CQ Roasted Chicken

Directions

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