What You'll Need:

• 1 whole chicken rinsed, drained and towel-dried inside and out
• 5 whole crushed garlic cloves
• 1 whole onion quartered
• 5-6 4" sprigs of fresh cut rosemary
• Olive oil
• Garlic salt
• Enough white wine or sherry to cover the bottom of a 13"x9" roasting pan

Step by Step:

• Rub the chicken in and out with olive oil. Insert garlic, onion and rosemary in the cavity.
• Place chicken on a rack in a 13"x9" roasting pan. Sprinkle with garlic salt and crushed rosemary leaves.
• Fill roasting pan with white wine or sherry until 1/2 full.
• Cover with foil and bake at 325 degrees for 1 hour or until chicken is fully cooked. Remove foil for last 15 minutes of roasting time to lightly brown the skin.
• Serve chicken and juices with rice or red potatoes and fresh vegetables in season.

Yield: 18 servings