Lemony-Herb Whole Roasted Chicken

July 15, 2010 · Filed under Chicken, Vegetables

Ingredients

1- 3.5-4lb whole chicken (giblets removed, rinse chicken with cold water inside and out, pat dry with paper towels

2-medium onion

4- whole carrots

4- celery stalks

4-medium russet potatoes

4-cloves of garlic

1-lemon

A bunch of Sage leaves

3 tablespoons Fresh Rosemary

3 tablespoons Fresh Thyme

1/2 stick of unsalted butter

EVOO

Salt/Pepper

Chicken Broth (optional)

Set oven to 475

In your dutch oven place your rough chopped ONIONS, CARROTS, CELERY, and POTATOES.  Drizzle EVOO and generously sprinkle SALT and PEPPER.

In your food processor put in THYME LEAVES, ROSEMARY, SAGE, GARLIC, BUTTER, and drizzle EVOO.  Blend ingredients until pureed.

Generously Salt and Pepper your chicken

Take herb mixure and rub over chicken and under the skin

Cut lemon in half and take one half and squeeze over chicken.   Take other half of the lemon and halve it again.  Squeeze both halves and over the veggies and leave the halve lemon in the pot.

Put chicken in the oven and LOWER OVEN TEMPERATURE TO 400 DEGREES.  Cook for 1.5hrs or until chicken registers to 175. 

During cooking time put some broth over the chicken and on the veggies to add more flavor and to keep chicken moist.