Succulent honey & lemon chicken

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1. Preheat the oven to 200C/Gas 6/fan180C. Squeeze the juice from 2 lemons into a small pan and heat with the butter, honey, rosemary, garlic and salt and pepper, until the butter melts and it smells fragrant.
2. Lay the chicken in a roasting tin - don't pile it up or it won't cook so well. Add the potatoes and drizzle with lemon butter to coat evenly. Cut the third lemon into 8 wedges and tuck them in. (Can be made up to 2 hours ahead up to this point.)
3. Roast for 50 minutes - 1 hour until the chicken is cooked and the potatoes are crisp and golden. Serve with a green salad.

Per serving

647 kcalories, protein 39g, carbohydrate 47g, fat 35 g, saturated fat 14g, fibre 3g, salt 0 g

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• netty

  01 November 2007

  netty commented on this recipe

  MMMM this looks great cant wait to try it

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• Pewtersfood

  02 November 2007

  Pewtersfood rated and commented on this recipe

  

  now a firm favourite

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• Lulu's recip

  04 November 2007

  Lulu's recip commented on this recipe

  This SOUNDS gorgeous. I shall try it the next time I have chicken.

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• netty

  15 November 2007

  netty commented on this recipe

  ive tried it and my daughter it was mmmmm lovely will do it again soon

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• pboropixie

  20 November 2007

  pboropixie rated and commented on this recipe

  

  At first I found this a bit sweet, but after a few mouthfuls I was hooked! It was really quick and easy to do, so I will definitely make this one again.

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• millsies

  23 November 2007

  millsies rated and commented on this recipe

  

  This is an excellent dish. Really lemony and simple to do. Now make it on a regular basis.

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• Lea's_Binder

  29 November 2007

  Lea's_Binder rated and commented on this recipe

  

  This is easy really easy to make but impressive when served! Perfect weekend cookery.

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• honeybee

  30 November 2007

  honeybee rated and commented on this recipe

  

  As good as it looks. An all-in-one dish

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• jerseyporter

  30 November 2007

  jerseyporter rated and commented on this recipe

  

  Easy and delicious!

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• Shayne

  11 December 2007

  Shayne commented on this recipe

  A very tasteful and easy meal that will be enjoyed by the whole family. Had a californian white wine and it was super

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• pansey

  16 December 2007

  pansey commented on this recipe

  Think I'll try this for a weekday supper sounds delicious.

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• Vicki

  01 January 2008

  Vicki rated and commented on this recipe

  

  This was quick and easy to make. But my family found the potatoes a bit too lemony. But the chicken was beautiful. Will be cooking this again, but will cook pototoes in a different dish.

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• Bwyd Ffein

  06 January 2008

  Bwyd Ffein rated and commented on this recipe

  

  Easy to prepare. Really enjoyed the potatoes

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• Lucy

  07 January 2008

  Lucy rated and commented on this recipe

  

  Really Easy and Yummy

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• linsdindins

  09 January 2008

  linsdindins rated and commented on this recipe

  

  really tasty,would make it again.Unlike some it had loads of lemony juicy but not sour liquid.

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• tastytash

  14 January 2008

  tastytash rated and commented on this recipe

  

  Lovely recipe - everything in one pot so quick and easy to make. Uses simple store cupboard ingredients. Very tasty - the lemon and honey go brilliantly together. I've made this a few times now and it always goes down well. Great for a small dinner party because it is minimum fuss but excellent results. Love it.

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• Chappess

  25 January 2008

  Chappess rated and commented on this recipe

  

  Great chicken, also found pots a bit too lemony so cook them in a different dish, my step kids think we have posh food at our house when i make this!! if only they knew how easy it is!

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• Kat

  06 February 2008

  Kat commented on this recipe

  Really enjoyed this, easy to make and can leave to cook while doing other things around the house. I agree that the potatoes were to lemony and would cook them seperatly next time with some herbs. but will defiantly make this again

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• Kerry

  14 February 2008

  Kerry commented on this recipe

  Very easy and the meat eaters [not me] assured me it was very tasty. I'd use less of the lemon butter next time though.

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• Victoria

  14 February 2008

  Victoria rated and commented on this recipe

  

  I made this dish last night. I have a bad cold so I'm very disappointed to say that I couldn't taste the flavours. The meat was very tender though. I will probably par-boil the potatoes next time for a couple of minutes as mine were a little hard and I would also add more honey as the chicken wasn't sticky as in the photo.

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Ingredients

• 3 juicy lemons
• 50g butter
• 3 tbsp clear honey
• leaves from 4 rosemary sprigs
• 1 garlic clove , finely chopped
• 8 chicken pieces, such as thighs and drumsticks, with skin
• 750g potatoes , peeled and cut into smallish chunks
• green salad , to serve

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Difficulty and servings

Serves 4

Easily doubled

Preperation and cooking times

Prep 5 10 mins

Cook 1 hr

Ingredients

• 3 juicy lemons
• 50g butter
• 3 tbsp clear honey
• leaves from 4 rosemary sprigs
• 1 garlic clove , finely chopped
• 8 chicken pieces, such as thighs and drumsticks, with skin
• 750g potatoes , peeled and cut into smallish chunks
• green salad , to serve

Per serving

647 kcalories, protein 39g, carbohydrate 47g, fat 35 g, saturated fat 14g, fibre 3g, salt 0 g

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