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Roast Lemon Chicken Thighs with Potatoes and Garlic Spinach
Bone-in chicken thighs roasted over thin potato slices with lemon, served with a quick pan of garlicky spinach.
- Total
- 45 min
- Hands on
- 15 min
- Serves
- 4
- Method
- oven
- Cuisine
- Mediterranean
Per serving · estimated
- Energy
- 730 kcal
- Protein
- 45 g
- Fat
- 42 g
- Carbs
- 40 g
Method
Step 1 of 10
Heat the oven to 220°C.
Step 2 of 10
Slice the potatoes into thin rounds about 5 mm thick.
Potatoes
Step 3 of 10
Slice 3 garlic cloves thinly and mince the other 2 for the spinach.
Garlic
Step 4 of 10
Toss the potatoes in a roasting tin with the sliced garlic, 2 tbsp olive oil, the oregano, salt and pepper, and spread flat.
- Potatoes
- Garlic
Olive oil
Dried oregano
Salt
Black pepper
Step 5 of 10
Zest one lemon over the chicken, rub the thighs with the remaining oil, salt and pepper, and slice the zested lemon into rounds.
Lemons
Bone-in, skin-on chicken thighs- Olive oil
- Salt
- Black pepper
Step 6 of 10
Sit the thighs skin side up on the potatoes and tuck the lemon slices between them.
- Bone-in, skin-on chicken thighs
- Potatoes
- Lemons
Step 7 of 10
Roast for 35 minutes, until the skin is deep gold and the chicken reaches 74 °C at the thickest part.
- Bone-in, skin-on chicken thighs
- Potatoes
Step 8 of 10
In the last 5 minutes, warm a splash of oil in a wide pan and soften the minced garlic with the chilli flakes.
- Olive oil
- Garlic
Chilli flakes
What ‘ready’ looks like Step 9 of 10
Add the spinach in handfuls and stir until just wilted, then season and squeeze over the juice of the second lemon.
Spinach- Salt
- Black pepper
- Lemons
Step 10 of 10
Rest the chicken in the tin for 3 minutes, then serve with the potatoes and spinach.
- Bone-in, skin-on chicken thighs
- Potatoes
- Spinach
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