Ingredients

  • 2 12 lbs meaty chicken pieces (breasts thighs and drumsticks 2 1/2-3 lbs.)
  • 1 tablespoon cooking oil
  • 3 cups vegetables (sliced or cut 1/2 inch thick, such as carrots potatoes sweet potatoes, rutabaga, turnips and or or p)
  • 1 large onion, cut into wedges
  • 12 teaspoon salt
  • 14 teaspoon pepper
  • 12 cup chicken broth
  • 1 tablespoon margarine or 1 tablespoon butter
  • 13 cup maple syrup (or maple-flavored syrup)

Method

  • Skin chicken.
  • Place chicken in a lightly greased shallow baking pan; brush with oil.
  • Arrange sliced vegetables and onion around chicken.
  • Sprinkle with salt and pepper.
  • Pour broth over vegetables.
  • Bake in a 425F oven 20 minutes.
  • Meanwhile, in a small saucepan, melt margarine or butter.
  • Stir in maple syrup; heat through.
  • Brush mixture over chicken and vegetables.
  • Bake for 15 to 20 minutes more or until chicken is tender and no longer pink and vegetables are tender, brushing frequently with maple syrup mixture.
  • Transfer chicken and vegetables to a serving platter; keep warm.
  • Skim fat from pan drippings; pass pan drippings with chicken.