Name: Classic Roast Chicken
Total time: 5400 s
Yield: Serves 6
Cuisine: American
Ingredients: 1 Whole Chicken; 1 Lemon; 1 bunch Fresh Thyme; 1 Yellow Onion; 2 Carrot; to taste Extra-Virgin Olive Oil; to taste Salt; to taste Freshly Ground Black Pepper; 4 clove Garlic

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This classic roast chicken is effortless to make. Simple, easy and delicious juicy chicken with a side of roasted veggies - you will never buy rotisserie from the store again!

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Ingredients

- Serves 6 +

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1 Whole Chicken

1 Lemon

1 bunch Fresh Thyme

1 Large Yellow Onion

2 Medium Carrot

to taste Extra-Virgin Olive Oil

to taste Salt

to taste Freshly Ground Black Pepper

4 clove Large Garlic

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STEP 1

Preheat oven to 360 degrees F (180 degrees C).

STEP 2

Roughly chop Carrot (2) into quarters.

STEP 3

Roughly chop Yellow Onion (1) into quarters.

STEP 4

Peel and crush Garlic (4 clove) with a knife.

STEP 5

Slice Lemon (1) into roughly six pieces.

STEP 6

Stuff inside of Whole Chicken (1) with lemon, large garlic clove, and Fresh Thyme (1 bunch). Scatter carrots and onions on roasting tray around chicken.

STEP 7

Drizzle top of chicken liberally with Extra-Virgin Olive Oil (to taste).

STEP 8

Season with Salt (to taste) and Freshly Ground Black Pepper (to taste).

STEP 9

Place in oven for an hour and a half, or until cooked through.

STEP 10

Transfer to a serving plate and surround the chicken with roasted veggies. Enjoy!

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Sergio at SideChef

Can’t wait for you to try it and let us know how it went! 😁

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Peidi Lee

That crust. 😋

Nouraa

I made it and it turned out really good