Ingredients
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4 medium white potatoes
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1 large onion
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1/4 cup olive oil, plus
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2 tablespoons olive oil
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1/4 cup lemon juice
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1 teaspoon lemon pepper
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1 teaspoon garlic salt, divided
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nonstick cooking spray, such as Mazola or Pam cooking spray
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1/2 teaspoon fresh coarse ground black pepper
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1 whole roasting chicken
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6 whole fresh carrots
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 400 degrees.
- Thoroughly wash chicken in cold water, especially cavity, pat dry.
- Using kitchen shears, remove backbone and ribs to "butterfly" chicken.
- Gently separate, but do not remove, skin over chicken breast, legs and thighs.
- Wash and cut potatoes (skin on), carrots, and onion into coarse cubes.
- Spray a 13 by 9 inch baking dish with non-stick spray.
- Spread vegetables in bottom of dish, drizzle with 2 tablespoons olive oil, sprinkle with 1/2 teaspoons garlic salt and 1/2 teaspoons coarse ground black pepper.
- Place chicken on top of vegetables.
- Combine 1/4 cup olive oil, 1/4 cup lemon juice, 1 teaspoons lemon pepper, and 1/2 teaspoons garlic salt with a whisk.
- Gently lift chicken skin and drizzle olive oil and lemon juice mixture under the skin.
- Pour any remaining oil mixture over skin.
- Tent dish with aluminum foil. Place in preheated oven for 40 minutes, remove foil, and roast for 30-45 minutes longer, until chicken juices run clear.