Perfect Roasted Chicken

By cwyorkiex3

Ingredients

• 1 roasting chicken (about 4 1/2 to 5 pounds)
• 1 small onion, thickly sliced
• 2 stalks celery, chopped
• 2 teaspoons butter, softened
• 1 teaspoon dried thyme
• 4 teaspoons butter, melted
• 2 teaspoons salt
• 1/4 cup water
• 8 to 10 new potatoes, scrubbed, quartered
• 6 medium carrots, thickly sliced
• 1 small onion, quartered

Details

Adapted from mygreatrecipes.com

Preparation

Step 1

1.Preheat the oven to 475°F. Place roasting rack in large roasting pan. Rinse chicken; pat dry.

2.Place sliced onion, celery, softened butter and thyme in cavity of chicken.

3.Brush outside of chicken with melted butter. Sprinkle inside and outside of chicken with salt.

4.Pour the water in the bottom of the roasting pan. Place chicken, breast side down, on rack in the roasting pan.

5.Arrange potatoes, carrots and the remaining onion around the chicken. Roast for 10 minutes. Reduce the oven temperature to 450°F. Roast for 20 minutes.

6.Turn chicken, breast side up. Roast for 15 minutes. Reduce oven temperature to 350°F. Roast until browned and an instant-read thermometer inserted into the inner thigh registers 180°F, about 45 minutes.

7.Remove celery and onion from cavity of chicken before serving. Serve chicken with roasted potatoes, carrots and onions.