Skillet-Roasted Lemon Chicken with Potatoes Recipe

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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