Christmas Roast Chicken Recipe

🧂 Ingredients

• 1 2kg (4lb) Whole Chicken
• 1 teaspoon Paprika
• ½ tablespoon Parsley
• 1 teaspoon Oregano
• 1 teaspoon Rosemary
• 1 teaspoon Thyme
• ½ teaspoon Tarragon

  Optional
• 1 teaspoon Garlic powder
• ½ teaspoon Black pepper
• Salt

  to taste
• 6 tablespoons Butter
• 2 Onion
• 2 Oranges
• 2 large Carrots

Instructions

• 1 Start by dabbing the entire chicken with a kitchen towel to dry it. Remove any
  giblets in the chicken cavity if any. 
• 2 Put oregano, parsley, thyme, black pepper, salt, paprika, butter, and garlic
  powder into a small bowl. Mix until it is a fine paste. This will be your
  chicken marinade. 
• 3 Spread the marinade all over the chicken. Apply it inside as well.
• 4 Cut the Orange and onion into 4 parts then put the cut onion and orange pieces
  in the chicken cavity.
  
  Place the chicken in the fridge for 1 to 12 hours to marinate.
• 5 Next, line the baking tray with sliced oranges, carrots, and onions.
  
  Bring out the marinated whole chicken and place it on the vegetables in the
  baking tray. 
• 6 Place the tray in the oven and allow to bake at a temperature of 200C/400F for 1
  hour 20 minutes.
• 7 When cooked, take out the cooked chicken and let it cool for about 15 minutes
  before carving and serving it.

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