Sunday Supper: Lemon Roast Chicken with Herb Potatoes
Sunday Supper: Lemon Roast Chicken with Herb Potatoes might be just the main course you are searching for. One portion of this dish contains about 61g of protein, 60g of fat, and a total of 959 calories. This recipe serves 4. This recipe covers 39% of your daily requirements of vitamins and minerals. It is a good option if you're following a gluten free, dairy free, and whole 30 diet. A mixture of chicken, garlic, kosher salt and pepper, and a handful of other ingredients are all it takes to make this recipe so flavorful. To use up the kosher salt you could follow this main course with the Low Fat Crumbs Cake (Kosher-Dairy) as a dessert.
Instructions
Preheat oven to 425°. Rinse chicken well and pat dry, remove bag of giblets and discard or save for another use. Trim excess fat from opening of chicken cavity if necessary.
Arrange halved onions in center of 9X13 inch pyrex dish to act as a base for chicken to sit on.
Place chicken on top of onions. Squeeze halved lemon onto chicken body and legs, then place lemons in chicken cavity, repeat with all halved lemons.
Place crushed garlic in cavity as well then tie chicken legs together with kitchen twine. Season chicken liberally with salt and cracked black pepper.
Wash fingerling potatoes and slice largest fingerlings in half lengthwise. Toss potatoes with olive oil, half the chopped herbs and season with salt and pepper.
Place in roasting baking dish around chicken.
Roast until temperature taken in the thickest part of breast registers 150°F and thighs registers at least 165°F, about an hour.
Remove from oven and allow chicken to rest for 15 minutes.
Remove potatoes and toss with remaining chopped herbs. Carve chicken and serve immediately.