Preparation time: 15
Cooking time: 1hr 30min
Serves: 4-5
Discover this easy recipe for tender and moist whole roasted chicken and vegetables, all cooked conveniently in an oven bag. Featuring potatoes, carrots, celery, and onion seasoned with garlic salt and paprika, this simple preparation yields a delicious and complete meal with minimal cleanup.
PREHEAT oven to 350°F.
SHAKE flour and 1/2 teaspoon garlic salt in oven bag; place in 13x9x2-inch baking pan.
PLACE vegetables in oven bag. Turn bag to mix vegetables with seasoned flour; push vegetables to outer edge of bag. Brush chicken with oil, if desired. Sprinkle and rub chicken with remaining garlic salt and paprika. Place chicken in center of vegetables in bag.
CLOSE oven bag with nylon tie; cut six 1/2-inch slits in top.
BAKE until chicken is tender, 1 1/2 hours to 2 hours or until meat thermometer inserted in chicken reads 180°F.