lemon & thyme roasted chicken

this is one of the favorites in my house!! so simple & so tasty you will be so happy to just throw it in the oven and forget about it.

- fresh thyme
- 4 lemons cut in half
- salt and pepper to taste
- onion powder
- garlic powder
- dried parsley
- paprika
- olive oil
- 1 cup of water
- 1 whole chicken

set the oven to 350 degrees, place whole chicken in oven safe roaster pan, 
take the fresh lemons and squeeze the juice of 2 lemons on to the chicken, 
then generously coat the chicken in onion powder, garlic powder, dried parsley, paprika & sprinkle with fresh thyme. 
add the salt and pepper then drizzle with olive oil, about 2tbsp. add 1 cup of water to the bottom -- you will be VERY happy you did this when you have a delicious gravy afterwards!! make sure you keep adding a bit of water if it evaporates too much. 
place the leftover thyme and lemons on the bottom of the pan and also stuff some into the chickens body. get those flavors allllll over this yummy bird!! 
keep basting the chicken during its cooking time.
 depending on the size of the chicken is how long you cook it for..