Basil Roasted Chicken
chicken basting:
about 12 fresh basil leaves, diced
3 garlic cloves, crushed.
1 tbsp pepper
1/4 c olive oil
1 tsp salt
3/4 c water

Combine ingredients for basting.

To prepare chicken:  Remove any giblets from the inside of the chicken and rinse it out if necessary.  If feathers haven't been completely removed, remove them.  Tuck the tips of the wings behind the shoulders.  Place chicken in a pan about the size of the chicken and at least half as deep.

Roast at the hottest the oven gets (about 500F) for 15 minutes.  Flip chicken over.  Baste.  Roast for about 15 minutes again.  Turn heat down to 400F.  Turn chicken over.  Baste.  Continue flipping and basting the chicken (1-1.5 hours total) until done (180F on the inside.  Be sure to check the temperature of the thick parts of the chicken and be sure you're not measuring the temperature of the water.)

Source: Me.  I got some tips on chicken roasting from Lada Chvala though.

Notes:  This was something I did because I had fresh basil and a chicken.  It tastes delicious, but you HAVE to have fresh basil.  Dried will just not do it.