CQ Roasted Chicken

• 1 (3-pound) whole chicken, giblets removed
• 1 tablespoon onion powder
• Salt and freshly ground black pepper
• 1/2 cup (1 stick) unsalted butter, softened
• 1 celery rib

1. Preheat the oven to 350F.
2. Place the chicken in a roasting pan and season it generously, inside and out, with the onion powder, salt, and pepper.
3. Put 3 tablespoons of the butter in the cavity of the chicken.
4. Rub 3 tablespoons of butter on the chickens skin.
5. Cut the celery into a few pieces and put them in the chicken cavity.
6. Bake for 1 hour 15 minutes, until a meat thermometer inserted into the thickest part of the chicken breast registers 180F.
7. Remove the roasting pan from the oven.
8. Melt the remaining 2 tablespoons butter in a small saucepan.
9. Baste the chicken with the melted butter and pan drippings.
10. Cover with aluminum foil and allow to rest about 30 minutes before carving.

chicken, onion powder, salt, unsalted butter, celery

Taken from www.epicurious.com/recipes/food/views/cq-roasted-chicken-378343 (may not work)