Garlic Roasted Chicken

I made this super simple recipe tonight.  It's a keeper, and as simple as can be!

This is the YouTube video where I got the recipe, and the only variation I made, was placing the chicken on a bed of sliced onions in the pan, so that the pan drippings would have that bit of added flavor.  Yum!!

http://youtu.be/vbReTDAFusk

Start by removing the chicken from the fridge, so that it won't be too cold when you start working with it.

Roast 3 jumbo bulbs of garlic, and mash the cloves together with a generous amount of salt and pepper.

With your hands, create a separation between the skin and the body of the chicken.

Use your hands to rub the garlic mixture generously between the chicken and the skin, on the breast side of the chicken.  Work the mixture all the way down, so that even the legs are being coated.

Make sure that the outside of the chicken is dry.

Rub any remaining mixture all over the outside of the chicken.

Salt and pepper the outside of the chicken.

Lay onion slices on the bottom of your pan.

Place chicken on onion slices.

Tie the chicken legs together, and tuck in the wings.

Bake at 425 for about 1 1/2 hours (or until meat thermometer inserted deep into thigh reads at least 160 degrees).

Baste with pan juices and allow to sit for about 10 minutes.

The skin should be crispy, with a beautiful golden color, while the inside is juicy and delicious!

(The bones can be used to make bone broth in a slow cooker if you want to take advantage of them too!)