Tyme's new culinary skills are improving

I'm starting to actually enjoy my new cooking duties. Mrs.Tyme is finally giving me some assistance and it is greatly appreciated.

For this evenings supper, I decided to try and roast a whole chicken in the oven. I found the frozen bird in the freezer a few days again and figured,what the heck, I'll give it a try.

When I asked the Mrs. how it was done she startled me by replying that she'd never cooked a whole bird in the oven.:eek:

I washed the thawed bird and dried it off. I then rubbed the bird with butter and added some seasoning inside and out. Lemon pepper,salt,thyme and a few other spices I found in the cupboard. Our spice department is very limited.

Bird was placed in a shallow baking pan and put in the oven at 425 for 30 minutes then the heat was reduced to 375 and cooked for another 40 minutes.I put a small rack in the pan so the bird would not sit in the fat drippings. The internal temperature was not at 180 degrees so I had to cook the bird a little longer then the package directions suggested.

Peeled some potatoes and chunked them up to boil then mashed them with some more butter and a little sour cream. We decided to have peas as the green portion of the meal. What the heck,I added a small dab of butter to the peas too.

Turned out pretty good. The meat was moist and I was afraid it might be dry considering the extra time it spent in the oven.

The bird looks burnt in the photo,but it wasn't.

The servings on the plate may look like a lot but it's a small plate. I try to eat from a small plate to fool me into thinking I'm eating more food!!

I'm going to use the leftover chicken to fix chicken and noodles for tomorrow.

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