Simple Roast Chicken

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Simple Roast Chicken

INGREDIENTS:

• 6-7 small russet potatoes, cut into chunks
• 3 medium carrots, peeled, cut into chunks
• 1 whole roasting chicken, about 4 pounds
• 2 tablespoons butter, melted
• Salt and freshly ground black pepper
• 1 lemon, pricked several times with a knife
• 1 small bunch fresh thyme

DIRECTIONS:

1. Heat oven to 425°F. Arrange potatoes and carrots in a large oven-proof skillet and sprinkle with salt and pepper. Place in oven and roast for 15 minutes.
2. Meanwhile, rinse inside and outside of chicken under cold water and pat dry. Brush chicken skin with melted butter and season with salt and pepper. Fill cavity with lemon and thyme.  Tie drumstick ends together with twine.  
3. Place chicken breast-side up over roasting vegetables and continue roasting until chicken is a golden brown and juice run clear when thigh is pierced with a fork, about 1 hour to 1 hour, 15 minutes. Remove chicken from the oven when the internal temperature is 160-165 degrees.  Carve and serve with gravy made from the pan juices.

-Alyssa