Italian Roast Chicken

By Mague

Ingredients

• 1 whole chicken 1 large fresh tomato
• 1 can tomato sauce (15 ounces) 1/2 tsp. sugar
• 2 tsp dried basil 1 tsp. dried thyme
• 6 garlic cloves, crushed

Details

Servings 1
Adapted from blu175.mail.live.com

Preparation

Step 1

Remove all visible fat from chicken (do not take the skin off). Season with salt & pepper. Rub interior with one crushed garlic clove. Place chicken on its back in baker. Slice tomato in half horizontally and squeeze to remove the seeds & juice. Chop tomato & put around chicken. Sprinkle w/ crushed garlic, basil, thyme, sugar, salt and pepper. Pour tomato sauce over. Cover with lid, cook at 350 degrees for 1 hour and 15 minutes. Remove lid and continue to cook for 15 minutes.