Roasted Spatchcocked Chicken

Name: Roasted Spatchcocked Chicken
Ingredients: 1 whole chicken; 1 tbsp olive oil; 1/2 tsp salt; 1/2 tsp pepper; 1/4 tsp ground cumin; 1/2 tsp garlic powder; 1/2 tsp onion powder

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Ingredients

1 whole chicken
1 tbsp olive oil
1/2 tsp salt
1/2 tsp pepper
1/4 tsp ground cumin
1/2 tsp garlic powder
1/2 tsp onion powder

Directions

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["Preheat oven to 450F.", "In a small cup, mix spices in olive oil to form a paste.", "Place a whole chicken, breast down, on a cookie sheet.", "With kitchen shears, cut starting at the tail end, about a half inch to the right of the backbone, working your way to the top of the bird.", "Repeat on the left of the backbone and discard backbone.", "Turn the bird breast side up and spread the back of the bird to lay it as flat as it will let you.", "With your palms, push down on the breastplate with moderate force until you hear a crack.", "The bird should now lay flat on the cookie sheet.", "Rub the spice mix from step one onto the chicken.", "You can cut 2\" slits into the skin on the breast and thighs