How to Roast a Chicken - Recipe - Eric Lyons

Ingredients

• 1.60 kg Whole chicken
• 2 tbsp Olive oil or melted butter
• 2 tsp Salt
• 1 tsp Black pepper
• 1 tsp Paprika (optional, for colour)
• 4 Garlic cloves, crushed
• 1 Lemon, halved
• Few sprigs of fresh rosemary, thyme or parsley
• 2 Onions, quartered
• 2 Carrots, chopped into chunks
• 2 Potatoes, chopped into chunks (optional)