Easy and Delicious Roast Chicken

in #food2 days ago

Happy Sunday 😊

It's flooding outside due to the warm weather. It's giving you false hope of Spring, so I don't like it, as it is just that, a false hope, as it's too early for Spring. Plus, at night time water will freeze and everywhere is so slippery 😅

Another hectic day for me, back and forth. My husband is still hospitalized, supposedly until Monday afternoon. We miss him big time, but hopefully with this long stay at the hospital means there won't ever be this kind of situation no more for him. That guy was rarely sick, it's been amazing, but now, 5 days staying at hospital 😩 Poor hubby 😩

Anyhoo!

This roast chicken is MEGA easy to prepare and delicious. The crispier the skin, the more my youngest loves it 😊

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1 whole chicken
3 tbsp unsalted butter
2 large lemons
Chicken bouillon powder
Sweet paprika powder
Garlic powder
Onion powder

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Pat dry chicken, make sure no gizzard and whatnot inside its cavity.

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Halve the lemons

Mix 1/2 tbsp each chicken bouillon powder, garlic, onion powder, with 1 tsp sweet paprika powder, and rub them inside the cavity. Push in butter, followed with lemon halves

Mix 1 tbsp chicken bouillon powder with 1/2 each of onion and garlic powder, plus 1-2 tsp sweet paprika powder. Rub seasoning all over chicken, on both sides, then dab the chicken with butter all over

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Bake chicken for at least 50-60 minutes, in preheated 400 F. Meat thermometer should read 165 F on the thicker part of the thigh without touching bone, or 180 F on the breast.

Let stand for 5 minutes and serve 😊