Classic Roast Chicken

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

Ingredients

• Servings: 4
• 1 stalk celery
• 3 1/2 lbs roasting chickens
• 1/2 teaspoon dried thyme
• 1/2 teaspoon salt
• 1 tablespoon butter, softened, divided
• 1 onion, quartered

Recipe

• 1 preheat oven to 475 degrees.
• 2 slice celery. sprinkle inside cavity of chicken with thyme and salt; add 1 tsp butter, sliced celery and onion. rub outside chicken with remaining butter.
• 3 tuck wing tips under back of chicken. place chicken breast side down on rack in roasting pan.
• 4 add enough water to cover bottom of pan. roast for ten minutes. reduce temperature to 375 degrees. roast for 20 minutes longer.
• 5 turn chicken breast-side up. roast until chicken is browned, about 30 minutes longer.