Famous Dave's Country Roasted Chicken

Total Time: 2 hrs 15 mins Preparation Time: 15 mins Cook Time: 2 hrs

Ingredients

• Servings: 6
• 1/2 cup kosher salt
• 1/2 cup paprika
• 1/2 cup lemon pepper
• 1/2 cup mrs. dash seasoning mix
• 1 (6 lb) roasting chickens
• 2 (16 ounce) bottles italian dressing
• 1 (8 ounce) bottle lemon juice
• 1/3 cup roast chicken seasoning (above)

Recipe

• 1 mix ingredients for chicken seasoning.
• 2 store in a covered container.
• 3 place the chicken in a 2 gallon sealable plastic bag.
• 4 pour a mixture of the italian dressing and lemon juice over chicken, turning to coat.
• 5 marinate in refrigerator for 3 hours, turning every 30 minutes.
• 6 remove chicken from bag and drain.
• 7 season generously with 1/3 cup roast chicken seasoning.
• 8 preheat the oven to 375.
• 9 arrange chicken on a rack in a baking pan.
• 10 tent loosely with foil.
• 11 bake 1 1/2 to 2 hours or until a meat thermometer registers 170 to 180f, removing the tent 20 minutes before the end of baking process.
• 12 let stand for 10 minutes before carving.