Chicken Baked With Potatoes, Cherry Tomatoes and Herbs
- 1 3- to 4-pound chicken, cut up, or 3 to 4 pounds bone-in, skin-on chicken thighs
- 1/4 cup extra-virgin olive oil
- 1 tablespoon fresh rosemary leaves (from about 2 sprigs)
- Kosher salt and freshly ground black pepper
- 2 small dried red chiles, crumbled, or 1/2 teaspoon crushed red pepper flakes
- 2 to 3 pounds large Yukon Gold potatoes, quartered
- 12 ounces cherry or grape tomatoes
- 1 large yellow onion, quartered and thickly sliced
- 1/4 cup dry white wine
- 4 to 6 sprigs fresh basil, plus 2 tablespoons finely shredded leaves for garnish
- Pull any lumps of fat off the chicken pieces and discard.
- In a bowl or a sealable plastic bag, combine the chicken pieces, 1/8 cup of the olive oil, 1/2 tablespoon of the rosemary, 2 teaspoons salt, 1/2 teaspoon pepper and the chiles.
- Mix well and set aside to marinate, at least 30 minutes at room temperature or up to 8 hours in the refrigerator.
- Heat oven to 450 degrees.
- In a 9-by-13-inch baking dish or a large ovenproof skillet with a lid, combine remaining olive oil and rosemary with the potatoes, tomatoes, onion and a generous sprinkling of salt and pepper.
- Toss together and spread out evenly in the pan.
- Arrange chicken pieces on top, skin side up.
- Add the wine, pouring around the edges of the pan, and place the basil sprigs on top.
- Cover tightly with aluminum foil or a lid and bake 30 minutes.
- Remove chicken from the oven and turn the oven temperature to 475 degrees.
- (Use the convection feature if you have it.)
- Or heat the broiler and arrange oven rack about 8 inches from the heat.
- Return uncovered pan to oven and cook until chicken skin is browned, cooking liquid is reduced and vegetables are very soft, 10 to 15 minutes more.
- Remove and discard basil sprigs.
- Garnish with shredded basil and serve immediately.
extravirgin olive oil, rosemary, kosher salt, red chiles, potatoes, grape tomatoes, yellow onion, white wine, fresh basil
Taken from cooking.nytimes.com/recipes/1017566 (may not work)