Greek Roast Chicken Oregano

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Ingredients

  • 1 roasting chicken, 3-4 lbs
  • 1/4 c. olive oil
  • 2 1/2 lemons
  • 2 tsp oregano
  • salt and freshly ground pepper
  • potatoes, cut up (enough for 4 people)

Preparation

Step 1

Rinse and dry chicken. Season inside and out with salt and pepper. Whisk the olive oil, juice from 1 1/2 lemons and 1 1/2 tsp oregano, brush over chicken. Put lemon rinds inside chicken. Cut up potatoes and season with salt and pepper and the juice of 1/2 lemon and some olive oil. Put potatoes in shallow roasting pan with chicken. Roast at 350 for 1- 1/4 hours basting every 20 minutes.

When done sprinkle chicken with remaining oregano and squeeze half a lemon over it.