Christmas Chicken (Perfect ROAST CHICKEN)

Christmas chicken! This whole roasted chicken is moist, juicy on the inside, tasty and packed full of flavors. It is perfectly roasted until the skin is golden. This roast chicken is a sure winner on your table at any other time of the year.
Ingredients
2 kg Free range whole chicken
Orange zest from 1 big orange
100 g Butter
3 oranges or 2 large oranges
1 lemon
2 carrots
1 big onion
1 garlic head
1 spring rosemary
3 Sage leaves
1 spring thyme
A handful parsley
Salt and pepper
1 cup low sodium chicken stock


HOW LONG TO ROAST A CHICKEN
The general idea is to roast a chicken in the oven 20 to 30minutes for every ½ kilo or 1 pound. Eg

1.5kg chicken would be roasted anywhere from 60 to 90 minutes depending on the temperature you cook it on. 2kg around 80 to 120 minutes.

That said, a more accurate way of knowing if a chicken is well done is by using a meat thermometer.