- 10 mins
- 90 mins
Ingredients
- 1 whole chicken (about 3 3/4 pounds)
- 1/4 cup olive oil3 tablespoons lemon juice
- 4 cloves garlic, minced
- 3 large baking potatoes, peeled and cut into wedges
- 1/4 teaspoon salt
- 1/8 teaspoon lemon pepper
Preparation
Step 1
1Preheat the oven to 375°F. Place chicken, breast side down, on rack in large shallow roasting pan.
.2Combine olive oil, lemon juice and garlic; brush half of oil mixture over chicken. Set aside remaining oil mixture.
.3Roast uncovered 30 minutes. Turn chicken breast side up. Arrange potatoes around chicken in roasting pan. Brush chicken and potatoes with the remaining olive oil mixture; sprinkle with salt and lemon pepper.
.4Roast chicken and potatoes, basting occasionally with pan juices, until meat thermometer inserted in inner thigh registers 180°F and potatoes are tender, about 50 minutes.
.5Remove chicken to cutting board and cover potatoes in pan to keep warm. Let chicken stand 10 to 15 minutes for easier carving. Remove potatoes from the pan and serve with chicken.