1 4 1/2 - 5 lb whole chicken
1 medium onion - quartered
6-8 cloves of garlic - peeled
2 tsp salt
2 tsp dried thyme
3 tsp paprika
2 tsp garlic powder
1 tsp onion powder
1 tsp black pepper
Cooking spray
Preheat oven to 275 degrees. Rinse chicken. Place onion and garlic inside the cavity. Mix all seasonings in a bowl and rub evenly over the entire bird. Spray bird with cooking spray.
Place chicken on a roasting tray in a tinfoil-lined baking dish. Push the meat thermometer into the thigh of the bird making sure not to touch bone. Roast uncovered for 3 1/2 - 4 hours until the meat thermometer reads 165-170 degrees.
I start basting my bird after 2 hours and repeat every 1/2 an hour after that. My chicken turns out sticky and slightly crispy. If you want crispy skin then don't baste for the last hour.
