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Greek Lemon Potatoes

These Greek Lemon Potatoes are slow cooked until they are soft with irresistibly crispy edges. Once you try these lemony roast potatoes you will want to serve them with everything! This will serve 6 as a side dish – you can add more potatoes if you are super hungry.

Prep Time
10 mins
Cook Time
1 hr 10 mins
Total Time
1 hr 40 mins
Servings: 6
Calories: 119 kcal
Course: Side Dish
Cuisine: Greek

Ingredients

  • 60 ml (¼ cup) olive oil, or as needed
  • 8 medium potatoes (such as Maris Piper /Russet)
  • 1 tsp salt (sea salt)
  • ½ tsp pepper
  • 1 tbsp oregano dried
  • 3 garlic cloves , skin on, crushed
  • 2 lemons , halved
  • 1 rosemary sprig
  • 240 ml (1 cup) hot chicken stock (broth) more, as needed
  • 1 tbsp fresh thyme to garnish

Instructions

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  1. Preheat your oven to 200C (400F) or 180C (350F) Fan Setting. Peel the potatoes (or not, up to you!) and cut them into chunky wedges.
  2. Drizzle a shallow cast cast iron casserole with plenty of olive oil. Add the potatoes and season with plenty of salt and pepper. Sprinkle with the oregano and then toss everything together.
  3. Add the hot stock, lemon wedges, garlic cloves and rosemary. Cover the casserole and cook for 30 minutes. If you don’t have a casserole you can use a roasting tin and cover it with foil for the first part of the cooking.
  4. Carefully remove the casserole from the oven. Uncover the dish and squeeze the lemon juice from the wedges (remove any pips!). Give everything a good turn. Continue to cook for a further 30-45 minutes or until the potatoes are fork tender.
  5. Check the seasoning and add more salt and pepper, if needed, plus extra lemon juice if you like these really lemony!

Notes

  • TOP TIP: I like to check the potatoes midway through the second phase of the cooking to make sure there’s still a little bit of stock in the pan. If all the liquid is absorbed you might want to add a bit more and give the potatoes another turn.
  • SLIMMING WORLD VARIATION: To make this recipe FREE on the Slimming World plan simply leave out the olive oil and instead use a spray bottle to mist the casserole with olive oil before adding the potatoes. You will lose some of the awesome authentic Greek flavour, no way around that, but the potatoes will still taste amazing.

Nutrition Information

Calories 119kcal (6%) Carbohydrates 6g (2%) Protein 2g (4%) Fat 11g (17%) Saturated Fat 2g (10%) Cholesterol 1mg (0%) Sodium 446mg (19%) Potassium 115mg (3%) Fiber 2g (8%) Sugar 2g (4%) Vitamin A 70IU (1%) Vitamin C 21mg (23%) Calcium 30mg (3%) Iron 1mg (6%)

Nutrition Facts

Serving: 6Serving

Amount Per Serving

Calories 119

% Daily Value*

Calories 119kcal 6%
Carbohydrates 6g 2%
Protein 2g 4%
Fat 11g 17%
Saturated Fat 2g 10%
Cholesterol 1mg 0%
Sodium 446mg 19%
Potassium 115mg 2%
Fiber 2g 8%
Sugar 2g 4%
Vitamin A 70IU 1%
Vitamin C 21mg 23%
Calcium 30mg 3%
Iron 1mg 6%

* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2,000 calorie diet.