Roast Chicken with Lemons and Fennel

Ingredients

• 1 chicken (3 1/2 to 4 pounds) rinsed and patted dry (liver and giblets discarded)
• Coarse salt and ground pepper
• 2 lemons halved or quartered
• 2 to 3 fennel bulbs (2 1/2 pounds total) cored, stalks discarded, and cut into 1 inch wedges
• 1 tablespoon olive oil

Instructions

1. 1
   Preheat oven to 400 degrees. Place chicken on a large rimmed baking sheet; season with salt and pepper. Place a lemon half in cavity. Using kitchen twine, tie legs together. Add fennel and remaining lemons to sheet and toss with oil.
2. 2
   Roast until juices run clear when chicken is pierced between breast and leg, or an instant-read thermometer inserted into thickest part of a thigh (avoiding bone) registers 165, 60 to 70 minutes, basting chicken with pan juices and tossing fennel halfway through.
3. 3
   Transfer chicken to a platter and cover loosely with foil; let rest 10 minutes. Carve chicken. Serve with fennel and lemons.