Roasted Whole Chicken & Veggies

Roasted Whole Chicken & Veggies

Courtesy of Nigella Lawson...

A whole chicken - thawed
red peppers
sweet potatoes
onion
garlic

sea salt / fresh ground pepper

parsley

don't peel the garlic or the sweet potato

cut the vegetables in big chunks

Toss veggies with olive oil, sprinkle with sea salt and cracked black pepper

Rub chicken with olive oil, sea salt and cracked black pepper

* if you pack the roasting pan, the veggies get soft and yummy.
* if you don't, they roast more than mush

* I will actually usually do 2 pans - One with the chicken just laid on top of some of the veggies and a pan of veggies alone.

roast at 400 until chicken & veggies are nice & golden and caramely - about an hour - use a meat thermometer if you're not sure!

sprinkle with fresh chopped parsley when done (you may be tempted to leave this ingredient out but it does add a lot to the dish!)

*Takes about an hour to cook - AT the 1/2 hour mark, turn the chicken over and the veggies as well. Turn veggies about 3 or 4 times starting at the 1/2 hour mark.