Oven Roasted Chicken with Lemon-Garlic Potatoes and Green Beans

Oven Roasted Chicken with Lemon-Garlic Potatoes and Green Beans


Oven Roasted Chicken with Lemon-Garlic Potatoes and Green Beans
adapted from www.realsimple.com

Prep Time: 15 minutes
Total Time: 75 minutes
Servings: 2



Ingredients:

2 Tablespoons olive oil
2 Tablespoons lemon juice
2 clove garlic
1/8 teaspoon Himalayan salt
1/4 teaspoon pepper

1 Tablespoon olive oil
1/2 lemon, thinly sliced
1/2 pound trimmed green beans
4 small red potatoes, quartered
2 chicken breasts (8 oz each, with or without bones)

Directions:

• In a large bowl, combine olive oil, lemon juice, garlic, salt, and pepper. Separate olive oil mixture evenly into two bowls.

• Place the chicken breasts into one of the bowls. Cover and set in the refrigerator (approximately 15-20 minutes while starting to cook the vegetables)

• Preheat oven to 450°F. 

• Coat a baking dish with 1 Tablespoon of olive oil. 

• Arrange the lemon slices in a single layer in the bottom of the baking dish.

• In the remaining olive oil and lemon mix, add the green beans and potatoes. Toss to coat. 

• Use a slotted spoon or tongs, remove the vegetables, and arrange them on top of the lemon slices. 

• Bake the green beans and potatoes for approximately 10-15 minutes.

• Carefully remove the baking dish from the oven. Place the chicken on top of the vegetables in the dish. Pour any of the remaining olive-oil mixture over the chicken.

• Roast for 50 minutes or until the chicken is cooked through. 

•  Serve chicken warm.

Variations:

Try it with broccoli, asparagus, carrots, or any other vegetable you think you'd love in this dish!