So many times I find myself wanting to lather a chicken in barbecue sauce or a spice mix before roasting it. I forget that some of the most delicious and fragrant ingredients come straight from the ground. And I have to confess that when it comes to turkeys and chickens, butter is often the ingredient of choice. I melt the butter with a few spice blends and lather it on the chicken, as if the skin itself doesn’t have enough flavor–and we all know the skin is the best part!

Patty’s Lemon Roasted Chicken with Vegetables will cleanse the palate. It’ll remind you of nature’s simple goodness, the stuff that comes from the soil and isn’t tainted with other strange substances and fillers whose names we can’t pronounce.

Fresh rosemary and lemon are the key ingredients that add vibrant flavor and life to the chicken she roasts in the oven for 45 minutes. To make this meal well-balanced, Patty adds potatoes, carrots, and onions to the casserole dish that she bakes the chicken in. This is a tasty one-casserole dish meal that practically makes itself!