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Aunt Betty’s Comfort Kitchen · Chicken
Oven Baked Chicken
The plainest, most useful chicken there is — seasoned salt, pepper, a hot oven, and time. Crisp skin, juicy meat, and the base for a hundred other dinners.
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Gluten-Free
Servingsamounts scale to match
4
Units
Ingredients
Skin-side up, and go by temperature, not the clock. This is as simple as chicken gets — season generously and roast undisturbed so the skin crisps. Bone-in pieces take about 45 minutes at 400°F; check the thickest part for 165°F / 74°C on white meat, 175°F / 80°C on thighs and drumsticks.
Easier, if you like
- A bag of seasoning salt and a pack of thighs is the whole grocery list — the most hands-off chicken dinner going.
- Line the pan with foil for zero cleanup.
Method
Cook's notes
The plainest, most useful chicken recipe there is — season and bake. Great on its own, and the base for a hundred dinners (salads, sandwiches, soups).
Go by temperature: 165°F / 74°C for white meat, 175°F / 80°C for thighs and drumsticks. Bone-in pieces take about 45 minutes at 400°F.
Skin-side up on a shallow pan (or a rack) so the skin crisps and the bottom doesn't steam. A light brush of oil helps it brown.
Let it rest before serving so the juices settle instead of running out.
It's already gluten-free
Gluten-free: chicken and most seasoning salts are gluten-free — just check the seasoning-salt label to be sure.
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