Seasoned Roasted Chicken

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== Description ==
Here's a very tasty way to make roast chicken. Leftovers taste wonderful as sandwiches or wrapped in tortillas. Its a family recipe I created one day when we had a lot of frying chickens in the freezer. Easy to make and tasty too.- Source: Mash317. 
== Ingredients ==
* 3 to 3½ pounds whole chicken
* chicken seasoning such as Montreal Chicken seasoning or Spice Islands chicken seasoning
* olive oil
* nonstick cooking spray
== Directions ==
# Preheat oven to 375 °F.
# Spray a roasting pan with nonstick cooking pan.
# Spray roasting rack with nonstick cooking spray. Place rack inside roasting pan.
# Remove giblets, heart, gizzard from chicken cavity, if required.
# Rinse chicken and pat dry.
# Place chicken on roasting rack.
# Rub chicken with olive oil. Figure about 2 tablespoons, depending on personal taste and the size of the chicken.
# Season liberally with Montreal Chicken seasoning or other favorite seasoning mix. Spice Islands is another good choice.
# Roast chicken until the meat tests done. This should take about 2 hours.
# Roast chicken is safely cooked when the temperature registers 180 °F. Use a meat thermometer to check for doneness.
# Serve with tortillas, Spanish rice, corn.
 
== Notes ==
* To speed roasting, partially cook chicken in the microwave oven in a microwave-safe dish. Immediately roast chicken in conventional oven. This usually cuts the roasting time in half. Use a meat thermometer to check for doneness.
* Use care when removing roast chicken from oven.
* Things You Will Need:
** Roasting pan
** Roasting rack
** Oven mitts
Category:Chicken Recipes