Roasted Chicken and Potatoes With Green Herb Sauce

by BakedAmbrosia in Cooking > Main Course

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Roasted Chicken and Potatoes With Green Herb Sauce

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Roasted Chicken and Potatoes topped with tasty Green Herb Sauce – easy one pan meal full of bold flavors!

Ingredients

1 whole chicken, quartered

3 lbs Yukon gold potatoes, halved then quartered

2 tbsp butter, melted

1 tsp salt

1 tsp black pepper

½ tsp dry rosemary

2 cloves garlic, pressed

2 lemons

Herb Sauce

3 tbsp olive oil

1 tbsp red wine vinegar

1 tsp Dijon mustard

½ cup fresh mint

½ cup parsley

1 tbsp capers

2 cloves garlic

salt and pepper

Chicken and Potatoes

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  1. Preheat the oven to 350°F.
  2. In a small bowl, combine melted butter, salt, pepper, rosemary, garlic, and juice of one lemon.

Chicken and Potatoes Cont.

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  1. In a large roasting pan, arrange potato wedges in a single layer. Coat potatoes with ⅓ of the butter mixture. Toss to combine.
  2. Place chicken pieces over the potatoes. Rub the rest of the butter mixture onto chicken.
  3. Cut remaining lemon into wedges and arrange over potatoes and chicken.
  4. Roast in oven 1½ hours, or until chicken reaches 170°F.

Herb Sauce

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  1. While the chicken and potatoes are roasting, prepare the herb sauce.
  2. In a small food processor, combine all ingredients. Process just until finely chopped (you don't want a paste!).

Enjoy!

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  1. When the chicken is cooked, remove from oven. Immediately top chicken pieces with herb sauce and let sit 10 minutes before cutting. Use remaining sauce for serving.