Simple Roast Chicken

A whole chicken rubbed with butter and salt and roasted until golden. Dinner tonight, and the carcass for tomorrow.

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Whole golden roast chicken in a pan

A whole chicken is still one of the best-value meals there is. Roast it simply, eat the meat, and simmer the carcass in salted water the next day.

Recipe

Simple Roast Chicken

Prep
10 min
Cook
1 hr 20 min
Total
1 hr 30 min

Strict carnivore: only meat, fish, eggs, butter or animal fat, salt and water. Our ingredient policy

Ingredients

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Method

  1. Heat the oven to 425°F. Pat the chicken dry inside and out.
  2. Rub the butter all over the skin and season generously with salt, inside and out.
  3. Roast breast side up in a pan for 70 to 85 minutes, until the juices run clear and the thickest part of the thigh reaches 165°F.
  4. Rest 15 minutes before carving.

Tips

Tie the legs together with string for more even cooking.

Storage and reheating

Keeps 4 days in the fridge.

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