Preheat oven to 450 degrees Fahrenheit

Clean the chicken, remove the bag inside and pat dry

Place it in a cast iron skillet or casserole dish

Rub 1 tsp of salt inside the chicken cavity

Add a little pepper

Peel 3 cloves of garlic and place them inside the cavity

Place 1/2 of the half of sliced onion inside the cavity

Wash and cut the potatoes in half (leave whole if small round potatoes; cut in fourths if large – I used a medium-sized red potato)

Place the potatoes around the chicken

Add the remaining slices of onion

Add sliced carrot if desired

Add a little salt, pepper and sprigs of rosemary

Bake for 45 minutes in oven (or until completely cooked)

You may want to add salt and pepper to taste when it’s done (I taste half a potato and then add salt and pepper to taste)