Ingredients

The following ingredients have 6 Servings
  • 4-5 pound roasting chicken
  • kosher salt
  • teaspoon pepper
  • teaspoon several sprigs of fresh thyme (, or 1 dried thyme)
  • 2 cloves of garlic (, cut in half)
  • 1 in lemon (, sliced in half)
  • 1 in small orange (, sliced fourths)
  • 1 in large yellow onion (, cut fourths)
  • 1 cup baby carrots
  • 5-6 in red potatoes (, cut fourths)
  • 2 cups broccoli florets
  • 1/4 stick of butter (, melted)
  • 2 tablespoons olive oil

Instruction

  • Preheat the oven to 425 degrees F.
  • Remove the chicken giblets. Rinse the chicken inside and out.
  • Place 1/2 teaspoon salt, 1/4 teaspoon pepper, and the thyme inside the cavity of the chicken.
  • Add the garlic, lemon and oranges to the inside of the chicken and place on a large plate.
  • Scatter the vegetables around the bottom of the roasting pan. Toss with 1/2 teaspoon salt, 1/4 teaspoon pepper and 2 tablespoons of olive oil.
  • Place the chicken on top of the vegetables and drizzle the butter over the top of the chicken.
  • Sprinkle 1/4 teaspoon salt and a pinch of pepper over the chicken.
  • Roast the chicken for 1 1/2 hours, or until the juices run clear when cut.
  • Remove the chicken to a platter and cover with aluminum foil for about 15 minutes.
  • Slice the chicken onto a serving platter and serve with the vegetables.