Name: Dutch Oven Whole Roast Chicken
Prep time: 10 min
Cook time: 10 min
Yield: 8
Ingredients: Kosher salt - ¼ cup; Light brown sugar - ¼ cup; Garlic powder - 2 tablespoons; Smoked paprika - 2 tablespoons; Ground dried chipotle pepper - 1 teaspoon; Whole chicken - 1 (4 pound); Salted butter, melted - 2 tablespoons

Ingredients for - Dutch Oven Whole Roast Chicken

1. Kosher salt ¼ cup

2. Light brown sugar ¼ cup

3. Garlic powder 2 tablespoons

4. Smoked paprika 2 tablespoons

5. Ground dried chipotle pepper 1 teaspoon

6. Whole chicken 1 (4 pound)

7. Salted butter, melted 2 tablespoons

How to cook deliciously - Dutch Oven Whole Roast Chicken

1 . Stage

Combine salt, brown sugar, garlic powder, paprika, and chipotle pepper in a bowl. Rinse and pat chicken dry. Rub with seasoning blend, placing any excess in the cavity.

2 . Stage

Allow to rest at room temperature for up to 90 minutes.

3 . Stage

Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C).

4 . Stage

Place chicken in the bottom of a Dutch oven. Pour butter over the chicken. Cover.

5 . Stage

Bake in the preheated oven until no longer pink at the bone and the juices run clear, 2 to 3 hours. An instant-read thermometer inserted into the thickest part of the thigh, near the bone, should read 165 degrees F (74 degrees C). Remove from the oven and allow to rest, uncovered, for 10 minutes.

6 . Stage

Carve chicken and spoon over pan drippings before serving.