This easy whole roasted chicken recipe tastes like it comes from grandma’s kitchen. If you want the juiciest chicken with crispy skin, served with potatoes and vegetables… this is the recipe for you…
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Why is this beginners roasted chicken recipe so good?
- Simple ingredients list.
- Use my DIY roast chicken rub, or use a spice blend in your own pantry.
- Step-by-step recipe instructions including a video to walk you through it.
- A whole meal in one – veggies and potatoes cooked with chicken is a complete meal!
New to roasting chicken in the oven?
Scroll to the bottom of this post for step-by-step video instructions.
Ingredients
Here’s what you need to make roasted chicken.
Simple rub seasoning for roasting whole chicken
You can use the spice blend below, or another seasoning blend from your own pantry…
- 1.5 tsp salt
- ½ tsp pepper
- 1 tsp garlic powder
- 1 tsp onion powder
- 1 tsp Italian herbs
Vegetables for roasting with chicken (for the bottom of the pan)
- 3 medium carrots, cut in large 2” chunks
- 1 medium yellow onion, cut in quarters
- 7 medium Yukon gold potatoes, halved
- ½ tbsp olive oil
- ½ tbsp poultry seasonings
For roasting whole chicken in the oven
- 1 whole chicken
- 1 tbsp olive oil
- 2 tbsp poultry seasoning
- ½ lemon for stuffing the cavity
- 1 tbsp butter, for broiling to make crispy skin at the end
- 1 tsp cilantro, fresh chopped for serving
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How long to roast a chicken
This recipe for oven roasted chicken cooks pretty quickly. It will be ready in about 60 to 90 minutes. Allow it to rest for 20 – 30 minutes after cooking.
Roasted chicken is done cooking when…
- The chicken meat that touches the bone is no longer pink
- The juices run clear when you cut into it.
- The internal temperature is 165 degrees F (as measured with an instant read thermometer inserted into the thickest part of the thigh).
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How to oven roast chicken with veggies
Now I’ll walk you through it…
Quick look at roasting a whole chicken
Here is a quick look at baking this homemade roasted chicken:
- Season the whole chicken and vegetables.
- Add chicken, potatoes, and vegetables to a roasting pan or tray and place in a preheated oven.
- Bake until chicken is fully roasted.
- Broil to crisp the skin.
Detailed recipe steps…
- Preheat the oven to 375 degrees F.
- Make the whole chicken seasoning blend (it’s also what you’ll use for adding flavor to the veggies) by stirring together all the spices. Set aside.
- Toss the chopped veggies with olive oil. Add seasoning blend and toss with large spoons until well seasoned. Set aside.
- Remove the whole chicken from the bag and remove the insides if they are present. Pat the whole chicken dry with paper towels.
- Coat whole chicken all over with olive oil. Generously apply the rest of the seasoning blend left over from the veggies. Rub it on all over the skin, in every crevice and sprinkle some inside the cavity, too.
- Add lemon to the inside of the chicken cavity if desired.
- Set out a rimmed baking pan. We like to use one that’s shallow, but can hold veggies and juices from the chicken as it cooks. The one in the Sip Bite Go demonstration is about 9×13 and has a 2” rim. Set a piece of parchment paper on top if desired.
- Add the vegetables in a flat layer on the chicken roasting pan. Add a wire rack on top to hold the chicken. Or skip using a rack and instead put the chicken directly on the vegetables. Either way, add the chicken on top.
- Roast whole chicken in the oven in the center rack at 375 degrees F until internal temperature reaches 165 degrees F as measured in the thickest part of the thigh. Juices of the chicken will run clear and there will be no pink inside the chicken. In the Sip Bite Go demo, this step took about 90 minutes.
- Remove whole chicken from the oven. Now it’s time to crisp up the skin and turn it golden brown.
- Set broiler to high.
- Rub 1 tbsp butter all over top of chicken, it will melt into the skin.
- Broil whole chicken 2-3 minutes or until outside is beautifully browned.
- Remove whole chicken from oven and rest 20 minutes or longer if you have time to help the juices settle. We usually do not cover it in aluminum foil.
- Carve and enjoy.
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FAQs
Most whole chickens are about 2.5 to 3 pounds. Depending on the bird size, your roasted chicken may cook a bit faster or slower than the Sip Bite Go demonstration. Cooking time will always vary slightly, so I highly recommend that you use an internal read thermometer to check for doneness.
Yes – a lemon pepper blend, BBQ rub, or any poultry blend you have can be used to season the whole chicken before roasting it. You could also keep it super simple with just salt and pepper as your seasoning.
You may get similar results, but I find roasted chicken at 375 degrees F makes it just right for a juicy and tender inside. Broiling chicken topped with melted butter after roasting means that you can quickly get a nice, crisp chicken skin.
The secret is to keep the skin as dry as possible. Which is why in the Sip Bite Go recipe, you’ll see one of the first steps is to pat the skin dry. And finally, you’ll finish this roasted whole chicken recipe with a few minutes in the broiler for a final, golden brown touch.
If you don’t have a roasting pan, you can use a sheet tray with a rim, or a rimmed baking sheet. You’ll want it rimmed so any juices that come out of the chicken will stay with the vegetables roasting under the chicken and not make a mess in your oven. Those pan juices make the veggies super tasty.
One of the many benefits of cooking a whole chicken is that you’ll likely have leftovers for the next day. So the following day, you could easily use the chicken breasts and/or dark meat to make chicken salad in less than 15 minutes. Or you could toss any leftovers into a taco for a chicken taco night. Be creative and be sure to use any leftover meat.
Roasted chicken side dishes
- Smoked mashed potatoes
- Smoked mac and cheese
- Fettuccine noodles
- Smoked butternut squash
- Kale apple slaw
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Pro tip: One of my go-to tricks for perfectly cooked food every time is using the right BBQ meat thermometers.
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Hey home chef, hope that answers all your questions about making a perfect roast chicken meal with veggies and all.
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– Jenna
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Equipment
Ingredients
Simple rub seasonings for roasting whole chicken
- 1.5 tsp salt
- ½ tsp pepper
- 1 tsp garlic powder
- 1 tsp onion powder
- 1 tsp Italian herbs
Vegetables for roasting with chicken (for the bottom of the pan)
- 3 medium carrots cut in large 2” chunks
- 1 medium yellow onion cut in quarters
- 7 medium Yukon gold potatoes halved
- ½ tbsp olive oil
- ½ tbsp poultry seasonings
For roasting whole chicken in the oven
- 1 whole chicken
- 1 tbsp olive oil
- 2 tbsp poultry seasoning use the Sip Bite Go suggested seasoning for whole chicken or use BBQ rub or something you like
- ½ medium lemon
- 1 tbsp butter for broiling to make crispy skin at the end
- 1 tsp cilantro fresh chopped for serving
Instructions
- Preheat the oven to 375 degrees F.
- Make the whole chicken seasoning blend (it’s also what you’ll use for adding flavor to the veggies) by stirring together all the spices. Set aside.
- Toss the chopped veggies with olive oil. Add seasoning blend and toss with large spoons until well seasoned. Set aside.
- Remove the whole chicken from the bag and remove the insides if they are present. Pat the whole chicken dry with paper towels.
- Coat whole chicken all over with olive oil. Generously apply the rest of the seasoning blend left over from the veggies. Rub it on all over the skin, in every crevice and sprinkle some inside the cavity, too.
- Add lemon to the inside of the chicken cavity if desired.
- Set out a rimmed baking pan. We like to use one that’s shallow, but can hold veggies and juices from the chicken as it cooks. The one in the Sip Bite Go demonstration is about 9×13 and has a 2” rim. Set a piece of parchment paper on top if desired.
- Add the vegetables in a flat layer on the chicken roasting pan. Add a wire rack on top to hold the chicken. Or skip using a rack and instead put the chicken directly on the vegetables. Either way, add the chicken on top.
- Roast whole chicken in the oven in the center rack at 375 degrees F until internal temperature reaches 165 degrees F as measured in the thickest part of the thigh. Juices of the chicken will run clear and there will be no pink inside the chicken. In the Sip Bite Go demo, this step took about 90 minutes.
- Remove whole chicken from oven. Now it’s time to crisp up the skin and turn it golden brown.
- Set broiler to high.
- Rub 1 tbsp butter all over top of chicken, it will melt into the skin.
- Broil whole chicken 2-3 minutes or until outside is beautifully browned.
- Remove whole chicken from oven and rest 20 minutes or longer if you have time to help the juices settle. We usually do not cover it in aluminum foil.
- Carve and enjoy.
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