Ingredients

1 (4- to 4 1/2-pound) chicken, rinsed and patted dry 

Coarse salt and freshly ground black pepper 

1/4 onion 

1/2 lemon 

2 sprigs fresh flat-leaf parsley 

2 sprigs fresh oregano 

2 sprigs fresh thyme 

Preparation

Preheat oven to 400 degrees.

Place chicken in a roasting pan. Season chicken inside and out with salt and pepper. Place onion, lemon, parsley, oregano, and thyme inside cavity of chicken; using kitchen twine, tie legs together to enclose.

Transfer roasting pan to oven and roast until chicken is cooked through, about 1 hour.