The BEST 3 Ingredient Roast Chicken Recipe

Your family will love this healthy chicken recipe and it’s very versatile, so you can make it with a variety of different sides and have many different meals. Mike and the kids love this chicken and it’s a frequent favorite at our home. You can also use the roast chicken leftovers to make lots of other recipes that are best with roast chicken!

The BEST 3 Ingredient Roast Chicken Recipe

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This easy roast chicken recipe makes moist, delicious roast chicken. Spend 5 to 10 minutes preparing it, add carrots and potatoes and you’re done with dinner!

• Author: Tawra Kellam
• Yield: 6-8 servings

Ingredients

1 chicken

1-2 cloves garlic

olive oil

salt and pepper

Optional Ingredients

1 tsp. thyme (to taste)

1 tsp. rosemary (to taste)

1 tsp. oregano (to taste)

Instructions

1. Preheat the oven to 450°.
2. Rub the inside of the chicken with garlic cloves.
3. If you’re using the optional items, put the thyme, rosemary and oregano (to taste) inside the bird.
4. Rub the outside of the bird with olive oil and salt and pepper.
5. Bake at 450-500° for 15 minutes.
6. Then turn the oven down to 400° and roast for 35-45 minutes (for a 2 1/2 pound bird) or 1 hour (for a 3-5 pound bird) or until the temperature of the thigh reaches 180°. You can also let it cook all day in the crockpot on low.
7. Allow the chicken to rest 10 minutes before serving. Serves 6-8.

This easy roast chicken recipe is from volume 1 of our cookbook:

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