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Ina’ Perfect Roast Chicken

4.5 from 2 reviews

Ingredients

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  • 1 5 to 6 lb. roasting chicken
  • Kosher Salt
  • Pepper from the mill
  • 1 large bunch fresh thyme
  • 1 lemon, halved
  • 1 head garlic, cut in half crosswise
  • 2 T butter, melted
  • 1 Spanish onion, sliced – I used a red onion
  • 5 or 6 Small new potatoes
  • 4 Baby turnips
  • 3 Carrots, peeled and cut into large pieces

Instructions

  1. Preheat oven to 425 degrees
  2. Remove chicken giblets, rinse chicken inside and out
  3. Remove any excess fat and pat outside dry
  4. Place the chicken in a roasting pan and salt and pepper the inside
  5. Stuff it with thyme, lemon and garlic
  6. Brush the outside with butter and sprinkle again with salt and pepper
  7. Scatter the onions slices around the chicken
  8. I added a few new potatoes, carrots and some peeled baby turnips also
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  10. Roast the chicken for 1 1/2 hours or until internal temperature is 165