How To Cook a Whole Chicken From Frozen

Learn how to roast a whole chicken from frozen. That’s right. It is possible. Straight from the freezer, to the oven, to your mouth. No defrosting required!

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INGREDIENTS

– Frozen chicken – Lemon – Onion – Rosemary – Thyme – Olive oil – Black pepper – Salt Get Recipe

I’m going to explain how to cook a whole chicken from frozen. Yes, this is a perfectly safe thing to do.

Preheat oven to 350°F.

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Put a rack in a large roasting pan. Put the chicken breast-side-up on top of it. If there are giblets inside of the chicken, see if you can remove them.

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Drizzle the top of the chicken with the olive oil. Sprinkle with salt and pepper.

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Put in oven uncovered and roast for 90 minutes. If there are still giblets in the chicken, remove them when you can using tongs and wearing oven mitts.

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Increase oven temperature to 450ºF to help brown skin.

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