Originally posted May 06, 2012

crispy lemony chicken with roasted potatoes

crispy lemony chicken with roasted potatoes by joanie

This was a great method for cooking chicken. The meat was super juicy, and the skin was crispy-crisp.

Ingredients

  • 4 chicken thighs
  • 2 lemons, zested
  • 4 garlic cloves, pressed or finely minced
  • 1 tbsp brown sugar
  • 1 tsp + 1/2 tsp kosher salt
  • 4 potatoes (yukon gold or new)
  • 1/4 cup olive oil
  • 1/4 tsp black pepper
  • 1 tbsp flour
  • 1 tbsp dijon mustard
  • 1 cup chicken stock
  • 1 tsp fresh thyme
4 servings

Directions

Preheat oven to 450º.

Toss the chicken thighs with lemon zest, garlic, sugar, and a teaspoon of salt. Set aside.

Thinly slice the potatoes and toss with olive oil. Sprinkle with pepper and the remaining salt. Bake for 15 minutes in a large roasting pan.

Heat a skillet over medium heat. Sauté the chicken until the skin is dark and crispy, starting with the skin side before flipping it.

Meanwhile, whisk together the flour, mustard, and chicken stock. When the chicken is ready, pour the stock mixture over the potatoes. Then top with chicken and thyme. Slice both lemons in half. Squeeze the juice of one half over the chicken. Tuck the rest into the chicken and potatoes. Bake for another 20 minutes.

Serve warm.

90 minutes

Comments

Comment
Cancel
  • commented over 11 years ago

    I made this for dinner tonight & it was delicious. Super easy to make and fairly quick. Tossing/sauteing the chicken in lemon zest, garlic & brown sugar gave the chicken a flavorful & crispy skin and we loved the thinly sliced potatoes in the mix. Yummy!

  • commented almost 12 years ago

    This is making me sooooo hungry.

Adapted from

The Family Dinner
views saves adapts comments
2,684 2 0 2