Lemon Garlic Chicken With Baby Potatoes Recipes

LEMON AND HERB ROASTED CHICKEN WITH BABY POTATOES

Steps:

• Preheat the oven to 400 degrees F.
• Rinse the chicken with cool water, inside and out, then pat it dry with paper towels. Season the cavity with salt and pepper, and then stuff the lemon, garlic, and herbs inside. Place the chicken, breast-side up, in a roasting pan. Tie the legs of the chicken together with kitchen twine to help hold its shape. Toss the potatoes around the chicken. Season the whole thing with a fair amount of salt and pepper and drizzle with olive oil. Roast the chicken and potatoes for 1 to 1 1/2 hours. Don't forget to baste the chicken with the drippings and rotate the pan every 20 minutes or so to insure a golden crispy skin. The chicken is done when an instant-read thermometer says 165 degrees F when inserted into the thickest part of the thigh (the legs of the chicken should wiggle easily from the sockets too.) Remove the chicken to a platter and let stand for 10 minutes, so the juices settle back into the meat before carving. Serve with the roasted potatoes on the side.

ROASTED GARLIC, LEMON, AND ROSEMARY CHICKEN, WITH BABY POTATOES

Steps:

• Place chopped rosemary in baking dish.
• Add olive oil, garlic, and lemon juice and stir well.
• Place chicken in mixture in dish, skin side down.
• Turn to coat with mixture.
• Cover and place in fridge for one hour.
• Preheat oven to 450 degrees.
• Bake chicken uncovered for 15 mins.
• Turn chicken pieces and add baby potatoes, turning potatoes to coat with juices in pan.
• Reduce heat to 375 degrees and bake for 25 mins.
• Remove from oven and remove potatoes from pan.
• Keep potatoes warm.
• Put chicken under broiler for a few minutes until nice and crispy.
• NOTE: Watch carefully while under broiler because juices and oil in pan will get very hot.
• Spoon pan juices onto chicken pieces and baby potatoes and serve.