ROAST CHICKEN
This simple Roast Chicken recipe is perfect for family or guests. Packed with aromatics that create a tender, moist, delicious dinner, you will return to this time and time again.
Servings: 8 people
Ingredients
- 1 4-5 pound whole chicken
- 1/2 lemon cut into chunks
- 1/4 red onion, large cut into chunks
- 1/2 bunch fresh thyme
- 1 tablespoon garlic minced
- salt and pepper to taste
- olive oil
- 4 slices bacon
- 8 oz Baby Bella mushrooms quartered
- 4 oz cherry tomatoes more, if desired
Instructions
- Rinse the chicken and dry with paper towels. Salt the inside with salt and pepper, to taste.
- Chop the aromatics and place firmly inside the bird.
- Tie the legs with butcher's twine and tuck the wings under the bird.
- Sprinkle generously with salt and pepper. Drizzle with olive oil.
- Place bacon over the breast portions of the chicken.
- Roast in a preheated 400-degree oven for 1 1/2 hours. Rotate the chicken halfway through the cooking time, adding vegetables if desired.