Oven Roasted Whole Chicken with Vegetables
This Oven Roasted Whole Chicken with Vegetables is a delicious and easy weeknight (or weekend) dinner that can be prepared in just minutes. Everything is roasted on one tray, so clean up is easy!
Servings 4 - 6 servings
Ingredients
Chicken:
- 1 roasting chicken – I usually buy small roasting chickens that weigh between 4-5 lbs
- olive oil
- dried savoury herbs like rosemary sage and thyme
- seasoning salt like Lawrys or Hys
- fresh ground pepper
Vegetables:
- 1 large sweet potato cubed
- 5 -6 carrots chopped
- 2 medium onions chopped
- 5 potatoes cubed
- olive oil
- 1/2 tsp seasoning salt more if you like
- fresh ground pepper
Instructions
- Preheat your oven to 350 degrees F.
- Place the chicken in the centre of a large sheet pan.
- Rub the chicken with a couple tablespoons of olive oil.
- Sprinkle on your favourite savoury herbs. I like to use rosemary, sage, and thyme.
- Generously season with seasoning salt and pepper.
- In a separate bowl toss the chopped vegetables with the olive oil, seasoning salt and pepper.
- Lay the chopped vegetables around the chicken.
- Bake for approximately 2 – 2 1/2 hours (or longer), this is for a small roaster chicken weighing about 4-5 lbs. When done, the internal temperature should be between 160 – 165 degrees.