One Pan Greek Lemon Chicken and Potatoes
This recipe is too good to be true. Fall off the bone chicken in a delicious lemony sauce. With the perfect accompaniment of creamy potatoes. A no brainer meal you will be so glad you made. It’s all in one pan and no standing over a skillet to cook it.
My mom typically uses drumsticks or a whole chicken with this recipe but I prefer the bone in and skin on chicken thighs. The result will be the same though. Make sure you sprinkle the pre-bake dish with some paprika – it gives it very nice color.
We sometimes add half Gold potatoes and half sweet potatoes to the roasting pan and love it. One of the most important aspects of this dish: do not forget to spoon the sauce at the bottom of pan over your food when you serve. It is the best part of the whole thing.
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Greek Lemon Chicken and Potatoes
Ingredients
- 3 lbs chicken thighs bone in + skin on
- 2 lbs Yukon Gold potatoes
- 3/4 cup olive oil
- 2 medium lemons, juiced
- 4 large cloves garlic, minced
- 1½ tsp dried oregano
- 1 tsp dried thyme
- 1/2 tsp chili pepper flakes
- 1/2 tsp paprika
- 2½ tsp salt
- 1/2 tsp black pepper
Optional Garnish with lemon slices + fresh oregano
Instructions
- Preheat your oven to 450 F.
- Rinse and pat dry your chicken pieces.
- Peel and slice your potatoes into quarters.
- In a large bowl, toss to coat the chicken, potatoes, oil, lemon juice and spices listed. Transfer this into a 13×9” baking dish, making sure the chicken pieces are touching the bottom of the pan. The potatoes can be in between and on top. Sprinkle everything with paprika. Cover the pan with parchment first and then aluminum foil tightly. Roast for 45 minutes.
- Uncover the pan and roast for another 15 minutes or until chicken and potatoes gets a nice brown crispy and golden brown exterior. Internal temperate of chicken should read 165 F.
- Do NOT forget to spoon the sauce from the bottom of pan over your food when you serve it – its the best part!
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Another hit! I made it like your Mama with drum sticks. My husband said, mmm πολύ ωραίο! Thanks for making me a rock star in the kitchen Stella! You’re my secret agent! 😊
Delicious recipe, now a family favourite!
I’ve made this recipe twice since next I saw it on social media a few weeks ago. It is so easy to make and the flavor are wonderful. The chicken thighs come out so tender and flavorful and the baby Yukon potatoes are creamy. I spoon the Lenny liquid over the potatoes before serving. I changed up the recipe to suit my tastes. I add the juice of a third lemon and mince 2-3 additional garlic cloves because I love lemon and garlic together.
I’ve thought about adding some kalamata olives and a bit of feta cheese before serving next time.
why parchment paper?
This was FANTASTIC!!!
Definitely in my repertoire!
I have made this recipe multiple times and it comes out tender & delicious with minimal effort. No thought or care required, no fear of overcooking, underseasoning, etc. – follow the instructions, toss everything together, throw in oven & dinner is served 🙂 Thanks so much for this recipe! Also – covering tightly with foil makes a huge difference, great tip!
Super delicious and very easy to make! The only thing I would modify is to add more lemon juice next time to make it more like traditional Greek lemon potatoes 🙂 Also I will add garlic perhaps for a bit more flavor. Thanks for your recipes, they are the best!
I have a question about the nutrition information. Is it for the whole meal, or per serving? I’ve noticed that the sodium seems really high on many of the recipes and was wondering if I was just reading the information wrong. I am really looking forward to tying so many of the things I’ve seen. 🙂
This recipe is now a staple in my home. We eat this every other week and it’s delicious every time! I serve this with a Greek salad.
If I could give the 25 stars I would! This is my third time making this! The garlic and lemon and olive oil smells so heavenly! We also sooon the chicken and sauce over rice. I have doubled this!! Please keep the recipes coming from your family. I love that it’s simple but yet so incredibly flavorful. This is coming from a 56 year old whose family is from the south! lol
can I use chicken breast?
Made this many times. Love it. My husband is very fussy.but he loves this dish. Thank you so much
So good! The chicken was so juicy and flavorful and the potatoes were delicious! Easy prep with a fantastic result! Thank you for this recipe!
Yum I made this tonight and every one loved it. I just used the store bought Greek seasoning and it was very flavourful !
Such great flavor! Definitely made it to the rotation! I used skinless bone-in thighs and a cut up breast. Took out the breast after the first 45 and kept the thighs in for the last 15. Sooo good and tender! Thank you for the recipe!