roast chicken with maple vegetables

this is a perfect fall dinner. the house smells amazing and the chicken is most tender. easy, low-cost meal the whole family will love.

1 whole chicken
1 onion
1 apple
2 sm potatoes
2 sm sweet potatoes
1/4 C water
3tbsp maple syrup
ground pepper
2tbsp butter

pre-heat oven to 350 degrees.

chop veggies and apple into large pieces. place on bottom of 9x11 pan. add water and drizzle with maple syrup.

rinse and prep chicken. lift skin from breasts and add butter in small pieces. smooth top of skin to distribute the butter evenly. liberally pepper the skin.

place chicken atop the vegetables and bake for 20min per pound of chicken.