Roasted Chicken With Garden Vegetables

Total Time: 2 hrs 35 mins Preparation Time: 5 mins Cook Time: 2 hrs 30 mins

Ingredients

• Servings: 6
• 4 -5 lbs whole roasting chickens
• 1/4 cup butter or 1/4 cup margarine, softened
• 2 teaspoons rosemary, crushed
• 1/2 teaspoon salt
• 1/4 teaspoon black pepper
• 2 tablespoons fresh parsley, chopped
• 2 teaspoons fresh garlic, minced
• 6 red potatoes, cut in half
• 6 carrots, cut in half crosswise
• 2 medium onions, cut in quarters

Recipe

• 1 heat oven to 350*f.
• 2 secure wings to body of chicken.
• 3 in small bowl stir together butter, rosemary, salt, pepper and garlic.
• 4 rub chicken with 1/2 of butter mixture.
• 5 place on rack in roasting pan.
• 6 place potatoes, carrots and onions on bottom of pan around chicken.
• 7 dollop remaining butter mixture evenly over vegetables.
• 8 bake basting chicken and vegetables often.
• 9 bake 2 to 2 1/2 hours or until fork tender.
• 10 sprinkle with parsley.