How to Cook Perfect Roast Chicken. Roast Chicken Cooking Times
published by Stable on Mar 13, 2011
An easy to follow guide plus cooking times for perfect roast chicken.
Pre-heat your oven to 190C (375F / gas mark 5). Put the chicken in a roasting tin and rub 50g (2oz) of butter over the bird. Season well with salt and ground black pepper.
If you enjoy bacon then place around half a dozen smoked rashers over the chicken.
Once the oven has reached the desired temperature place the roasting tin/chicken on the middle shelf.
Roast chicken cooking times:
Cook for 20 minutes per 450g (1lb) plus 15 minutes extra. So for example, a chicken weighing 1800g (4lb) would take approximately 95 minutes in the oven. Make sure you baste the chicken at least three times during cooking. For the final 15 minutes of cooking, remove the bacon (if you have added any) and wrap in foil to keep warm. Increase the oven temperature to 220C (425F / gas mark 7) for these last 15 minutes. This will help give the skin an extra crispiness.
Remove the bird from the oven, wrap in foil and let it rest for around 30 minutes before carving.
Why not serve with perfect roast potatoes? See here for the recipe: http://notecook.com/desserts/fruits/how-to-cook-perfect-roast-potatoes/
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# 1 by Kathy Morelli LPC
March 13th, 2011 at 7:35 am #
sounds yummy!
# 2 by AussieSheila
March 13th, 2011 at 8:02 am #
Great recipe! By the way, my real name is Liz. Sheila is Aussie slang for girl.
# 3 by Freethinking
March 13th, 2011 at 8:04 am #
I usually do a roasted chicken once a week. My little trick is to preheat the oven to 450 and roast for 15 minutes, then reduce to 350 and follow the 20 minute per pound rule. I also like to put fennel in the roasting pan. It just adds so much flavor. Well, now you have me hungry.
# 4 by megamatt09
March 13th, 2011 at 8:09 am #
Useful advice. Thank you for sharing.
# 5 by pruelpo
March 13th, 2011 at 8:26 am #
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# 6 by UncleSammy
March 13th, 2011 at 8:48 am #
Nice share
# 7 by SowmyaT
March 13th, 2011 at 9:02 am #
Thanks for sharing.
# 8 by CHIPMUNK
March 13th, 2011 at 9:10 am #
A healthy recipe
# 9 by nz2rdfox
March 13th, 2011 at 9:53 am #
yummy treat you have here my friend..thanks a lot for sharing it to us
# 10 by fagina
March 13th, 2011 at 11:26 am #
My mouth is watering….
# 11 by anndavey650
March 13th, 2011 at 2:38 pm #
This is my favourite meal…. I’m all hungry now lol.
# 12 by lapasan
March 13th, 2011 at 7:50 pm #
good post . thanks.
# 13 by GameLive
March 13th, 2011 at 8:12 pm #
ROAST CHICKEN,ROAST CHICKEN,ROAST CHICKEN wowwwwwwwwwwwwwww
# 14 by Tulan
March 13th, 2011 at 8:36 pm #
good for meat eaters.
# 15 by LCM Linda
March 13th, 2011 at 8:43 pm #
Sounds delicious. I will give it a try. Thanks!
# 16 by Lady Sunshine
March 13th, 2011 at 10:49 pm #
Thanks for the tips. Sounds yummy.
# 17 by lonelyplanet
March 14th, 2011 at 1:41 am #
I love your recipes.
# 18 by john smither
March 14th, 2011 at 6:44 am #
The idea of having roast chicken sounds so appealing.
# 19 by gvgatchalian
March 14th, 2011 at 9:07 am #
I love roast chicken too, but I have to learn how to make a good one. This surely helps — great step by step guide.
# 20 by galore
March 14th, 2011 at 9:00 pm #
roasted chicken, my mouth is watering, Thanks for sharing
# 21 by Brewed Coffee
March 15th, 2011 at 5:17 am #
I got really hungry reading this. Craving for chicken now.
# 22 by mtrguanlao
March 17th, 2011 at 8:32 am #
This will help me in cooking the perfect roast chicken,thanks for this!