Za'atar Chicken

By michaelmeiner

Ingredients

• 1 chicken -- cut up
• 1/4 cup olive oil
• 1/8 cup lemon juice
• 2 Tablespoons za'atar
• 1/4 cup fresh garlic -- chopped
• 2 cups rice
• 4 potatoes -- sliced
• 1 large onion -- optional
• 1 teaspoon turmeric
• 2 teaspoons cumin
• 1 teaspoon pepper
• 1 teaspoon paprika
• 1/4 cup chicken broth
• 2 cups water

Preparation

Step 1

Mix together oil, galric, lemon juice and zatar. Marinate chicken in mixture for at least 2 hours. Preheat oven to 350.

Place chicken in the middle of a large roasting pan. Place rice on one side of chicken and potatoes on the other. Pour broth mixed with water all over. Sprinkle with diced onion, turmeric, cumin, pepper and paprika. Bake covered for 1 hour. Uncover and bake for additional 45 minutes.