Delicious Roast Chicken (Or Turkey, Cornish Hens, Etc.)

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Delicious Roast Chicken (Or Turkey, Cornish Hens, Etc.) 29 Community Pick Submitted by Wildflour "Wonderfully flavored, moist, tender and juicy chicken! My best roast chicken!"   icons / ellipsis / ellipsis-horizontal save Download Print Share I Made This photo by DianaEatingRichly Ready In: 2hrs 15mins Ingredients: 9 Serves: 4-6 Nutrition information

ingredients

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• 1 (5 -6 lb) roasting chickens
• 1 tablespoon olive oil, more if needed
• 2 teaspoons johnnies seasoning salt
• 2 teaspoons paprika
• 1 teaspoon garlic powder
• 2 teaspoons dried thyme
• 1 teaspoon dried Italian seasoning
• 1⁄2 teaspoon fresh coarse ground black pepper
• 1⁄2 cup butter, melted

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directions

• Remove any "innards" from chicken.
• Rinse chicken and cavity with cold water, pat dry with paper towel.
• Oil outside of chicken well with olive oil.
• Sprinkle with seasoning salt inside and out.
• Place on rack in shallow roasting pan with a 1/2" of water covering bottom of pan.
• Sprinkle rest of spices and herbs evenly on outside of chicken.
• Tie legs together if desired. Tuck wings under.
• Roast, uncovered, in 350° oven for about 2 hours or until done. (*About 20 minutes per pound).
• *Baste every 30 minutes with melted butter.
• (You can also baste with juices from the pan when enough accumulate. But start with butter).
• Let chicken rest for about 15-20 minutes before carving.
• Great for turkeys, too!

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1. This recipe is proposed as one for Hanukkah. It should not be. Butter would never be used on chicken in any traditional food. Dairy and chicken cannot be served at the same meal And as someone suggested lard, this would be abhorrent as this is pork based. The recipe may be great, but why would you suggest something so not traditional?   icons / ellipsis / ellipsis-horizontal Jo-Anne N. Reply 1 See 1 Reply
2. Hi Wildflour! I am preparing to do my hen according to your recipe. I will keep you posted. Thanks!   icons / ellipsis / ellipsis-horizontal Kamesha C. Reply

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1. I have made this recipe two times. I just had to write a review, this is the best cornish hen I have ever had. It comes out perfect everytime. Thanks for posting it.   icons / ellipsis / ellipsis-horizontal kellg694 Reply 2
2. Excellent ! I halved the recipe and used it on 2 Cornish Hens. I made no changes besides cutting the cooking time. Will certainly make this dish again. Thanks for sharing.   icons / ellipsis / ellipsis-horizontal Dotty2 Reply 2
3. best roast chicken i have even had!!! had a seven pound chicken. was ready in about 2 hours, 40 minutes. loved the spice combination! did cut down on the italian seasoning a little due to personal taste. stuffed the cavity with some parsley, celery leaves, and half a lemon. threw some small potatoes under the chicken for the last hour or so. they were delicious. this is a restaurant quality recipe!! thanks so much for sharing it.   icons / ellipsis / ellipsis-horizontal susie61 Reply 1
4. Great made a turkey. It was moist and deliciioyus can't wait for a chicken. Did add some lemon pepper as well.   icons / ellipsis / ellipsis-horizontal aronsinvest Reply 1
5. We used this recipe for our Thanksgiving turkey. A great basic roast recipe. Had the whole house smelling fantastic! Took a lot longer to roast with stuffing in the middle, but I think the stuffing also kept the bird really moist. I agree with other reviewers about maybe injecting some of the flavor under the skin. Thanks for a great recipe, can't wait to try it on chickens!   icons / ellipsis / ellipsis-horizontal Hadice Reply 1

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1. Hi, I prefer to use good old fashion lard instead of olive oil i rub it all over inside and out and it gives the hen such a beautiful crust   icons / ellipsis / ellipsis-horizontal Rebecca B. Reply

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