I’ve always been in awe of those ridiculously flavourful potatoes that I get when I eat at an authentic Greek restaurant, so I decided that it was my turn to re-create them in this one-pan Greek Roasted Chicken & Potatoes bake.
I’m a big fan of one dish meals: I mean, who isn’t? This Greek Roasted Chicken and Potatoes is SO tasty and easy, and the best part is that you can prep it ahead if needed! Such simple rustic, wholesome ingredients, and the potatoes that are nestled beside the chicken are pure heaven to eat. This is a standard in our house for those nights when I need to throw something together quickly for last minute guests, it’s impressive without having to spend all day in the kitchen! I purchase my chicken (and almost all of my protein) through Tru LOCAL.
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Greek Roasted Chicken & Potatoes
Greek Roasted Chicken & Potatoes
This Greek Roasted Chicken and Potatoes is SO tasty and easy, and the best part is that you can prep it ahead if needed! Such simple rustic, wholesome ingredients, and the potatoes that are nestled beside the chicken are pure heaven to eat.
Ingredients
- Fresh whole chicken around 2 kg
- 4 medium white potatoes quartered
- 1 medium yellow onion peeled and cut into wedges
- 6 cloves garlic peeled and smashed
- 1/4 cup olive oil
- 5 sprigs fresh rosemary plus extra for garnish
- 10 sprigs fresh thyme
- 1 teaspoon dried oregano
- ½ teaspoon garlic powder
- ½ teaspoon onion powder
- 2 lemons cut in half
- 1 teaspoon salt
- 1 teaspoon pepper
- 1/2 cup chicken stock
Instructions
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Preheat the oven to 400F and pull the chicken out of the fridge to bring to room temperature for 20-30 minutes, pat the chicken dry with a paper towel and season inside and out with salt and pepper.
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In a 9×13” baking dish (or similar size), place the chicken in the middle of the dish and toss the quartered potatoes and half of the onion wedges around the chicken. Drizzle the olive oil the chicken and potatoes and toss the garlic cloves, rosemary and thyme sprigs to nestle around the potatoes.
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Juice the lemons over the chicken and potatoes; insert the squeezed lemon halves into the chicken along with the remaining onions; feel free to place any extra lemon halves among the potatoes, cut side up. Sprinkle the dried oregano over the chicken and potatoes.
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Sprinkle the garlic powder and onion powder over the chicken, tie the legs together with twine and season the whole dish with the salt and pepper. Pour the chicken stock around the potatoes.
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Bake, uncovered, for around 1 1/2 hours or until cooked through (minimum temperature 165F). Remove from the oven, cover with foil and let the chicken rest for 10 minutes before serving. Garnish with extra fresh rosemary and thyme if desired and serve with a Greek salad if desired.
Looks deeeelicious! Maybe this recipe will finally get my kids to like chicken 😉 I mean…who doesn’t love chicken!
Do you just drizzle the chicken stock over everything as well?
I made this last night and it was a HUGE hit! Thanks for the great recipes!!
Thanks Jenna I realized I forgot to put that part in! Yes I did just drizzle it in the bottom of the pan, it keeps everything nice and moist. So happy you liked it!
I feel like I see peeled but whole garlic cloves next to potatoes.
The recipe says 7 cloves garlic, peeled and smashed. I thought “smashed” meant minced or crushed???
Can you clarify for me please?
Thanks so much, Janice
Hi Janice,
That’s a great question. I will add more details to the recipe. To make smashed garlic cloves you simply peel them and smash them with the side of a knife, using the palm of your hand. You need a large chef’s knife for this. It releases fewer of the intense flavours of the garlic but still lets it infuse the dish in a nice subtle way. I hope this helps! Take care, Tori
Thanks Tori!
I’ve learned something new today! “smashed” garlic! I get it now!
Going to cook your recipe next week! Can’t wait! Janice
Love your recipes and ideas! Thanks so much for sharing!! I just ordered the Rosemary garlic spice from epicure but am dying to make this tonight do you suggest a replacement for now?
Hi Brandy I’m so sorry I’m just getting this now! I would suggest using some dried rosemary and some fresh crushed garlic instead! I hope it turned out well and thanks for the follow and feedback!!! Tori
I made this for dinner and it was delicious…and sooooo easy. Not only did it taste yummy, our house smelled amazing while it cooked. Super simple to do but it looked so amazing. I added some parsnips to mine just for extra veggies and served it a salad. Thank you for the recipe!
That’s awesome feedback thanks Jennifer!!! So glad you liked it! Tori
Stunning designs. I love these. Thanks for sharing.
I made this tonight and it couldn’t have turned out better. It looked beautiful and it tasted deliscious. I didn’t have the epicure rosemary garlic seasoning so I just used dried rosemary and grated a garlic clove and mixed them together. I cooked it exactly 1 and half hours. Yummy! We had it with a Greek salad on the side. I loved how there was minimal prep and clean up. Perfect for a Sunday dinner after a busy weekend. Thanks Tori. ☺
Tracy that’s awesome! It’s always so nice to hear when recipes go well for people, thanks for taking the time to share! Tori
This is a delicious recipe! Made it 2 times now and its my go to chicken recipe now
Thank you!!!
I love this recepie! I made it four times now and it is delicious every time! Thank you!
Today will be the 4th time that I have made this roast chicken. Would you believe that I never made a roast chicken (Okay, I did make a turkey, many years ago, but for some reason did not connect the dots)? Now, with your fabulously delicious recipe I have made four roast chickens. Thank you for helping me find the confidence I needed to make home cooked meals that combine variety, taste and nutrition. I have also made the chickpea spread three times! I love it!
Thank you, thank you, thank you!
That’s amazing!! Thank you for the amazing feedback! That made my day:). Tori
Oh my goodness. This dish was an absolute hit with my family. I will definitely be making again. I’m slowly going through and trying all your recipes.
Thank you so much!! I love hearing your feedback! Tori
Hi Tori!
I made this tonight it was excellent, my toddler loved it! He said it was “E-lishis” (delicious) 😛
I always check your site as my first go-to for recipes <3 Thanks so much!
I miss seeing Boomba already xox
Hi Daniela thank you that made my day!!! xoxo
Made this tonight and it was delicious!!
Thank you so much for this recipe! It was so easy to throw together, looked very impressive and my family devoured it♥️Will become a go to in our rotation!
Looks delicious!! The salt/pepper in the ingredient list…..is this the amount used to sprinkle the chicken after you pat it dry or when you add the garlic powder and tie up the chicken? Or is one just to your liking? Thanks 🙂
Love a one dish meal! Made this tonight and it was delicious. Happy to also have found your tzatziki recipe to go with it. Thank you!
Thank you for the feedback and taking the time to rate the recipe Shauna!