roasted chicken with vegetable stuffing

How To Make roasted chicken with vegetable stuffing

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  Step 1
  Preheat oven to 350 degrees F. Get a 9x13 baking pan.
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  Step 2
  Dice carrot, garlic, and apple. These can be small to medium pieces.
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  Step 3
  Rip the rosemary off the sprig in the opposite direction of the leaves. Chop the chives and rosemary. Put everything in a bowl.
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  Step 4
  Take the chicken out of the package. Rinse the inside with water. Drain well. Pat dry inside and out.
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  Step 5
  Place chicken in the pan. Rub olive oil inside and out. Salt inside and out. Add pepper to the outside.
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  Step 6
  Stuff the bird with the carrot, garlic, and apple mixture. Some of it won't fit. Empty the contents into the baking pan wherever.
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  Step 7
  Dice sweet potato into small to medium chunks. Add the sweet potatoes separately around the chicken.
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  Step 8
  Pour the rest of the olive oil (or more if you already used it) on the vegetables. Add more salt and pepper.
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  Step 9
  Let it roast for approximately 2 hours or until the juices run clear between the breast and leg.
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  Step 10
  If you have a thermometer, it should read 165 degrees F. Add an extra 30 minutes if it's not done by 2 hours.
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