Double-Herb Roasted Chicken and Potatoes

Name: Double-Herb Roasted Chicken and Potatoes
Prep time: 45 min
Cook time: 45 min
Total time: 45 min
Yield: 8
Cuisine: Global
Ingredients: 0 teaspoons black pepper; 8 fresh basil leaves; 2 garlic cloves, minced; 3 Tbsps chopped fresh or 1 tablespoon dried oregano, divided; 8 red potatoes, quartered lengthwise; 2 kilograms roasting chicken; 0 teaspoons salt

Double-Herb Roasted Chicken and Potatoes might be just the main course you are searching for. Watching your figure? This gluten free, dairy free, and whole 30 recipe has 640 calories, 43g of protein, and 36g of fat per serving. This recipe serves 8. This recipe covers 30% of your daily requirements of vitamins and minerals. From preparation to the plate, this recipe takes around 45 minutes. A mixture of roasting chicken, salt, garlic cloves, and a handful of other ingredients are all it takes to make this recipe so yummy.

Instructions

Preheat oven to 45

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Oven

Remove and discard giblets and neck from chicken. Rinse chicken with cold water; pat dry. Trim excess fat. Starting at neck cavity, loosen skin from breast and drumsticks by inserting fingers, gently pushing between skin and meat.

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Chicken Drumsticks

Meat

Water

Combine 2 tablespoons chopped oregano and garlic cloves. Rub seasoning mixture under loosened chicken skin and drumsticks. Carefully place basil leaves under loosened skin. Tie ends of legs with cord. Lift wing tips up and over back; tuck under chicken.

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Whole Garlic Cloves

Fresh Basil

Chicken Drumsticks

Dry Seasoning Rub

Whole Chicken

Oregano

Place chicken, breast side up, on a broiler pan coated with cooking spray. Pierce skin several times with a meat fork. Arrange potatoes on rack around chicken. Coat the chicken and potatoes with cooking spray.

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Cooking Spray

Potato

Meat

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Broiler Pan

Sprinkle the chicken and potatoes with 1 tablespoon oregano, salt, and pepper. Insert a meat thermometer into the meaty part of thigh, making sure not to touch bone.

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Potato

Meat

Oregano

Pepper

Bone

Salt

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Kitchen Thermometer

Bake at 450 for 30 minutes. Reduce the oven temperature to 350 (do not remove chicken from oven); bake an additional 45 minutes or until thermometer registers 18

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Whole Chicken

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Kitchen Thermometer

Oven

Cover chicken loosely with foil; let stand 10 minutes. Discard skin.

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Whole Chicken

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Aluminum Foil