baked chicken with lemon, green beans and potatoes

(1 rating)
Recipe by
Carol Perricone
Massapequa Park, NY

This dish was a Sunday dinner staple at my in-laws house. After eating macaroni, meatballs, and sausage, my father-in-law would then bring out this dish. Even after we thought we couldn't eat another bite of food, the chicken and potatoes would disappear. Enjoy!!

(1 rating)
yield 4 -6
prep time 20 Min
cook time 50 Min
method Bake

Ingredients For baked chicken with lemon, green beans and potatoes

  • 6 Tbsp
    olive oil
  • 2
    lemons, 1 thinly sliced,(the sliced lemon is optional to avoid overpowering the chicken). 1 juiced
  • 4 clove
    garlic, minced
  • 1 tsp
    salt
  • 1/2 tsp
    black pepper
  • 3/4 lb
    trimmed green beans
  • 8 sm
    red potatoes, quartered
  • 4-6
    chicken breasts (bone in, skin on)

How To Make baked chicken with lemon, green beans and potatoes

  • 1
    Preheat oven to 400 degrees. Coat a large baking dish with 1 tablespoon of olive oil. Arrange lemon slices in a single layer on the bottom of dish. (if not using lemon slices, then proceed to step 2).
  • 2
    In a large bowl combine the remaining oil, lemon juice, garlic, salt and pepper; add the green beans and toss to coat. Using tongs or slotted spoon, remove green beans and place them on lemon slices in baking dish. Now add potatoes to the olive oil mixture and toss to coat. Arrange the potatoes along the inside edge of the baking dish, next to green beans. Place chicken in the olive oil mixture and coat thoroughly. Place chicken, skin side up, in the dish. Pour any remaining olive oil mixture over chicken.
  • 3
    Roast for 50 minutes. Remove chicken from the pan. Place beans and potatoes back in oven for 10 more minutes, until potatoes are tender. To serve, place a chicken breast on serving plate, and divide green beans and potatoes equally on each. Enjoy!

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