Roasted Chicken

(photo and recipe adapted from www.allrecipes.com, key words: juicy roasted chicken)

Prep time: 10 minutes
Cook time: 1 hr 15 minutes (for 3 pd bird)
Ready 30 mins after done cooking
Serves 6 (3 pd bird)

Ingredients
1-3 pound whole chicken, giblets removed
salt & black pepper to taste
1 tbs onion powder, or to taste
1/2 cup butter, divided

My additions to make a meal of it:
Chicken Stove top Stuffing
potatoes
carrots
chicken stock

1. Preheat oven to 350 degrees.

2. Place chicken in roasting pan and season generously inside and out with salt & pepper. Sprinkle inside and out with onion powder. I placed some Stovetop Stuffing in the bird at this time as well (prepare as per directions on the container). Melt butter and coat the exterior of the bird with butter. At this time I also cut up some potatoes and carrots and placed them in the roasting pan with the stuffed bird. In hindsight, I should have added some chicken stock to the pan at this point as well to keep the veggies moister.

3. Bake, uncovered, an hour and 15 minutes or until the minimum internal temperature of the bird is 180* (go by temp for a bird of a different weight). Remove from heat, baste with drippings in pan. Cover with aluminum foil and allow bird to rest for 30 minutes before cutting and serving.