CRISP LEMON CHICKEN

Ingredients

• One 4 to 5 pound chicken, rinsed and trimmed of all visible fat
• Freshly ground black pepper
• 1 tablespoons olive oil
• 4 garlic cloves, pressed (optional)
• 2 lemons, 1 very thinly sliced, 1 juiced
• 5 sprigs rosemary, or 1 teaspoon dried
• 1 cup very thinly sliced onion
• 1 celery stalk with leaves, sliced into 1/2 inch lengths
• 1/2 cup Italian parsley sprigs
• 1 bay leaf
• 2 cups Chicken Stock, or good instant or low sodium canned broth