Stupid Simple Roast Chicken

Ingredients

• Servings: 1
• 1 (4 pound) whole chicken, rinsed
• 1 lemon, halved
• kosher salt

Recipe

Preparation Time: 10 mins Cook Time: 1 hr

Ready Time: 1 hr 25 mins


• preheat an oven to 450 degrees f (230 degrees c).
• place chicken into a roasting pan and insert lemon halves into the cavity; spread kosher salt over outside of chicken.
• roast in the preheated oven until skin is browned and crisp, the juices run clear, and an instant-read meat thermometer inserted into the thickest part of a thigh, not touching bone, reads 160 degrees f (70 degrees c), about 1 hour. let chicken rest for 15 minutes before carving.