Roast Chicken
Easy recipe for a roast chicken with root vegetables. Any local root vegetables you can find will work well in this recipe.
Cut <quantity>1</quantity> lemon in half
Squeeze and rub the lemon on the chicken
Transfer chicken to a roasting pan
Place lemon in the chicken
Trim and cut <quantity>2</quantity> turnips in wedges
Add turnips to roasting pan
Peel <quantity>4</quantity> carrots
Cut carrots in medium pieces
Add the carrots to the roasting pan
Trim and cut <quantity>1</quantity> butternut squash in half
Peel the butternut squash
Cut the top half into large cubes
Add cubed butternut squash to roasting pan
Trim bottom half of the butternut squash and cut in half
Remove the seeds
Peel the bottom half of the butternut squash
Cut into large cubes
Add to the roasting pan
Chop <quantity>3</quantity> shallots in half
Add shallots to the roasting pan
Cut <quantity>1</quantity> onion in half
Add onion to the roasting pan
Peel <quantity>1<unit>head</unit></quantity> of garlic
Transfer garlic cloves to a mortar and pestle
Smash garlic cloves until slightly busted open
Peel the garlic cloves
Crush the peeled garlic cloves
Pick leaves from <quantity>3<unit>sprigs</unit></quantity> of rosemary
Chop the rosemary
Pick leaves from <quantity>¼<unit>bunch</unit></quantity> thyme
Chop the thyme
Season the Chicken and root vegetables with salt and pepper
Rub the smashed garlic onto the chicken
Sprinkle rosemary on the chicken and vegetables
Sprinkle thyme on the chicken and vegetables
Drizzle with olive oil
Transfer roasting pan to oven and roast for 2h at <temperature>160<unit>ºC</unit></temperature>
Remove from oven and rest for 15m to settle juices
Now it's ready to serve, Enjoy!
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