What Is Better Than A Whole Roasted Chicken?!?!

Hello and Happy New Year, Almost!

I decided that since today is the last day of 2010 our family should celebrate everything that we have been through in 2010!!!  I really wanted to run out to the store and buy a honey ham and make a feast, but then I remembered that it isn't quite pay day and we have items in the house that we can eat.  I opened the freezer and got inspired because I had bought 2 whole chickens at Costco a while ago for $10.00 and froze them for a rainy day!  Well hello rainy day!!! 

Before my great aunties pasted away they taught us (when I say us I mean my Dad and then he taught me) how to make their oven baked chicken!  This is the best chicken that I have ever had...It is crispy on the outside and juicy on the inside, and it has SOOOOOOOO much flavor.  Now, while they used legs and thighs, you can modify their recipe to be used on a whole chicken.

There are only 6 ingredients that you will need to make your chicken.
1)  Garlic Salt
2)  Red Pepper
3)  White Pepper
4)  Ginger
5)  Ground Black Pepper
6)  Salt

Just mix all the ingredients in a bowl to make a dry rub.  I generally use mostly garlic salt with a hint of everything else, but it can be mixed to the cooks preference.  Just be careful with the red pepper it can add quite the kick to the chicken!  The white pepper can so that also.

I place to chicken on an oven pan that is able to drain.  I start the chicken off a 500 degrees for 12 minutes and then turn it down to 350 degrees until a thermometer reads 160 degrees.  Then pull out of oven and cover with foil for 10-15 minutes.  Don't serve unless chicken is cooked to 165 degrees.  I like to make a mix of melted butter and veg oil and bass chicken with it throughout the cooking process. 

I hope everyone has a great new years!  reviews were great as always...but who doesn't love a good roasted chicken with mashed potatoes and green beans.

- The Bored Housewife