Stupid Simple Roast Chicken

Description

This is so easy it’s stupid.

Ingredients

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

Instructions

1. Preheat the oven to 450 degrees F (230 degrees C).
2. Place chicken into a roasting pan and insert lemon halves into the cavity; spread kosher salt over the outside of the chicken.
3. Roast in the preheated oven until skin is browned and crisp
4. the juices run clear
5. and an instant-read meat thermometer inserted into the thickest part of a thigh
6. not touching bone
7. reads 160 degrees F (70 degrees C)
8. about 1 hour. Let chicken rest for 15 minutes before carving.

Prep Time: 10 mins

Cook Time: 1 hr

Total Time: 1 hr 25 mins

Servings: 6