Skillet-Roasted Lemon Chicken with Potatoes Recipe

Skillet-Roasted Lemon Chicken with Potatoes Recipe Skillet-Roasted Lemon Chicken with Potatoes Recipe photo by Taste of Home Rating 4

This is a meal I have my students make in our nutrition unit. It has a delicious lemon-herb flavor and is simple to make. —Mindy Rottmund, Lancaster, Pennsylvania

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Skillet-Roasted Lemon Chicken with Potatoes Recipe
  • Prep: 20 min. Bake: 25 min.
  • Yield: 4 Servings
20 25 45

Ingredients

  • 1 tablespoon olive oil, divided
  • 1 medium lemon, thinly sliced
  • 4 garlic cloves, minced and divided
  • 1/4 teaspoon grated lemon peel
  • 1/2 teaspoon salt, divided
  • 1/4 teaspoon pepper, divided
  • 8 boneless skinless chicken thighs (4 ounces each)
  • 1/4 teaspoon dried rosemary, crushed
  • 1 pound fingerling potatoes, halved lengthwise
  • 8 cherry tomatoes

Directions

  • Preheat oven to 450°. Grease a 10-inch cast-iron skillet with 1 teaspoon oil. Arrange lemon slices in a single layer in skillet.
  • Combine 1 teaspoon oil, 2 minced garlic cloves, lemon peel, 1/4 teaspoon salt and 1/8 teaspoon pepper; rub over chicken. Place over lemon.
  • In a large bowl, combine rosemary and the remaining oil, garlic, salt and pepper. Add potatoes and tomatoes; toss to coat. Arrange over chicken. Bake, uncovered, 25-30 minutes or until chicken is no longer pink and potatoes are tender. Yield: 4 servings.

Nutritional Facts 2 chicken thighs with 4 ounces potatoes and 2 tomatoes equals 446 calories, 20 g fat (5 g saturated fat), 151 mg cholesterol, 429 mg sodium, 18 g carbohydrate, 3 g fiber, 45 g protein.

Originally published as Skillet-Roasted Lemon Chicken with Potatoes in Taste of Home December/January 2012, p83

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Reviewed on Mar. 03, 2013 by bigmamacooks

Very good! I liked the pronounced lemon flavor with the rosemary! I used halved small red potatoes instead of fingerlings. I used a very coarsely chopped fresh tomato instead of cherry tomatoes. Use what you have! Mine took closer to an hour to finish the chicken. I sprayed olive oil with my Misto about half way through when all was looking a bit dry. Couldn't be easier! This is going to FB!

Reviewed on Jan. 13, 2013 by Twokayakers

This was good, will use less lemon. I had to cook an extra 15 minutes longer (not covered) and this was probably because my cast iron skillet is huge. Very yummy and everyone liked. Their only comment was it was very lemony.

Reviewed on Aug. 14, 2012 by dawnreid2012

Ive made this recipe SEVERAL times and it is amazing! I omit the tomatoes because no one in my house eats them. It is definately a staple meal in my house now!

Reviewed on Mar. 16, 2012 by wmzena01

This is one of my favorite quick meals. I use chicken breasts instead of thighs. Putting the lemon slices underneath is a brilliant idea. The lemon gives it a lot of flavor along with the olive oil and garlic. I also use a cookie sheet instead of a cast iron skillet and it only needs to bake for 25 min, if you aren't careful you can burn the potatoes.

Reviewed on Jan. 27, 2012 by Donna.Kazimir

When I told my husband I was making lemon chicken his reply was that he hates lemon chicken and it was a waste of good chicken thighs. I told him it was different - he really liked it after he tried it. The chicken was moist and tender and the blend of garlic and lemon was awesome. It is a light alternative way to fix chicken.

Reviewed on Jan. 19, 2012 by megabite81

I just made this last night for friends and it turned out great! I increased the amount of tomatoes used and the amount of oil (I didn't measure, I probably doubled the amount of oil used). I would use 1 pint of tomatoes and 2.5 tbs of oil. Very tasty! Will definitely make again!

Reviewed on Dec. 31, 2011 by aug2295

This was ok, a little on the bland side. I used bone in chicken thighs and sliced regular potatoes. Everyone ate it, no one loved it.

Reviewed on Dec. 25, 2011 by caracupcake

I would use less lemon slices and it says to cook uncovered but I would cover it.

Reviewed on Dec. 12, 2011 by qmoab1

I think I used more potatoes (and definitely tomatoes) than called for - so I should have increased the spicing - but overall it was very tasty and i will definitely make again.

Reviewed on Dec. 12, 2011 by rdarbyshire

My son raved about this at dinner tonight. It's so easy to make and takes so little time to cook. I omitted the lemon zest and the tomatoes and the rosemary. This recipe is definitely a keeper for me.

 
 

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