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Roasted Whole Chicken with Lemon Veggies

4 servings Source yield

Ingredients

  • 1-5 to 6 lb. Whole Chicken
  • 1/2 lb. Baby Carrots
  • 4 Stalks Celery
  • 1 Large Sweet Onion
  • 8 Yellow Potatoes
  • 1/4 Cup Lemon Juice
  • 1/2 Cup Olive Oil
  • 2 Tbsp. Dried Rosemary
  • 2 Tbsp. Dried Oregano
  • 2 Tsp. Garlic Powder
  • 2 Tsp. Black Pepper

Make it step by step

  1. Heat oven to 375 degrees with oven rack at lowest level.
  2. Remove giblets from chicken and discard. Rinse chicken inside and out. Pat dry with paper towels. Place chicken in large roasting pan, 12″ x 18″.
  3. In a large mixing bowl, whisk together the lemon juice, olive oil, rosemary, oregano, garlic powder and black pepper. Set aside.
  4. Rinse baby carrots. Wash celery and cut into 2 inch chunks. Wash yellow potatoes and slice in half lengthwise (No need to peel! Love those yellow spuds!) Clean onion and cut into 1″ chunks. Place veggies in lemon marinade and toss to coat.
  5. Arrange veggies around the chicken. Baste chicken with remaining marinade.
  6. Bake at 375 for 90 minutes, turning veggies halfway through. Test chicken with meat thermometer at thickest part. Temperature should be 180 degrees for well done.
  7. Serve with tossed green salad.
  8. Serves 4

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Adapted from Foodista by Kyle Dalakas, under CC BY 3.0. Formatting adapted; listed quantities and instructions are retained from the source.

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