Quick Roast Chicken with Carrots

From http://inthekitchenwithkath.com

(Adapted from a recipe in Mark Bittman’s How to Cook Everything)

3 – 4 pounds chicken parts (cut large breast pieces in half)

About 3 tablespoons olive oil

1 pound carrots, cut in ¼-inch rounds

¼ onion, cut in slices

Salt

Pepper

Chopped parsley for garnish (optional)

1. Preheat oven to 450˚.

2. Put about 2 tablespoons olive oil in a large shallow roasting pan. (My broiler pan was perfect.)

3. Add the carrots and onions to the pan and stir to coat in the olive oil. Lightly salt them.

4. Put the carrots and onions in the oven to roast for 10 minutes.

5. Stir the vegetables, and then arrange the chicken pieces on top, skin side up. Drizzle 1 tablespoon of olive oil over the chicken; salt and pepper the chicken pieces.

6. Roast the chicken for 15 minutes. Remove from oven and stir the vegetables a bit.

7. Roast an additional 15 minutes. The chicken should now register 165˚ with an instant read thermometer and be ready to serve. Garnish with chopped parsley, if desired.