roasted whole chicken

How To Make roasted whole chicken

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  Preheat oven to 400 degrees.
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  Rinse the chicken. Remove any innards and rinse the cavity well. Pat the skin very, very dry. Place on your roasting sheet or in a roasting pan.
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  Cut the lemon into quarters. Use one of the quarters to get the tablespoon of lemon juice.
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  Mix the butter, oil, garlic salt, onion powder, smoked paprika, thyme, mesquite seasoning and lemon juice.
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  Place the quartered lemon into the cavity of the bird.
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  Rub 1/3 of the butter mixture on the breast side of the chicken. Separate the skin from the breast and rub 1/3 of the butter mixture underneath, between meat and skin. Flip the bird over and rub on the remaining butter mixture.
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  Keep the breast side DOWN. Roast uncovered for 1 hour 10 minutes to 1 hour 20 minutes depending on your oven.
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  When done, baste with juices from the pan. Flip the bird over and baste again. Lift the skin on the breast and baste one more time.
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  Enjoy juicy, fabulous deliciousness!
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  NOTES: Sweet mesquite seasoning can be found at Costco. I like to use the convect roast setting for this, but regular roasting works great!
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