Apple and Herb Crock Pot Roasted Chicken

Instructions

1. Preheat oven to 425º F.
2. Rinse chicken in cold water, remove giblets from inside the cavity and pat dry with paper towels.
3. Season cavity of chicken liberally with salt and pepper, and add 2 sprigs rosemary, 2 sprigs thyme, several apple slices and 2 cloves peeled garlic.
4. Truss chicken by tying the legs together with cooking twine.
5. Arrange potatoes, carrots and onions on the bottom of roasting pan, and season with salt and pepper. Lay apple slices and garlic on top of vegetables.
6. In a medium bowl, mix olive oil, rosemary, thyme, salt and pepper together, and rub all over chicken, top and bottom.
7. Reserve 1 tablespoon herb mixture and sprinkle over vegetables and apples.
8. Place chicken, breast side up, on top of vegetables in roasting pan.
9. Optional: reserve 1 apple slice to place on top of chicken.
10. Place roasting pan in oven and bake for 75-80 minutes, or until meat thermometer (inserted into thickest part of chicken, generally the thigh) reads 170º F.
11. Remove from oven and let cool, covered, for 10 minutes.
12. Carve and serve hot.