Ingredients
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 450 degrees F.
- Cut onions into thick slices (approximately 1/2").
- Using a broiler pan with rack in place, lay onion slices on rack to form a'bed' on which the chicken will sit.
- (The rack will allow excess grease to run off; the onions will impart nice flavor and will prevent chicken from sticking.).
- Remove giblets from cavity of chicken; rinse well with cold water and pat dry.
- Using a pastry brush (or your hands), coat entire outside of chicken lightly but thoroughly with olive oil.
- Sprinkle with salt, pepper and Italian seasonings (amounts given above are just general guidelines listed in the original recipe-- it's better to sprinkle evenly all over rather than trying to measure exactly).
- Place chicken on top of onion slices BREAST SIDE DOWN; cook for 30 minutes.
- Remove from oven; reduce temperature setting to 400 degrees F.
- Carefully turn chicken over so that the breast side is facing up; return to oven for an additional 45 minutes, or until done.
- Allow to rest 10 minutes before carving (IMPORTANT STEP!).