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Greek Lemon Chicken and Potatoes Recipe
This Greek lemon chicken and potatoes is your new go-to meal for busy weeknights. The chicken is seared until crispy then roasted with potatoes, herbs, lemon, and asparagus. It's all made in one pan, and it's ready in an hour!
Prep Time
15 mins
Cook Time
15 mins
Total Time
1 hr
Servings: 4 servings
Calories: 500 kcal
Course:
Dinner
Cuisine:
Greek
Ingredients
- 8 bone-in chicken thighs
- 1 teaspoon EACH sea salt and pepper divided
- 1 tablespoon olive oil
- 2 lb nugget potatoes halved or quartered, depending on the size
- 1 medium onion thinly sliced
- 2 lemons zest and juice
- 1 teaspoon dried oregano
- ½ teaspoon dried thyme leaves
- 1 large garlic clove minced
- 1 bunch asparagus tough ends snapped off
- lemon slices for serving
Instructions
- Preheat your oven to 400 degrees Fahrenheit. Season the skin of the chicken with ½ teaspoon of sea salt and ½ teaspoon of black pepper.
- Heat the olive oil in a large, ovenproof skillet (see notes) over medium-high heat. Add the chicken to the pan, skin-side down. Let the chicken cook until the skin has started to brown. Remove the chicken from the pan and turn off the heat.
- Add all the remaining ingredients EXCEPT the asparagus to the pan and toss with the oil that is left in the pan from cooking the chicken. Sprinkle the remaining ½ teaspoon of sea salt and ½ teaspoon of pepper over the potatoes.
- Nestle the chicken into the potatoes, skin-side up, and bake in your oven for 40-45 minutes, or until the potatoes are soft and the chicken has cooked through. During the last 5 minutes of cooking, add the asparagus on top of the chicken. Serve with some lemon slices on the side.
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Notes
- If you don't have an ovenproof skillet, first season and sear the chicken, and then use a casserole dish in step 3.
Nutrition Information
Serving
2 chicken thighs plus ¼ of the fixings
Calories
500kcal
(25%)
Carbohydrates
52g
(17%)
Protein
47g
(94%)
Fat
12g
(18%)
Saturated Fat
3g
(15%)
Polyunsaturated Fat
2g
Monounsaturated Fat
5g
Trans Fat
1g
Cholesterol
194mg
(65%)
Sodium
781mg
(33%)
Potassium
1811mg
(52%)
Fiber
10g
(40%)
Sugar
6g
(12%)
Vitamin A
981IU
(20%)
Vitamin C
83mg
(92%)
Calcium
117mg
(12%)
Iron
7mg
(39%)
Nutrition Facts
Serving: 4servings
Amount Per Serving
Calories 500
% Daily Value*
| Serving | 2 chicken thighs plus ¼ of the fixings | |
| Calories | 500kcal | 25% |
| Carbohydrates | 52g | 17% |
| Protein | 47g | 94% |
| Fat | 12g | 18% |
| Saturated Fat | 3g | 15% |
| Polyunsaturated Fat | 2g | 12% |
| Monounsaturated Fat | 5g | 25% |
| Trans Fat | 1g | 50% |
| Cholesterol | 194mg | 65% |
| Sodium | 781mg | 33% |
| Potassium | 1811mg | 39% |
| Fiber | 10g | 40% |
| Sugar | 6g | 12% |
| Vitamin A | 981IU | 20% |
| Vitamin C | 83mg | 92% |
| Calcium | 117mg | 12% |
| Iron | 7mg | 39% |
* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2,000 calorie diet.