Roast chicken is just so homey to me. And it makes as great of an everyday meal as it does a holiday or special occasion meal. It’s so easy to do and so very good. And the leftovers are great for chicken salad or chicken soup.

4 servings
374 calories per serving

2 T garlic, minced
1 t salt
3/4 t pepper
1/2 t rosemary
1 3 ½ pound roasting chicken
Pam
12 oz red potatoes, quartered
1 1/2 c cubed peeled butternut squash

Preheat oven to 400 degrees. Mix half the garlic with half the salt and pepper then add the rosemary. Prepare the chicken for roasting and then loosen the skin and rub the garlic mix under the skin. Place chicken on a rack in a broiler pan that has been sprayed with Pam. Mix potatoes, squash and the rest of the garlic salt and pepper and arrange around the chicken. Bake 1 hour or until done. Let stand 10 minutes then discard skin and carve chicken.