How toRoast Chicken

Directions

1. 1
   Season the chicken inside and out with salt and pepper. If you have time, refrigerate the chicken, uncovered, for an hour, or overnight.
2. 2
   Heat oven to 450 degrees.
3. 3
   Place chicken breast-side up in a roasting pan or large ovenproof skillet. Stuff cavity with herbs and tie the legs together with kitchen twine. (If you dont have twine, leave the legs as they are.)
4. 4
   Roast 50 minutes, then baste chicken with pan juices. Continue roasting until chicken's juices run clear when skin is pierced with a knife, 5 to 10 minutes longer.
5. 5
   Let stand 10 minutes before carving.