Roasted Chicken

Name: Roasted Chicken
Prep time: 2 h
Cook time: 2 h
Total time: 2 h
Yield: 4
Cuisine: Global
Ingredients: 2 teaspoons freshly ground black pepper, plus more for sprinkling; 4 flatbreads or pita breads, warm, for serving; 2 kilograms roasting chicken, giblets removed, refrigerated; 1 Tbsp salt, plus more for sprinkling; 1 teaspoon sesame oil; 4 Tbsps unsalted butter, melted

Roasted Chicken requires about 2 hours from start to finish. This recipe makes 4 servings with 883 calories, 55g of protein, and 58g of fat each. This recipe covers 29% of your daily requirements of vitamins and minerals. It works well as a rather cheap main course. A mixture of pepper, pita breads, sesame oil, and a handful of other ingredients are all it takes to make this recipe so scrumptious. To use up the unsalted butter you could follow this main course with the Almond Milk Chocolate Pudding as a dessert.

Instructions

Preheat the oven to 425 degrees F. Take the chicken out of the fridge and bring to room temperature to ensure even cooking, about 30 minutes.

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Whole Chicken

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Oven

Combine the butter and oil in a small bowl.

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Butter

Cooking Oil

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Bowl

Rinse the chicken inside and out.

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Whole Chicken

Remove any excess fat and leftover pinfeathers from the chicken and pat the outside dry. Liberally sprinkle the inside of the chicken with the salt and pepper.

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Salt And Pepper

Whole Chicken

Brush the outside of the chicken with the butter mixture and sprinkle with salt and pepper. Tie the legs of the chicken together with kitchen string and tuck the wing tips under the body of the chicken.

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Salt And Pepper

Whole Chicken

Butter

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Kitchen Twine

Place the chicken in a roasting pan.

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Whole Chicken

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Roasting Pan

Roast the chicken until an instant-read thermometer inserted into the thickest part of the chicken thigh (without touching bone) reads 165 degrees F, about 1 hour. If the chicken is browning too quickly in the oven, lightly tent the chicken with aluminum foil.

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Chicken Thighs