Dad's Roast Chicken

Ingredients

• 1 whole chicken
• 1/4 cup oil
• 1 tablespoon garlic powder
• 2 teaspoons salt
• 1 teaspoon black pepper
• 1 tablespoon paprika

Directions

1. 1

   Preheat the oven to 450. Remove giblets, neck, liver and any other innards. Rinse chicken in cold water and pat dry.

2. 2

   Place chicken in a foil lined baking dish.

3. 3

   Coat chicken skin in oil. Rub with garlic powder, salt, black pepper and paprika.

4. 4

   Cook for 20 minutes at 450. Lower the oven temperature to 400 and continue to cook for another hour or until the temperature of the chicken reads over 170 with a meat thermometer.

5. 5

   Remember: DO NOT COVER CHICKEN WITH FOIL. This will keep the skin from crisping. Also the carcass of this chicken makes an excellent chicken soup base!