Instructions: Preheat oven to 475 degrees.

Season the inside and outside of the chicken with the salt and pepper. Put the lemon and garlic halves and bay leaf in cavity of chicken. Place chicken on a lightly-oiled rack set into a small roasting pan, or on a broaster. Place in oven and roast for one hour, or until done, depending on size of chicken, until instant read thermometer inserted into thickest part of thigh reads 165 degrees, or until thigh joint juices run clear, not pink, when pierced with a knife.

When cooking the chicken and Oven Baked Vegetables together add the vegetables to the oven when chicken is halfway done, about 30 minutes.

Remove chicken from oven and allow to rest in a warm place 10 minutes before carving or cutting into serving pieces.

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