This recipe is aimed at all of the older gentlemen who live alone and haven't had a good meal since they became one (Old or Alone - take your choice. This, also, is not really a recipe but a cooking method that is so simple nobody can take credit for it. All of you Old Farts that think you can't cook CAN do this.
1. Buy a 3 to 4 pound whole chicken.
2. Wash the chicken with cold water.
3. Place in a baking dish (large enough that nothing hangs over the sides)
4. Pre-heat the over to 400 Deg. F.
5. Salt and Pepper the chicken.
6. Put in the preheated oven (somewhere near the middle- top to bottom)
7. Leave it alone for 1 & 1/4 hours.
8. Turn the oven off and remove the chicken.
9. Let the chicken rest for about 15 or 20 minutes. (In the meantime make yourself a salad)
10. Cut the chicken in to any kind of pieces that you like and enjoy.
As you get more comfortable that you can't screw this up you can try trussing the legs, coating with oil, using a grind of Italian Seasoning, placing vegetables around the chicken while it roasts, etc.
Remember, Old Farts CAN COOK if given no other options.
NOTE: Because there are some ovens out there that have not so good thermostats I recommend the you buy a food thermometer and test the chicken for doneness (160 Deg. F) or purchase an oven thermometer and test the accuracy of you oven.
WOW - This a lot more complicated than I thought.
BoxerDave
I'm saving all your old farts recipes for when I decide to give up cooking and make hubby do all the work. This one's easy and even he could do it!
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