Country Roasted Chicken

Total Time: 1 hr 25 mins Preparation Time: 15 mins Cook Time: 1 hr 10 mins

Ingredients

• Servings: 4
• 3 lbs broiler-fryer chickens
• 1/2 teaspoon dried thyme
• 2 teaspoons salt, divided
• 1 large onion, cut in eighths
• 2 celery ribs, with leaves cut into 4 pieces
• 4 fresh parsley sprigs
• 8 small red potatoes
• 1/4 cup chicken broth
• 1/4 cup minced fresh parsley

Recipe

• 1 sprinkle inside of chicken with thyme and 1 tsp salt.
• 2 stuff with onion, celery and parsley sprigs.
• 3 place in a greased dutch oven.
• 4 cover and bake at 375â° for 30 minutes.
• 5 sprinkle remaining salt over chicken.
• 6 add potatoes and broth to pan.
• 7 cover and bake 25 minutes longer.
• 8 increase oven temperature to 400â°.
• 9 bake uncovered for 10 to 15 minutes longer or until potatoes are tender and a meat thermometer inserted in chicken thigh reads 180â°.
• 10 sprinkle with minced parsley.