servings: 4-6
Time preparation: 15 min.
Time total: 75 min.