Simple Roast Chicken

Why buy rotisserie chicken when you can roast a chicken as tender and moist as this recipe? It just doesn't get much easier than this. Delicious!

I never thought I could do better than my slow-roast chicken - until I discovered this method. Tho I usually add fresh herbs to the cavity and under the skin, these basics are exactly what I do now, resulting in a crisp skin and succulent, moist white meat, and it is fast!

Moist and tender. Chicken browns beautifully at the higher temperature. I added 6 crushed garlic cloves, a lemon cut in quarters and fresh rosemary to the cavity before tying the legs. Makes the house smell wonderful. No gravy needed.

The chicken did look beautiful after an hour in the oven, but it wasn't done inside that quickly. Maybe my chicken was bigger than the recipe called for. I set off the smoke alarm when I poured the water in the pan and stunk up the house. But when it was all done it was good.