Amanda'S Roasted Chicken With Vegetables - cooking recipe

Ingredients

4 to 5 lb. whole roasting chicken
1/2 c. softened butter
2 tsp. rosemary leaves, crushed
1/2 tsp. salt
1/4 tsp. pepper
2 tsp. minced fresh garlic
6 new red potatoes, halved
6 carrots, quartered
2 medium onions, quartered
2 Tbsp. chopped fresh parsley

Preparation

Preheat oven to 350\u00b0.
In small bowl, stir butter, rosemary, salt, pepper and garlic.
Rub chicken with 1/2 of butter mixture. Place chicken on rack in roasting pan.
Place vegetables around chicken and dollop remaining butter mixture over them.
Bake, basting chicken occasionally, for 2 to 2 1/2 hours.
Sprinkle with parsley.