Perfect Roast Chicken - cooking recipe

Ingredients

4 to 5 lb. chicken
salt to taste
pepper to taste

Preparation

Heat oven to 450\u00b0.
Thoroughly rinse chicken inside and out. Season with salt and pepper.
Place chicken on roasting pan with shallow sides, no higher than one inch, and place in oven.
Bake 30 minutes.
Reduce heat to 400\u00b0 and bake 15 to 25 minutes more, or until the thigh meat registers 160\u00b0 on a meat thermometer. Remove chicken from oven and let stand 10 to 20 minutes before carving.
Serves 4 to 6.