Orange Butter Roasted Chicken

We did another roast chicken.  We think this mix would be really good on a roast duck.  

Ingredients
1/2 cup butter, room temperature
zest of 2 large oranges
2 oranges chopped
1 tbs chopped fresh rosemary
Kosher salt/black pepper to taste
1/2 tsp garlic
1/2 tsp onion powder
1 chicken to roast 

Preheat oven to 450

In a small bowl combine butter, orange zest, rosemary, salt and pepper, garlic, onion powder.
Pat chicken dry with some paper towels.  With your hands massage butter mixture under skin and all over the skin.  Stuff the cavity of the chicken with remaining oranges.


Place in cast iron pan or roasting dish.  Place into oven and lower heat to 425 and cook for about 1 and 1/2 hours (20 minutes per pound) or until internal temperature of the breast is 180.