Roasted Chicken

You have two options when it comes to roasted chicken. You can buy a roasted chicken at the deli at your grocery store for around $6.00. Then you can do it the old fashion way and buy an entire chicken and roast it yourself at home. Chickens at my grocery store are $5.00 or so. In this series of chicken recipies it really doesn't matter which way you go. Both grocery store and home cooking will taste pretty good, and the cost savings isn't much of a factor.
That said, here is my method for roasting a chicken.

For Chicken
1 t salt
1/2 t. pepper
1 3-4 pound chicken, rinsed and patted dry
3 T butter, melted

Put a rack in the middle of the oven, and heat over to 400 degrees.
stir together salt and pepper in a small cup. Rub on the inside and outside of the chicken. Place chicken on its  a rack in a roasting pan. (see picture below)
Place in oven and cook for 25 minutes. Turn chicken to lay on the other side. Roast for 25 more minutes. Place chicken breast up, and cook another 20 minutes or until temp in the thigh is 170 degrees.
Remove from oven. Put tin foil over it and let stand for 15 minutes. This will prevent all the yummy juices from leaking out when you cut into the meat, and it will let the chicken cook a little more.

After you're dine with dinner, save the skin and bones. We'll use them to make broth tomorrow. Your dinner companions may think you're weird, but really we're just frugal. And wise dang it!