Roast Chicken with Vegetables

Ingredients

• Chicken

  • 1 tsp (5 ml) maple syrup
  • 7 tsp (35 ml) olive oil
  • 1 chicken, about 3 lb (1.4 kg)
  • 1 ½ tsp salt
  • 6 medium carrots, peeled and cut into 2-inch (5 cm) chunks
  • 1 small rutabaga, peeld and cut into sticks or chunks
  • 2 medium onions, quartered
  • 1 ½ lb (675 g) baby potatoes, washed
  • 1 tsp thyme leaves, chopped

• Sauce

  • 2 tsp corn starch
  • 1 can (10 oz/284 ml) low-sodium condensed chicken broth, undiluted
  • 3 garlic cloves, chopped