Roast Chicken with Vegetables

Ahhh nothing more satisfying then the smell of a chicken roasting in the oven on a cool Autumn day.  A recent trip to a fall festival meant that we came home with a bountiful of apples and vegetables.  A sale on whole chickens at the grocery also spurred this meal on! And this chicken will feed us for a couple of days, as it is just my husband and I.  I think one of my favorite vegetables roasted has to be carrots.  I love this meal also for the fact that onions on the bottom of the pan give everything a hint of the sweetness that comes from onions caramelizing.  This was the first time I roasted radishes and we enjoyed them greatly.  Some potatoes round the group being roasted.  

With a chicken like this I look forward to using leftovers for different sandwiches for lunch in the up coming days.  But I think tomorrow night will be some open faced chicken and gravy sandwiches!

Recipe:

5-7 lb chicken

1/2 lemon

3-4 garlic cloves

olive oil

1 tablespoon of herbs de provence

salt and pepper

Vegetables:

1 onion cut in wedges

5-6 red potatoes quartered

4-5 radishes halved

3-4 carrots cut into chunks

1-2 tablespoons olive oil

1 tablespoon herb de provence

1 teaspoon garlic powder

Preheat oven to 425 degrees.  Remove giblets, rinse chicken inside and out.  Dry with paper towels.  Season inside of chicken with salt and pepper.  Place garlic cloves and lemon inside chicken.  Season outside of chicken with herbs de provence and salt and pepper.  Drizzle with olive oil and massage oil and herbs into chicken.  

On a ridged baking sheet place onion on bottom.  In a bowl mix remaining vegetables with herbs and olive oil.  Place chicken on top of onions with breast side up.  Arrange vegetables around the chicken.  Place in oven.  Cook 1/2-2 hours depending on size of chicken.  Cook until meat thermometer measures 165 degrees.  If chicken starts to brown too much tent with foil.  Allow chicken to rest about 15 minutes before slicing.  

Tasted great served with pan gravy or pan juices.  Get all that yummy flavor from the chicken and the vegetables.