Mediterranean

Greek Lemon Chicken and Potatoes

Name: Greek Lemon Chicken and Potatoes
Total time: 1 h 10 min
Yield: 4 servings
Cuisine: Mediterranean
Ingredients: 8 bone-in chicken thighs; 2 lb Yukon gold potatoes; 1/3 cup olive oil; 2 lemons; 5 garlic cloves; 1 tbsp dried oregano; 1 cup chicken broth; 1.5 tsp salt; 1/2 tsp black pepper

Yasmin @beirut_bites

Greek Lemon Chicken and Potatoes is Mediterranean home cooking, eaten at dinner. On the plate it is the dish at the centre. Below is what usually sits beside it, what it does and does not contain, and what else to cook once you have made it.

70 min Medium Gluten free Dairy free Halal

Ingredients

Serves

The quantities follow this count.

8 bone-in chicken thighs
2 lb Yukon gold potatoes
1/3 cup olive oil
2 lemons
5 garlic cloves
1 tbsp dried oregano
1 cup chicken broth
1.5 tsp salt
1/2 tsp black pepper

How to cook it

Heat the oven to 425F.
Cut the potatoes into wedges and spread them in a large roasting pan.
Whisk the olive oil, the juice of both lemons, garlic, oregano, broth, salt, and pepper, then pour half over the potatoes and toss.
Nestle the chicken thighs among the potatoes and brush them with the remaining lemon mixture.
Roast until the potatoes are tender and the chicken reaches 175F, about 50 minutes, basting once.
Let rest 5 minutes before serving.

Watch how to cook Greek Lemon Chicken and Potatoes

Someone making it start to finish, so you can see what the steps look like.

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Safe at your table

Dinejot tracks ten allergens and tags every one of them by hand. Greek Lemon Chicken and Potatoes carries none of them. That is a checked answer rather than an ingredient list nobody read.

Every tracked allergen in Greek Lemon Chicken and Potatoes
Allergen	In this dish
Peanuts	No
Tree nuts	No
Dairy	No
Gluten	No
Shellfish	No
Eggs	No
Soy	No
Fish	No
Sesame	No
Coconut	No

These tags are set by a person rather than inferred from an ingredient list, and they describe the recipe as written here. Read the labels on whatever you actually buy.

What it brings to the plate

Estimated, per serving

Calories: 600 kcal
Protein: 32 g
Carbs: 42 g
Fat: 34 g
Fiber: 4 g
Sugar: 2 g
Sodium: 860 mg
Saturated fat: 6 g

Estimated values. Actual nutrition varies with ingredients, brands, and how you cook.

When to cook it

Greek Lemon Chicken and Potatoes takes about 70 minutes from a cold stove to the table, and the cooking itself is a fair bit of work. It is eaten at dinner. Nothing in the calendar rules it out, so it is a year round dish.