advice on this roast chicken recipe for a beginner cook

[Anonymous]

OP here, thank you for all the advice!! I'm so proud of myself, it turned out delish!!!

I had a 6.8 pound oven stuffer roaster (perdue).. I followed the directions exactly (including flipping the bird).. and the only deviation was I let it cook about 15-20 minutes longer than the recipe called for. I do have a fancy digital therm that I rely on, so that was my guide. The chicken was so tender and moist, and the combo of veggies was perfect. I may have cut the red potatoes a little too big, even after almost 2 hours in the oven, they could have used a little more time. But everything else was perfect.

ALso --I used olive oil.. and there was no smoking at all. And the popper never popped, and my breast was at 170 when I pulled it out.

Try the recipe!!

PS. love those Costco chickens, too!

[Anonymous]

Congrats, OP! Now you're in the wonderful world of roasting. Welcome to the club.