Chicken, Roasted with Herbs

Ingredients

1 whole chicken

1-2 tsp salt

1 tsp black pepper

1-2 tbsp olive oil

fresh rosemary

thyme

Instructions

  1. Preheat oven to 460
  2. Remove giblets from chicken, if necessary, and pat dry. Place chicken in a roasting pan with high sides.
  3. Coat chicken in olive oil. Sprinkle with salt, pepper, thyme, and broken rosemary leaves
  4. Insert rosemary sprigs into the chicken cavity
  5. Roast at 460 for 30 mins.
  6. Reduct heat to 350 and cook for another 30 minutes.
  7. Reduct heat to 250. Continue cooking for 20-30 minutes (depending on the size of the chicken), until skin is golden brown.Note: A slight pink hue around the joints and in the dark meat is normal and okay.