Oven Smoked Southwest Chicken

Flavorful very moist chicken that makes your whole house smell wonderful as it cooks.

Preheat oven to 350 degrees f.

Place chicken in a roasting pan , and season generously inside and out with salt and pepper.

Sprinkle inside and out with onion powder , cumin , paprika and garlic powder.

Place 3 tablespoons butter in the chicken cavity.

Arrange remaining butter around the outside of the chicken.

Place the peppers in the chicken cavity.

Add liquid smoke to beer and 1 / 2 into the cavity and the other 1 / 2 over the chicken.

Bake uncovered 1 hour and 15 minutes in the preheated oven , to a minimum internal temperature of 180 degrees f.

Basting with the drippings every 20 minutes.

Remove from heat , and baste with melted butter and drippings.

Cover with aluminum foil , and allow to rest about 30 minutes before serving.

whole chickens, salt and black pepper, onion powder, ground cumin, paprika, garlic powder, butter, serrano peppers, beer, liquid smoke