Roast Ginger Chicken

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

Ingredients

• Servings: 4
• 2 1/2 lbs roasting chickens
• 3 inches fresh ginger, sliced
• 3 garlic cloves, sliced
• 1/2 lemon, sliced
• 1/2 onion, sliced
• 1 celery rib, cut into 2-inch pieces
• 1 tablespoon olive oil, divided
• salt and pepper
• 2 carrots, cut into 2-inch pieces
• 2 medium zucchini, cut into 2-inch pieces
• 1 large potato, cut into 2-inch pieces
• 1 large tomato, quartered
• 1/2 onion, quartered

Recipe

• 1 preheat oven to 375°f.
• 2 wash chicken inside and out, pat dry with paper towels.
• 3 stuff the bottom and neck cavities with the ginger, garlic, lemon, onion, and half the celery.
• 4 place chicken in a roasting dish, rub with 1/2 tablespoon olive oil, salt and pepper to taste.
• 5 cover cavities with skin and secure with a toothpick.
• 6 place the rest of the ingredients and the other half of the celery around the chicken.
• 7 sprinkle veggies with the other half tablespoon of olive oil, salt and pepper.
• 8 cover dish and roast for 1/2 an hour.
• 9 remove dish from the oven, transfer veggies to another roasting dish, and baste chicken with juices.
• 10 return both pans to oven and cook for 1/2 an hour to 35 minutes, until veggies are tender and chicken is fully cooked.
• 11 if chicken is not browned, turn on the grill and grill until well browned, turning to brown all sides.
• 12 discard toothpicks and stuffing ingredients and serve.