Casbah Roast Chicken

Ingredients

• 1 6- to 6.5-pound/2.5–3 kg roasting chicken
• 2 tbsp/30 mL cooking oil
• 1-1/2 tsp/7.5 mL Watkins Organic Cumin
• 1 tsp/5 mL Watkins Organic Paprika
• 1 tsp/5 mL Watkins Organic Garlic Powder
• 1 tsp/5 mL Watkins Organic Onion Powder
• 1/2 tsp/2.5 mL freshly-ground Watkins Mediterranean Sea Salt Grinder
• 1/2 tsp/2.5 mL Watkins Pure Ground Black Pepper
• 1 tsp/5 mL Watkins Organic Ground Allspice
• 1 large lemon, halved

Directions

Preheat oven to 375°F/190°C. Rinse chicken; pat dry. Place chicken on rack in large roasting pan. Stir oil and next 7 ingredients in small bowl to form paste. Rub spice paste all over chicken. Roast chicken 1 hour. Squeeze juice from lemon halves over chicken; place lemon halves inside main cavity. Continue to roast until chicken is cooked through and thermometer inserted into thickest part of thigh registers 175°F/80°C, about 1 hour longer. Transfer to platter; let rest 15 minutes.