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Italian Lemon Roast Chicken Pot

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This meal could not be any easier, or more delicious and it is one of my families favorites.  Crispy roasted chicken with roasted potatoes and caramelized onions in a savory lemon kissed gravy.

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So let me give you the low down on just how easy this recipe is and then you need to visit the rest of  the  lemon inspired scrumptiousness at this lemony baby shower!!

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Here’s what you will need: 1 roasting chicken, 1 sweet onion, 12 small red potatoes, 1-2 lemons, 3 cloves garlic, 1 14 ounce can chicken broth, and Italian seasoning,  ( I love the Kirkland brand Rustic Tuscan Seasoning, but I have used other Italian blends and they work just as well.) plus some oil, butter, salt and pepper.

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Before you start, preheat oven to 350 degrees.
Cut chicken into 4  pieces (feel free to purchase your chicken already cut, I just like to pretend I’m a butcher) and season with salt and pepper.  In a dutch oven or a large oven safe pot melt 1 tablespoon butter and 2 tablespoons olive oil over medium high heat, when oil is melted and pan is very hot, place chicken in pan skin side down.  This step is to get the skin crispy, you will be finishing the chicken off in the oven,  so as soon as the skin is golden brown you can turn chicken pieces over skin side up and remove pan from heat.

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Sprinkle chopped garlic over chicken and tuck the chunks of onion around where ever you like.

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Sprinkle 1 heaping tablespoon of Italian seasoning over the chicken, and snuggle the potatoes in around chicken.

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Cut lemons into wedges.  Squeeze lemon juice over chicken and then place wedges around in the pot, depending on how much lemon flavor you like you can used one or two lemons.

Pour the can of chicken broth around the edges of the pan, I do it this way so I don’t wash the seasoning off the chicken, some will be in the cooking liquids just from sprinkling, but I like most of it to stay on the chicken.

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Cover pot with aluminum foil and then place lid over foil to seal off the pan and keep all the juices in. Cook at 400 degrees for 30 minutes then lower the temperature to 325 degrees and continue to cook for 1 hour.

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Remove from oven, uncover, and make sure chicken is done.  It should be falling off the bone, if it’s not return to oven for an additional 30 minutes.   When you’ve determined chicken is done, remove chicken and potatoes to a platter.  Place a strainer over a sauce pan and pour all the cooking liquid and bits and pieces through the strainer, pressing the liquid out through strainer with a large spoon,  bring to a boil, turn down to simmer for 10 minutes, season with salt and pepper to taste.  If there is quite a bit of fat in your sauce skim it off the top with a spoon.  That’s it!  You are ready to eat.

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There you have it.  It’s easy, it does need a little time to cook, but you can be getting a few things done while it bakes.  In my opinion this is a great Sunday dinner.  I like to serve it with a crusty loaf…as I do everything.  (I serve a crusty loaf with a side of crusty loaf 😉 .)

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Lemon Roast Chicken Pot

Sheila
Roasted Chicken with potatoes in a bright lemon gravy.
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Servings 6 servings

Ingredients
  

  • 1 whole Chicken quartered
  • 1/2 cup Flour
  • 1 teaspoon Salt
  • 1 teaspoon Pepper
  • 2 tablespoons Olive Oil
  • 1 tablespoon Butter
  • 1 Sweet Onion peeled and quartered
  • 3 cloves Garlic peeled and roughly chopped
  • 12 small Red Potatoes
  • 1-2 Lemons cut into wedges
  • 1 tablespoon Italian Seasoning Blend
  • 1 14.5 ounce can low-sodium Chicken Broth

Instructions
 

preheat oven to 350 degrees

  • Quarter chicken, rinse and pat dry. Combine flour salt and pepper in a shallow dish. Toss chicken pieces in flour, giving them a light dusting. Place dutch oven or large oven proof pan (that has a cover) on stove top heat butter and olive oil on high heat when oil starts to sizzle place chicken in pan skin side down for 7-10 minutes, pan fry until skin is golden brown, flip over and remove from heat.
  • Sprinkle chopped garlic over chicken pieces, tuck onions and potatoes in around chicken, sprinkle italian seasoning over the top.
  • Wash and cut lemon into 4 wedges. Squeeze lemons wedges over chicken in the pot then toss them in with the other goodies.
  • Pour chicken broth around the edges of the pan, so that you don’t wash the lemon and spices off the chicken. Cover pan with aluminum foil and place lid on top of foil. This seals the pan so none of the juices escape!
  • Place pan in preheated 350 degree oven and let bake for an additional 60 minutes. Remove and allow to rest for 15 minutes before serving.

Notes

How to Serve: Remove chicken and potatoes to a platter.  Pour pan juices through a strainer in to a sauce pan, bring to a boil and allow to simmer for 10 minutes.  Skim fat off the top of the pan juices.  Serve in a gravy boat along side chicken and potatoes.
I like to serve this dish with a crusty loaf for sopping up the lemony juices and a roasted vegetable like green beans or broccoli.
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32 Comments

  1. Just made this tonight. The chicken cooked up beautifully. It was very moist and tender. I did not like the lemon though (I used one). It made everything taste bitter. I will try again but leave out the lemon.

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    1. I’m glad you liked it, but bummed the lemon left a bitter taste. I wonder if you just squeezed in the lemon at the end if it would work for you? Or just leave it out… 😉 that works too! Thanks for stopping in and letting me know how it turned out for you.

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    1. To reduce them, I might have failed to explain that in my directions. Thanks for pointing it out. I’ll go back and explain it more clearly. Thanks for asking! I hope you enjoy, Sheila

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    1. You are very welcome! Thanks for participating!! : D It was very fun surprising her…and yes she was very surprised!

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    1. Janet, If you click on the subscribe to email updates in my sidebar right under my welcome statement you can sign right up for my email list. And thank you by the way for wanting to get regular updates, I really love my readers. 😉 oxoxo Sheila

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  20. This looks delicious – and I love that’s it’s easy to prepare. When I cook – my kitchen’s a TOTAL disaster – so this’ll be great to serve to guests. And won’t they be in total shock to see how neat and clean my kitchen is when they arrive.

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