Don’t close your eyes to the simple roast chicken.

Struggling with what to make for dinner?
Not enough time on your hands?
I find myself facing these challenges every day of the week!

Roasting a whole chicken in the oven is so simple and doesn’t require much thought at all.

The humble roast chicken provides a large amount of nutrition as follows:

• • great supply of protein
  • essential vitamins – C, B6, B12, A, D, E, K, thiamin, riboflavin, niacin and folate
  • minerals – calcium, iron, magnesium, phosphorus, potassium, sodium and zinc

Simple Roast Chicken Recipe

• • 1 – 3 lb roasting organic chicken
  • 1 1⁄2 tablespoons olive oil
  • 1 teaspoon salt
  • 1 teaspoon ground black pepper
  • 1⁄2 teaspoon dried oregano
  • 1 teaspoon dried basil
  • 1 teaspoon paprika

Instructions

• 1. Preheat oven to 450 degrees;

• 2. Place the whole chicken into a medium sized baking pan;

• 3. Rub the whole chicken with olive oil;

• 4. In a small bowl combine the salt, pepper, oregano, basil, and paprika, then sprinkle evenly over chicken;

• 5. Bake the chicken for 20 minutes;

• 6. Lower the oven to 400 degrees and continue baking for 40 – 50 minutes, or until golden brown and juices run clear;

          7. Let the chicken rest in it’s juices for at least 10 minutes before carving.