Skillet Roasted Lemon Chicken with Potatoes

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Joan

Skillet Roasted Lemon Chicken with Potatoes

Serves 4 – Recipe adapted from Taste of Home
Prep Time 20 minutes
Cook Time 25 minutes
Total Time 45 minutes
Servings: 4
Course: Main Course
Cuisine: Chicken, One Skillet Meal

Ingredients
  

  • 1 Tbsp olive oil, divided
  • 1 medium lemon, sliced
  • 4 cloves garlic, minced and divided
  • 1/4 tsp grated lemon peel
  • 1/2 tsp salt, divided
  • 1/4 tsp pepper
  • 4 4 oz boneless, skinless chicken breasts
  • 1/4 tsp dried rosemary, crushed
  • 1 pound fingerling or new potatoes, halved
  • 8 cherry tomatoes

Method
 

  1. Grease a 10 inch cast iron or other oven proof skillet with 1 teaspoon of oil. Arrange lemon slices in a single layer in the skillet.
  2. Combine 1 tsp oil, 2 minced garlic cloves, lemon peel, 1/4 tsp salt and 1/8 tsp pepper; rub over chicken. Place over lemons.
  3. 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, at 450 for 25-30 minutes or until chicken is no longer pink and potatoes are tender.