Perfect Roast Chicken - Recipe #19487 - Foodgeeks

Ingredients

• 1 (5) roasting chicken
• Kosher salt
• Freshly ground black pepper
• 1 bunch 20 plus sprig fresh thyme
• 1 lemon, halved
• 1 head garlic, cut in half crosswise
• 2 tbsp. butter, melted
• 1 lg. yellow onion, thickly sliced
• 4 carrots cut into 2-inch chunks
• 1 bulb of fennel, tops removed, and cut into wedges
• Olive oil