Easy Roast Chicken with Vegetables with a Chicken Cooking Tip from Valeria

Easy Roast Chicken with Vegetables

1 whole chicken
2 Tablespoons Olive oil
1 lemon, cut in half
Dried or fresh rosemary, thyme, sage (optional)

3 potatoes, peeled and cut into quarters
2 onions, cut into quarters
2 red, yellow, or orange peppers, cut into strips
1 whole head of garlic, sliced lengthwise in half

Preheat oven to 425 deg F or 220 deg C.
Rinse chicken and pat dry with paper towels.
Place chicken in glass or metal pan that can go in the oven.
Baste the outside of the chicken with olive oil and juice from the lemon. Place the squeezed lemon into the cavity of the chicken. Add dried or fresh herbs, if desired.
Place cut vegetables around the chicken and cook for 1 to 1 ½ hours.

How to tell if a chicken is cooked:
1. the leg will be loose and easy to move
2. if you stick a knife into the meat, the juices
will run clear, not red
3. if you pull the thigh away from the body you won’t
see a lot of pink.

Let the chicken rest for 5 minutes after you pull it from the oven before cutting it.
It will continue to cook during this time.

Asian Chicken Soup in 20 Minutes – Recipe from Anne

Asian Chicken Soup in 20 minutes. (Martha Stewart)
Ingredients
Serves 4
3 cans (14.5 ounces each) reduced-sodium chicken broth
1 tablespoon grated ginger (from a 1-inch piece)
1 garlic clove, slivered
1/4 to 1/2 teaspoon red-pepper flakes
4 ounces soba noodles or whole-wheat spaghetti
2 boneless, skinless chicken breast halves (6 to 8 ounces each), thinly sliced crosswise
1 medium red bell pepper (ribs and seeds removed), cut into bite-size strips
1 cup snow peas, sliced 1/2 inch on the diagonal
1 to 2 tablespoons fresh lime juice (from about 1 lime)
2 scallions, thinly sliced
Coarse salt
Directions
In a large saucepan, bring broth, ginger, garlic, red-pepper flakes, and 2 cups water to a boil over high heat. Add noodles, lower heat, and simmer until noodles are tender, 6 to 8 minutes.
Add chicken, bell pepper, and snow peas; cook until chicken is opaque throughout, about 1 minute. Add lime juice, scallions, and salt to taste. Serve.