Roasting a whole chicken is surprisingly easy to do, and the leftovers are great in a salad or sandwich the next day! Make sure to enhance your Roast Dinner and get your Roast Chicken right with this easy recipe.  

Prep time: 10 minutes

Cook time: 1 hour 30 minutes

Serves: 6

Ingredients:

• 1.8kg British Free Range Chicken
• Ross & Ross Roast Chicken Rub
• Rub butter (1 pack butter, 1 tbsp rub mix, rolled & frozen)
• Oil (British Rapeseed)
• Sea Salt

Method:

1. Place discs of rub butter under skin
2. Rub chicken with rub and leave in the fridge overnight
3. Take out one hour before cooking. Season cavity
4. Pre heat oven to 220◦c (fan)
5. Rub with oil and season with sea salt
6. Cook for 25 mins, take out, baste, wrap tray in foil
7. Reduce oven to 170◦c (fan) and cook for approx 1 hour
8. Pierce leg to check juices run clear
9. Rest in warm place for at least 30 mins
10. Slice, season to taste. Serve

If you like this recipe, you will love our recipe for Perfect Roast Beef, or our recipe for Maple Roast Carrots & Parsnips!