Greek Chicken and Potatoes

Tender, juicy chicken bakes right alongside creamy, flavorful potatoes infused with garlic, lemon, and aromatic herbs. It is a foolproof, easy recipe that everyone at the table will love.

By @themediterraneandish

Original recipe source

Cook time: 60 minutes

Servings: 4

Ingredients

• 0 extra virgin olive oil
• 0 lemon juice
• 0 fresh garlic cloves, minced
• 0 dried rosemary or dried oregano
• 0 ground nutmeg
• 0 chicken pieces, bone in and skin on
• 0 gold potatoes, scrubbed clean, cut into thin wedges
• 0 medium yellow onion, halved then sliced
• 0 kosher salt
• 0 black pepper
• 0 chicken broth
• 0 lemon, sliced
• 0 pitted kalamata olives, optional
• 0 fresh parsley, to garnish

Instructions

1. Preheat your oven to 400°F (200°C).
2. In a large bowl, prepare the lemon-garlic marinade by combining extra virgin olive oil, lemon juice, minced fresh garlic cloves, dried rosemary or dried oregano, and ground nutmeg.
3. Add the chicken pieces to the marinade, ensuring each piece is well coated. Let it marinate for at least 15 minutes.
4. In a baking dish, arrange the gold potatoes cut into thin wedges and the medium yellow onion, halved then sliced.
5. Season the potatoes and onions with kosher salt and black pepper.
6. Place the marinated chicken pieces on top of the potatoes and onions in the baking dish.
7. Pour chicken broth over the chicken and potatoes.
8. Arrange lemon slices and pitted kalamata olives (optional) over the chicken and potatoes.
9. Bake in the preheated oven for about 45 minutes or until the chicken is cooked through and the potatoes are tender.
10. Garnish with fresh parsley before serving.