When the grocery store has fryers on sale, buy a bunch and freeze them. There is not much that is easier than roasting a whole chicken in the oven.
Take it out of the freezer. Let it thaw for day or two. Sprinkle your desired seasoning on it, throw it in the oven for 2-1/2 hours and then eat it. It ain’t rocket science.
“Oh, but I want it for when I get home from work”. Roast it after dinner (done before bed time) and put it in the frig for the next day.
I just buy one at the store. They used to be 5.00 for a rotisserie chicken. Now 6.99. Still a good deal but now I save the bones and some of the white meat and make a pot of chicken soup the next day. Waste not want not.