How to cook a whole chicken in the oven?
I have a 1.45 kg chicken, bought ready to go in the pan (seasonings, etc. taken care of), all I need to know is how long should I cook it for, and at what temperature? I don’t have a meat thermometer either, so I’m just going to have to cut into it to see if it’s done.
Tags: meat thermometer, seasonings
Filed under: Cooking Thermometers | Dec 28th, 2009.
Preheat to 450F,
put chicken in roasting pan(on a wire rack if you do not like it sitting in the liquid at the end).
Put in oven, immediately adjust oven to 325F
Roast for 45 min then test every 5-10 min by sticking in a fork and note juice color – when clear it is done.
Buy meat thermometer, decent spices and stop letting other folks touch your food so much. If it is pre spiced, you cannot brine it properly and you live with somebody else’s idea of how it should be seasoned.
it takes about 20 minutes per pound. but you don’t want to cut it right when it comes out of the oven or it will lose all of it’s juices and be dry. meat thermometers are pretty cheap, I would recommend buying one. I couldn’t live without mine. for the temperature, preheat oven to 450*F and when you get it in, reduce the heat immediately to 350*F.
I think everybody should know how to roast a chicken
Ingredients
1 Whole chicken, about 4 lbs. giblets removed, washed, patted dry
4 tablespoons unsalted butter, softened
3/4 teaspoon coarse salt
freshly ground pepper to taste
Method
Heat oven to 450 degrees
Rub the chicken inside and out with butter. Sprinkle inside and out with salt and pepper.
Place chicken on a rack in a roasting pan. Put chicken in oven. Reduce heat to 350.
Cook until juices run clear when thigh is pierced with knife and temperature read 170 degrees on an instant read thermometer, about 1 hour. Allow chicken to sit 10 minutes before cutting into serving sizes.
Variations
1. Lemon Chicken. Prick a whole lemon all over with a fork; place in cavity of chicken before roasting.
2. Herb-roasted Chicken. Place fresh herbs, such as thyme, basil, parsley, and/or oregano inside cavity.
3. Garlic-roasted Chicken. Place whole peeled garlic cloves inside cavity.
4. Red velvet Chicken. Sprinkle chicken lightly with paprika or chili powder.
5. Tarragon Roasted chicken. Fill cavity with 3 peeled and split shallots and 1/2 bunch fresh tarragon.
Wrap your chicken in foil, put in a 375 degree oven for approx. 35-40 min. or until juices are clear and onions, garlic, peppers under the skin or in foil with the bird.
Honey-Cumin Roast Chicken
1/2 teaspoon fresh ground black pepper
1 1/2 teaspoons ground cumin
3 large cloves garlic, minced
3 tablespoons honey
3 tablespoons extra-virgin olive oil
1 large lemon, halved
Two 2 1/2- to 3-pound chickens (preferably raised on organic feed), rinsed and dried
Salt
2 lemons, each cut into sixths
Directions
1. The day before cooking, combine the pepper, cumin, garlic, honey, and oil. Rub the lemon halves over the chickens (inside and out), squeeze the juice as you go (don’t discard). Then rub in the seasonings. Tuck the lemon halves into the cavities. Refrigerate lightly covered overnight.
2. Preheat oven to 350°. Set chickens breast-up in a wide shallow pan. Sprinkle with salt and pepper. Roast 15 minutes to the pound, plus 10 minutes. Baste occasionally with pan juices. Remove from oven, let rest 10 minutes, then chill immediately.
3. To pack for picnicing, cut up into small serving pieces, wrap, and chill. Keep cold during transport. Serve cool with lemon wedges. Sprinkling their juice onto the meat is the final seasoning.
4-6 servings
You want to get the chicken up to heat as fast as possible to start, you can achieve this by pre-heating your oven at 400F then put your chicken in middle of oven for 5-10 minutes depending on your oven. (leave the door closed)
Opening and closing the oven will increase the cooking and the oven temp making it longer to cook your Chicken.
Then reduce the heat to 350F and cook till you have 175-180 internal temp 18-22 minutes per lbs approx depending on your oven as each oven is different (check temp in meat not near a bone, test at the thigh).
Once you remove from the oven after cooking turn it over and let it rest covered with tin foil or parchment paper on it’s breast for 5-10 minutes depending on the size of the chicken, to allow the juices back into the breast meat, Juices should be running clear if not it is not cooked.
Then serve as you like, Hope this has helped take care
I would rub it with a season mix and toss it in the oven at 350 for about 45 minutes.
Its always best (and should be cheaper to season your own chicken).
My best is Tarragon/Lemon Chicken. Rub chicken all over with half packet of butter (yes this sounds like alot but it makes the sauce). Juice two lemons and pour this over chicken. Season chicken liberally with sea salt and freshly ground black pepper. Stuff chicken with fresh tarragon, lemon halves (you will have to quarter them) and a couple of cloves of smashed garlic. Roast in oven at 200 degrees celsius for one hour, basting with juices every 20 minutes. Turn oven off and slightly open oven door leaving chicken to rest for at least 15 minutes while you get salad or veggies ready. To serve, remove chicken from pan and add a splash of white wine to sauce on pan and stir to make gravy.
Strain gravy before serving with chicken. Mash potato and green salad is nice with this.