Kittencal's Greek Roasted Lemon-garlic Chicken With Potatoes

Total Time: 1 hr 40 mins Preparation Time: 20 mins Cook Time: 1 hr 20 mins

Ingredients

• Servings: 4
• 1 whole chicken, sliced in half (about 3 to 3-1/2 pounds)
• 8 medium red potatoes, peeled (left whole do not slice, can use more)
• salt & freshly ground black pepper
• 2 lemons, juice of
• 1/2 cup olive oil
• 1 tablespoon dried oregano (rubbed between fingers to release the flavors)
• 1 large bulb of garlic (separated into cloves and skins removed or can use two heads!)
• 1/2 cup sliced green olives
• 8 tablespoons chicken broth (more if needed to add to the pan while cooking, can use water instead of the broth)

Recipe

• 1 set oven to 425 degrees f (set oven rack to bottom position).
• 2 grease a roasting pan (use a pan large enough to hold the chicken halves and potatoes).
• 3 using kitchen shears cut the chicken down the center between the breasts, then cut down each side of the back bone, then discard the back bone.
• 4 season the chicken halves on both sides with salt and black pepper, then place skin side down in the roasting pan.
• 5 in a bowl season the potatoes with salt and pepper then place the potatoes around the chicken.
• 6 sprinkle the whole garlic cloves and olives around the potatoes.
• 7 in a bowl whisk the juice of 2 lemons with the olive oil then drizzle over the chicken and potatoes in the pan.
• 8 sprinkle the dried oregano over the top.
• 9 drizzle 2 tablespoons broth into the 4 corners of the pan (do not drizzle on top of the chicken or potatoes).
• 10 roast uncovered for about 50 minutes.
• 11 remove from oven turn the chicken skin side up, drizzle the pan juices on top the chicken and potatoes, if the broth has cooked down then drizzle about 1/3 to 1/2 cup more into the sides of the pan if needed.
• 12 continue to cook for another 30-40 minutes or until the chicken is cooked through, you may want to baste with pan juices a few times during cooking (cooking times will vary slightly depending on the size of the chicken).
• 13 serve the chicken with pan juices.