Skillet Roast Chicken

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Too busy to make a home-cooked dinner? Only an hour to prep this Skillet Roast Chicken!

Prep Time5

Cook Time1

Total Time1 15

Course: Main Entree

Cuisine: American

Servings: Servings

Calories: 173kcal

Adjust oven rack to middle position. Place a 12-inch cast iron skillet or an oven safe pan and preheat oven to 450 F.
Using paper towels, pat the chicken dry. Rub olive oil on the entire surface.
In a bowl, combine salt, garlic powder, and pepper. Sprinkle salt mixture evenly and rub all over the chicken. Tie the legs together using kitchen twine and tuck wing tips behind back.
Place chicken on preheated skillet with breast side up and roast chicken in 450 F oven for about 25 to 35 minutes or until breasts register 120 degrees and thighs register 135 degrees.
Turn off the oven and leave the chicken in the oven for about 25 to 35 minutes or until breasts register 160 degrees and thighs register 175 degrees.
Remove chicken from oven and transfer to a cutting. Let rest uncovered for about 10 to 15 minutes before slicing. Serve hot.

Don't forget to put your cast iron skillet in when you preheat the oven! The preheated skillet will help sear the chicken thigh parts and allow them to cook congruently with the breasts.
The success of this roasting technique depends on accurate temperatures; make sure to use a meat thermometer. To properly check the temperature, insert the probe into the thickest part of the breast just above the bone for white meat, and insert the probe between the tip of the breast and thigh for dark meat.
If you're cooking a larger bird, increase the time the chicken stays in the "off" oven to 35 to 45 minutes.