It is SO easy to make Homemade Rotisserie Chicken right in your own oven! Skip the preservatives and additives found in store-bought and make your own oven roasted rotisserie chicken with only 5 minutes of work!! You end up with a juicy, tender chicken that stands on its own or is perfect to use in any dish that calls for cooked chicken.
This Rotisserie Chicken Recipe is perfect for Sunday Dinner but is also great to use for any dishes like Cheesy Chicken and Rice, Chicken Pot Pie, and Chicken Salad or any recipes using leftover Rotisserie Chicken.
Who loves Rotisserie Chicken?
ME! ME!! And my whole family!
The problem? Take a look at the list of ingredients and you will be disgusted. MSG, corn syrup solids, carrageenan, hydrogenated oils, and on and on!
But leftover Rotisserie Chicken is so tasty, juicy, convenient, and star in so many fabulous dishes--hello Chicken Enchiladas, Creamy Parmesan Rotini with chicken, and Creamy, Cheesy Chicken and Rice!
That's why a delicious Oven Rotisserie Chicken is just the recipe you need to keep in your arsenal.
You can make a rotisserie chicken in the oven with only 5 minutes of prep and you will never be tempted to buy a store-bought Chicken Rotisserie again.
The best part you don't even need anything fancy--just your oven, a few dried spices, and a fresh chicken.
How do you make Homemade Rotisserie Chicken?
Step One: Make DIY Rotisserie Chicken Spice Rub
- Mix together salt, pepper, onion powder, garlic powder, paprika, dried thyme leaves, and a dash of cayenne.
Step Two: Season Chicken
- Clean out the cavity of the chicken and pat dry.
- Brush the chicken evenly with oil or melted butter.
- Sprinkle the spices generously over the chicken.
- Rub the spices in--but if that grosses you out, just sprinkle them on liberally.
- Brush off excess spices.
Step Three: Oven Roast
- Pour 1 cup of water into the roasting pan and then fit a roasting rack over the pan.
- Place the seasoned chicken breast-side down on the roasting rack. All the drippings will help to season the chicken breasts and keep them super flavorful.
- The secret to success when making your own Rotisserie Chicken is to roast the chicken low and slow.
- Place in a 300 degree oven for 2 hours to 3 hours (depends on size of chicken) or until meat thermometer inserted into thigh reads 160-163 degrees.
Step Four: Rest the Chicken
- Tent the chicken with foil and let rest for 20 minutes. This allows the meat to reach 165 degrees and juices have redistributed through chicken.
Tips on Oven Roasted Homemade Rotisserie Chicken
- Be sure to use a digital thermometer inserted into the chicken thigh to ensure proper cooking. Both an undercooked and overcooked Roasted Chicken, is NOT a good thing. A digital thermometer will be a great investment for perfectly cooked chicken, beef, and pork!
- Multi-task and plan ahead and make more than one Rotisserie Chicken at a time. Extra Chicken Meat is a great thing to have on hand to make dishes like Creamy Chicken and Rice, Amish Chicken, Tex-Mex Chicken Casserole, or Healthy Chicken Salad.
- Save the bones from your Oven Roasted chicken to make Homemade Chicken Stock.
- If you have an Instant Pot, check out how to make Instant Pot Rotisserie Chicken.
How long is it safe to keep cooked chicken in the refrigerator?
Raise your hand if you have called your mom more than one time to find out the answer to this? Or maybe you have googled it every time you have leftover chicken in the house?
The answers for how long you can keep chicken in the fridge vary, but in my book, I prefer 4 days. I think that more than one person will tell you from experience, a week is just fine.
However, to err on the side of caution, I follow the following advice when it comes to how long I keep chicken after cooking the refrigerator.
Leftover Rotisserie Chicken Recipes
- Creamy Parmesan Chicken Casserole
- Creamy and Cheesy Chicken and Rice
- Chicken Pot Pie
- Salsa Verde Chicken Enchiladas
- One Pot Healthy Chicken Poppy Seed Casserole
- Chicken Fajita Pizza
Oven Roasted Rotisserie Chicken
Ingredients
- 3-4 pound chicken gizzards removed
- 2 tablespoons canola oil or melted butter
For the Dry Rub
- 1 tablespoon kosher salt
- 2 teaspoons pepper
- 1 tablespoon garlic powder
- 1 tablespoon onion powder
- 1 tablespoon paprika
- 1 teaspoon dried thyme
- dash of cayenne pepper
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 300 degrees Farhrenheit.
- Combine ingredients for the dry rub.
- Brush the chicken skin with oil or butter. Sprinkle with the dry rub and rub the mixture onto the chicken to adhere.
- Cover and let rest 10-20 minutes, until chicken reaches 165 degrees Fahrenheit and juices have redistributed. Serve or save meat to shred for dishes that call for cooked chicken.
Equipment Needed
Notes
Nutrition
Lily
Hi. I got a little confused. Was it in Fahrenheit or Celcius? ;D
Kristen Chidsey
Hi Lily! Sorry for the confusion. It is Fahrenheit.
Michelle
I only have chicken thighs. How long would you cook them on 300 degrees?
Kristen Chidsey
Hi Michelle, for bone-in and skin-on chicken thighs, I would roast for 1 hour and 30 minutes and check the internal temperature of the chicken to see if 165 degrees has been reached. If not, cook for 15 more minutes. Enjoy!
April
Approximately how much time would you add for a 5# bird?
Kristen Chidsey
Hi April! I would check the temperature at 3 hours, but plan for 3 hours and 30 minutes.
KayeLowe
Quick question- is the nutrition information for 1/6 of the chicken or the whole chicken? Any advice you can offer would be greatly appreciated! Can’t wait to try it- in the oven now! 😋
Kristen Chidsey
Hi KayeLowe! The nutritional information is based on 1/6 of a whole chicken with skin 🙂
Vickie Preston
I had planned to make a whole chicken in my IP, but found that the chicken was too big for the pot and for my rotisserie. I'm so glad I found your recipe. This was a 6lb chicken so I had to adjust the time. It was perfect, so moist and flavorful.
Kristen Chidsey
I am so happy you found this recipe as well Vickie and that you were able to enjoy a delicious dinner!
Alex
I was onboard until I read MSG as something you wouldn't want in your chicken! That's a racist rumor and scientifically false! Tomatoes and eggs have naturally occurring msg and I've seen people with a Chinese food "sensitivity" eat those!
Kristen Chidsey
Yes, there is natural MSG, but I am speaking of a chemically derived product that does upset a lot of people's digestive systems with severe results--and that is scientifically proven (I am one of those people who have landed in the hospital from a reaction to chemically derived MSG). As for Chinese food, I do not believe MSG should be associated with any particular cuisine. I find it most often in ranch dressings, flavored potato chips, and seasonings.
Sharon
Racist? Really?
Candy
Excited to make this tonight! Can I stuff it and put it on a rack breast side up or would that be a bad idea?
Kristen Chidsey
Hi Candy! I would not stuff the chicken as it will get really soggy in the moist heat in the instant pot.
Machelle Wells
I tried this recipe tonight and it was amazing! I didn’t have a roasting pan, so I used an 8X8 square glass pyrex dish put the breast face down (totally not what the recipe says, it says to put face up if you don’t use a roasting pan ...oops!, but the breast turned out tender not dry :-)) there was a ton of juice just about overflowing bc I used such a small glass oven cooking dish so I transferred it to a pan to let it rest after I cooked it. I also didn’t have a Thermometer, so I left it in for 3 hrs 30 minutes instead of 2-3 full hrs and it was fully cooked and not underdone, but I’m sure that has to do with my oven and altitude... plus I left the house and forgot I left it in the oven. (I’m new to this!!!) but it was a great recipe and worked for me!!
Kristen Chidsey
I am so so glad that despite the changes you enjoyed a delicious meal--this recipe is pretty forgiving 🙂
elaine
awesome recipe! this is the first whole chicken recipe i made that my husband raved about "he only likes white meat chicken boneless skinless". this recipe was outstanding and does taste just like rotisserie chicken? i made this exactly as written it was very easy to make
Kristen Chidsey
I am so glad to hear this Elaine! I hope you and your husband enjoy many more times together.
Lisa
This is an amazing recipe. It's unbelievably easy and it is delicious. I stopped buying store made rotisserie chicken because of the amount of sodium they contain. So happy to find out that I can make something even better myself. I used a 5 pd bird, which cooked in 3 hours, was so juicy and made for great leftovers. I have another bird ready to go for tomorrow. This will probably be a weekly thing since we eat so much chicken and this can't be beat.
Kristen Chidsey
I am so glad you found this recipe Lisa and are enjoying it so much. It is often part of my meal prep as well. I hope you continue to enjoy for years to come!