Summer Herb Roast Chicken

Family favorite

• Ready In: 1 hr 50 mins
• Serves: 6

Ingredients

• 1⁄4 cup olive oil
• 2  tablespoons  chopped fresh thyme or 1  teaspoon dried thyme
• 2  tablespoons  chopped fresh marjoram or 1  teaspoon dried marjoram
• 1⁄2 teaspoon salt
• 1⁄4 teaspoon fresh coarse ground black pepper
• 1  lemon
• 1 (4 lb)  roasting chickens
• 6  new potatoes, cut in half
• 1  cup  baby carrots
• 1⁄2 lb fresh green beans

Directions

1. Mix oil, thyme, marjoram, salt and pepper.
2. Grate 1 t.
3. lemon peel from lemon; add peel to oil mixture.
4. Cut lemon into fourths; place in cavity of chicken.
5. Place chicken, breast side up on rack in shallow roasting pan; brush oil mixture on chicken.
6. Roast uncovered 45 minutes in 375 degree oven.
7. Arrange potatoes, carrots, and green beans around chicken; brush chicken and vegetables with oil mixture; roast uncovered 30-45 minutes or until juice of chicken runs clear.
8. Remove lemon and discard.
9. Place chicken on platter; arrange vegetables around chicken; serve with pan drippings.