ROTISSERIE CHICKEN

It's football time, and today we are preparing a ROAST CHICKEN on our gas grill rotisserie.

This is probably the easiest recipe I have ever done, so it's perfect for a football Saturday.

If you want this for halftime you need to get it on the grill about 30 minutes before the game starts.

So let's get started

First of all you need a 4-5 lb ROASTER chicken. Now this depends on your grill and how much room you need. In my case, the chicken was too big to use a drip pan. So I just threw some foil underneath the chicken. So look at your grill carefully.

Or you can use a smaller chicken if you so desire. Just adjust the cooking time accordingly.

Blot chicken with paper towels

Remove the innards from the cavities.

Reminds me of the time my ex mother in law made a huge turkey and forgot to take the innards out of the bird. Funny thing was, the next year the innards were in the other end and she cooked it that way as well. Funny story, but I digress.

Save these for making broth

Cut a half lemon in half. Put in cavity along with a slab of butter (seasoned butter 3 TBL)

Cut off the wing tips. Other wise they will burn

Put in fridge for 1 hour

Tie up the wings and legs

Baste with chicken broth and salt & pepper

Place on your Rotisserie, according to the directions that came with your grill

Try get your grill temp to 350. NO HIGHER

I turned gas to low and cooked for 2 hours

Baste with chicken broth after every touchdown. If the game goes flaky, baste every 15 to 20 minutes.

When internal temp hits 170 take off and remove from Rotisserie.

Cover with foil and placed in oven, while you get the rest of your feast set up. 

Internal Temp should rise on it's own to 180

This could not have been any easier. Great meal for any weekend. You can also good this in the oven as well. More on that later.

Cut it up and eat it.

My timing worked out just fine, far better than the Gators.

Goes with the Potato Salad we made this morning, as well as some Lima beans.

Great dinner but lousy games. Florida, Ball State and F.S.U. All lost.

But the beer was good