Lemon-Rosemary Roast Chicken with Potatoes

Name: Lemon-Rosemary Roast Chicken with Potatoes
Prep time: 45 min
Cook time: 45 min
Total time: 45 min
Yield: 4
Cuisine: Global
Ingredients: 3 baking potatoes, peeled and cut into 1 1/2-inch pieces (about 2 pounds); 1 teaspoons freshly ground black pepper, divided; 2 teaspoons chopped fresh rosemary; 3 garlic cloves, minced; 1 teaspoon grated lemon rind; 4 lemon wedges; 2 Tbsps olive oil, divided; 2 kilograms whole roasting chicken; 1 teaspoons salt, divided

Lemon-Rosemary Roast Chicken with Potatoes is A mixture of olive oil, pepper, lemon wedges, and a handful of other ingredients are all it takes to make this recipe so scrumptious. To use up the fresh rosemary you could follow this main course with the Vanilla Yogurt with Grape and Blueberry Compote with Honey and Fresh Rosemary: An Easy Breakfast or Dessert as a dessert.

Instructions

Preheat oven to 37

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Oven

Remove and discard giblets and neck from chicken; trim excess fat. Starting at neck cavity, loosen skin from breasts and drumsticks by inserting fingers, gently pushing between skin and meat.

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Chicken Drumsticks

Meat

Combine 1 tablespoon oil, rosemary, rind, 1/2 teaspoon salt, 1/4 teaspoon pepper, and garlic in a small bowl. Rub seasoning mixture under loosened skin and over breasts and drumsticks. Tie ends of legs together with twine. Lift wing tips up and over back, and tuck under chicken.

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Chicken Drumsticks

Dry Seasoning Rub

Rosemary

Whole Chicken

Garlic

Pepper

Beef

Salt

Cooking Oil

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Kitchen Twine

Bowl

Place chicken, breast side up, on a rack coated with cooking spray, and place rack in a roasting pan.

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Cooking Spray

Whole Chicken

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Roasting Pan

Toss potatoes with the remaining 1 tablespoon oil. Arrange potato mixture evenly around chicken.

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Potato

Whole Chicken

Cooking Oil

Bake at 375 for 40 minutes.

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Oven

Increase oven temperature to 450, and bake an additional 20 minutes or until a thermometer inserted in meaty part of thigh registers 17

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Kitchen Thermometer

Oven

Remove chicken from pan; let stand 15 minutes.

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Whole Chicken

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Frying Pan

Sprinkle the potatoes with remaining 1/4 teaspoon salt and 1/4 teaspoon pepper.

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Potato

Pepper

Salt

Remove skin from chicken; discard. Carve chicken, and serve with potatoes and lemon wedges.

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Lemon Wedge

Potato

Whole Chicken

Wine note: Roast chicken is very versatile with wine, and so are the seasonings used here. In the winter, I'll usually serve this dish with an earthy red wine like pinot noir. But now, with summer approaching, I prefer Beaujolais, an exuberantly fruity red best served slightly chilled. Try George Dubeouf's "Fleurie" Beaujolais 2004 ($12). -Karen MacNeil

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Roasted Chicken