Basic Roast Chicken

One of my versions of this recipe is the most popular thing that I have ever written, closely followed by Basic Roast Turkey. Along with variations, it is in my other books, but I include it again here because this book would be incomplete without it.

I make one almost every week, and the carcass and innards—not the liver—provide the makings of the often-needed chicken stock.

This is family fare and compan