Roast Chicken With Potatoes, Lemon, And Asparagus

Total Time: 1 hr 10 mins Preparation Time: 10 mins Cook Time: 1 hr

Ingredients

• Servings: 4
• 1 1/2 lbs new potatoes, halved
• 3 tablespoons butter, cut into small pieces
• coarse salt and pepper
• 1 (3 lb) package whole chickens, cut up
• 1 lb asparagus, trimmed and cut into 2 inch pieces
• 1 lemon, cut into 8 wedges
• 6 sprigs fresh thyme

Recipe

• 1 preheat oven to 478 degrees.
• 2 place potatoes and half the butter in a shallow roasting pan.
• 3 season with salt and pepper.
• 4 roast, tossing once, until potatoes are golden, 20-25 minutes.
• 5 place chicken, skin side up, on top of the potatoes. season with salt and pepper. roast until chicken begins to brown, about 20 minutes.
• 6 scatter asparagus, lemon, remaining butter, and thyme around chicken.
• 7 roast until asparagus is tender and chicken is cooked throughout, 5-15 minutes.
• 8 serve with pan juices.