Roast Chicken With Italian Seasonings

Total Time: 1 hr 25 mins Preparation Time: 10 mins Cook Time: 1 hr 15 mins

Ingredients

• Servings: 4
• 2 medium onions, peeled
• 5 -6 lbs whole chickens
• olive oil
• 1/2 teaspoon salt
• 1/2 teaspoon pepper
• 1 teaspoon italian spices

Recipe

• 1 preheat oven to 450 degrees f.
• 2 cut onions into thick slices (approximately 1/2").
• 3 using a broiler pan with rack in place, lay onion slices on rack to form a'bed' on which the chicken will sit.
• 4 (the rack will allow excess grease to run off; the onions will impart nice flavor and will prevent chicken from sticking.).
• 5 remove giblets from cavity of chicken; rinse well with cold water and pat dry.
• 6 using a pastry brush (or your hands), coat entire outside of chicken lightly but thoroughly with olive oil.
• 7 sprinkle with salt, pepper and italian seasonings (amounts given above are just general guidelines listed in the original recipe-- it's better to sprinkle evenly all over rather than trying to measure exactly).
• 8 place chicken on top of onion slices breast side down; cook for 30 minutes.
• 9 remove from oven; reduce temperature setting to 400 degrees f.
• 10 carefully turn chicken over so that the breast side is facing up; return to oven for an additional 45 minutes, or until done.
• 11 allow to rest 10 minutes before carving (important step!).