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Roast Lemon and Oregano Chicken Thighs with Potatoes and Garlic Spinach
Bone-in chicken thighs and baby potatoes roasted hot in one tray, served with quickly wilted garlic spinach.
- Total
- 45 min
- Hands on
- 15 min
- Serves
- 4
- Method
- oven
- Cuisine
- Mediterranean
Per serving · estimated
- Energy
- 700 kcal
- Protein
- 45 g
- Fat
- 40 g
- Carbs
- 40 g
Method
Step 1 of 9
Heat the oven to 220°C.
Step 2 of 9
Halve the baby potatoes and tip them into a large roasting tin.
baby potatoes
Step 3 of 9
Slice 4 garlic cloves and toss them through the potatoes with 30 ml olive oil, the oregano, salt and pepper.
garlic cloves
olive oil
dried oregano
salt
black pepper
Step 4 of 9
Zest one lemon over the chicken thighs, rub with the remaining oil, salt and pepper.
lemons
bone-in, skin-on chicken thighs- olive oil
- salt
- black pepper
Step 5 of 9
Sit the thighs skin side up on the potatoes and tuck the halved zested lemon into the tin.
- bone-in, skin-on chicken thighs
- lemons
Step 6 of 9
Roast for 35 minutes, until the skin is deep gold and the thickest thigh reaches 74 °C.
- bone-in, skin-on chicken thighs
- baby potatoes
Step 7 of 9
With 5 minutes to go, warm a wide pan on the hob and soften the remaining 2 sliced garlic cloves in a little of the tray fat.
- garlic cloves
What ‘ready’ looks like Step 8 of 9
Add the spinach in handfuls and stir until just wilted, then season with salt and chilli flakes.
spinach- salt
chilli flakes
Step 9 of 9
Squeeze the roasted lemon over the tray and serve the chicken and potatoes with the spinach alongside.
- lemons
- bone-in, skin-on chicken thighs
- baby potatoes
- spinach
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