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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]I clipped this recipe from an old post here...

"Roast whole chicken with red potatoes, sweet potatoes, apples & onion.

Preheat oven to 500. 
 Chop veggies. Toss with oil & S & P. put in roasting pan. 
 Pat down chicken with paper towels inside & out. Rub with oil & S & P. add to roasting pan, breast down 
 Turn oven down to 400, chuck it in. After 45 min, flip it breast up & cook another 45.

Not fast, but so so easy & definite crowd pleaser. Bonus of delicious leftovers. "

I'm making this tonight and have a few questions for the more experienced cooks..

1) I chopped the veggies/potatoes etc all fairly big, since they'll be in the oven for an hour and a half at 400.  Sound right?
2) roasting pan.. the kind you use for a turkey, as opposed to a jelly roll pan, right?
3) really -- no other seasonings than the salt, pepper, and oil ?
4) what kind of oil?
5) I just got a convection oven.. should I use the convection function for this?

Clearly I need it spelled out for me.  Thanks so much![/quote]

First of all, how big is your chicken?  If it's smaller than 4 pounds, 90 mins sounds long.

1) Sounds right
2) Yes - with raised sides
3) Really.  You can add more spices if you want (rosemary, paprika, etc), but oil, s and p is all you need.
4) Olive or vegetable.  Doesn't matter.
5) You don't have to.  If you use the convection feature, you'll either want to reduce the heat by 25 degrees or the time by 15 mins.[/quote]

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