One-pan roast chicken & potatoes

One-pan roast chicken & potatoes

Bring the pan straight to the table and use the juices to make a light, lemony gravy for the perfect summer roast

Difficulty and servings

Easy

Serves 4

Preparation and cooking times

Preparation time

Prep 15 mins

Cook time

Cook 1 hr 40 mins

Method

  1. Heat oven to 190C/170C fan/gas 5. Stuff the chicken cavity with 2 lemon halves, 2 rosemary sprigs, 4 onion quarters and some seasoning. Put the chicken into a large roasting tray.
  2. Crush 3 garlic cloves, then add to a small bowl with the thyme leaves and olive oil, mix, then rub this all over the chicken with some seasoning.
  3. Arrange the potatoes around the chicken with the rest of the lemons and onions, rosemary and whole garlic cloves, and lemon thyme. Cook in the oven for 1 hr 20 mins, turning the potatoes in the pan once or twice. To check if the chicken is cooked, pierce the thigh with a skewer and the juices should run clear.
  4. Remove the chicken from the tray and place on a serving dish or board to rest for 15-20 mins. As you lift the chicken, let any juices pour back into the tray. Increase oven temperature to 200C/ 180C fan/gas 6 and cook the potatoes for a further 10-15 mins or until tender.
  5. If you want gravy, use a slotted spoon to remove the potatoes from the tray to a serving bowl, then use a potato masher to mash all the juices, lemons, herbs and garlic together in the roasting tray, adding a splash of water if it's too pulpy. Push this mix through a sieve, taste the gravy and add some more seasoning if you need to. Bring everything into the garden so everyone can help themselves.

PER SERVING

670 kcalories, protein 51g, carbohydrate 28g, fat 40 g, saturated fat 11g, fibre 2g, sugar 7g, salt 0.48 g

Recipe from Good Food magazine, July 2011.

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  • 28 October 2012

    GemsJams rated and commented on this recipe

    4 stars

    The chicken was delicious and very moist.. melted in your mouth but what a waist of roasties, the lemons made the potatoes very tangy and sour..never got eaten so if i did this again, id miss out the lemons for sure.. or at least not add them in with the potatoes.

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Difficulty and servings

Easy

Serves 4

Preparation and cooking times

Preparation time

Prep 15 mins

Cook time

Cook 1 hr 40 mins

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670 kcalories, protein 51g, carbohydrate 28g, fat 40 g, saturated fat 11g, fibre 2g, sugar 7g, salt 0.48 g

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