Easy Roast Chicken
Ingredients
1- 5 to 5.5 lb whole chicken
1 large onion, quartered
baby carrots
2 celery stalks, cut in thirds
2 lemons, quartered
herbes de provence
a few fresh rosemary sprigs
olive oil
salt & pepper
Preparation
1
Preheat your oven to 375 degrees.
2
Rinse the chicken and pat dry with paper towels. Place one of the lemons, the onion, a couple handfuls of baby carrots and the celery in the bottom of a roasting pan. Place the chicken on top of the veggies.
3
Rub olive oil all over the chicken then season generously with the herbes de provence, salt and pepper. Place the second lemon and a couple sprigs of rosemary into the cavity of the chicken.
4
Rough chop the last sprig of rosemary and sprinkle over the top of the chicken.
5
Roast for approx. 2 hours or until the internal temp of the breast is 180 degrees and the thigh around 190 degrees. Allow to rest for 10 minutes before carving.
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About
Roast Chicken, its one of those dishes thats a basic in the kitchen. It takes just a few minutes of prep but the results are absolutely amazing! That gorgeous crisp perfectly seasoned skin and the moist meat, this chicken is to die for! I dare you to pull that beauty out of the oven and not “taste test” a few pieces as you carve it up for dinner. The chicken rests on a base of onion, carrots and celery. Rubbed down with olive oil and seasoned with herbes de provence, salt, pepper and fresh rosemary. Simply divine!
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Sunday, March 9, 2014 - 7:56am
