Roast Chicken with Cumin, Paprika and Allspice

Ingredients

• 1 (6 lb)  roasting chickens

• 2 tablespoons olive oil
• 1 1/2 teaspoons ground cumin
• 1 teaspoon garlic powder
• 1 teaspoon onion powder
• 1 teaspoon ground allspice
• 1 teaspoon paprika
• 1/2 teaspoon salt
• 1/2 teaspoon ground black pepper
• 1 large lemon, halved

Directions

1. 1

   Preheat oven to 375.

2. 2

   Rinse chicken; pat dry.

3. 3

   Place chicken on rack in large roasting pan.

4. 4

   Stir oil and next 7 ingredients in small bowl to form paste.

5. 5

   Rub spice paste all over chicken.

6. 6

   Roast chicken 1 hour.

7. 7

   Squeeze juice from lemon halves over chicken, place lemon halves inside main cavity.

8. 8

   Continue to roast until chicken is cooked through and thermometer inserted into thickest part of thigh registers 175, about 1 hour longer.

9. 9

   Transfer to platter, let stand 15 minutes.