Simple Whole Roasted Chicken

Gluten, Grains, Dairy, Egg and Nut Free

Roasting your own chicken is one of the easiest things you can be making in the kitchen. You may want to cook two at the same time, so you have plenty for a meal or two and lunchboxes.

INGREDIENTS:

1 x whole chickens
2 x large celery sticks
¼ cup extra virgin olive oil
2 teaspoons garlic powder/granules
2 teaspoons sweet or smokey paprika
2-3 teaspoons ground turmeric/cumin
1 teaspoon mixed herbs
1 teaspoon onion powder/granules
3 teaspoons salt
½ teaspoon ground pepper

METHOD:

Preheat oven to 180℃.
Put chicken into a roasting pan, and stuff with celery sticks (cutting celery in half).
Mix remaining ingredients together in a cup or small measuring jug.
Using your fingers separate the skin and meat of the chicken on the top and legs of the chicken.
Pour about half of the seasoned oil mixture in under the skin chicken, massaging with fingers to distribute around.
Rub the remaining oil mixture on top of the chicken.
Cook for 1 hour 15 minutes.
Remove from the oven and cover with foil for 30 minutes before breaking apart to eat.