winner winner chicken dinner..
one 5-6 pound whole chicken...
preheat oven to 400 degrees F..
remove spine (chickens of course) with poultry shears or knife..
layout flat on a roasting rack skin side up and coat with melted butter
make seasoned rub... salt pepper garlic onion paprika etc.
sprinkle rub generously on chicken... place cut veggies under & around chicken on rack... potatoes carrots onions celery whatever..
add 1 cup broth chicken or vegetable & 1 cup wine whatever you would drink.. red or white...
place on upper rack in over for 45-50 minutes & then check for done... 10 minutes additional as required.. let rest for 15 minutes & serve... drippings can be used for gravy... make a slurry of corn starch & water.. tablespoon CS to 1/2 cup water... slowly drizzle into drippings until the thickness you desire is reached.. maybe 30 minutes of actual effort over 2 hours... was dinner last night
