Sweet And Savory Vegetable Stuffed Chicken

Total Time: 1 hr 30 mins Preparation Time: 15 mins Cook Time: 1 hr 15 mins

Ingredients

• Servings: 4
• 3 large potatoes, cut into wedges (or 4 med)
• 4 ounces baby carrots
• 1 (3 -4 lb) roasting chickens
• 1 large onion, cut in 1/4-inch slices
• 1 whole tomato, quartered
• 1/2 teaspoon cinnamon
• 2 teaspoons orange zest
• 1 tablespoon butter
• 1/2 cup water
• 1 teaspoon salt
• 1 teaspoon garlic powder
• 1 teaspoon lemon pepper, spice

Recipe

• 1 wash chicken inside and out, discard or save innards.
• 2 in bowl mix together cinnamon, tomato, orange zest, ½ of onion slices, and baby carrots.
• 3 in fry pan melt butter and sauté above ingredients minus chicken until onions are golden or semi translucent. onions should still be firm, slightly softened.
• 4 stuff chicken with sautéed veggies, place in roasting pan.
• 5 arrange potato wedges around chicken.
• 6 place remaining onion slices on top of potatoes.
• 7 add ½ cup water to pan.
• 8 sprinkle salt, garlic powder and lemon pepper spice over chicken and potatoes.
• 9 place in oven, cover with foil, cook 350°f for 75 minutes.
• 10 check for doneness, time may need adjustment (see note).
• 11 take foil off last 15 minutes to brown skin.
• 12 note: i use a propane oven and propane burns higher than a gas or electric oven. i usually start checking at the 60 minute time when cooking and.