Seasoned Roaster Oven Chicken - cooking recipe

Ingredients

4 lbs roasting chickens, giblets removed
1/2 cup butter, softened
1/4 teaspoon fresh ground pepper
1 teaspoon coarse salt
2 large garlic cloves, minced
1 teaspoon poultry seasoning
1 medium onion, quartered
1 tablespoon lemon zest
1 tablespoon fresh lemon juice
1 lemon (remaining part after zesting and juicing)

Preparation

Preheat roaster to 450 degrees.
In small bowl, combine butter, salt, pepper, poultry seasoning, lemon juice, lemon zest.
Rub mixture between skin and meat and over the skin of the chicken.
Stuff chicken with quartered lemon and onion.
Put chicken in roaster and cook at 450 for 15 minutes to crisp the skin.
After 15 minutes, reduce heat to 350 degrees and cook for an additional hour (or until chicken temperature is 170 degrees when tested with meat thermometer in the breast).
Extra tip - Save the drippings to make a sauce or chicken stock.