Improv Chicken
- 1- 1/2 pound Small Red Potatoes
- 3 cloves Garlic
- 1/4 teaspoons Crushed Red Pepper Flakes
- 2 Tablespoons Fresh Rosemary Leaves
- 2 Tablespoons Olive Oil
- 2 whole Lemons
- 8 Chicken Thighs (bone-in/skin-on)
- 8 ounces, weight Package Of Mushrooms
- 5 sprigs Fresh Thyme
- Salt And Pepper, to taste
- Preheat oven to 450 degrees F.
- Cover the potatoes with cold water in a large pot.
- Bring to a boil on the stovetop.
- Boil for about 8 minutes.
- Then drain off the water and set potatoes aside.
- Chop, mash or mince the garlic, red pepper flakes and rosemary into a paste.
- Put the oil and juice of one lemon into a large mixing bowl.
- Add the paste mixture and whisk together.
- Salt and pepper the chicken.
- Then add it to the bowl with the juice mixture and toss.
- Heat a large Dutch oven on the stove to medium-high heat.
- Once heated, add chicken (skin side down) and brown it.
- Keep the pot covered and cook the chicken for about 5 minutes.
- Turn chicken and brown the other side (again, for about 5 minutes).
- Remove chicken from the pot and set aside.
- Quarter the mushrooms and add them to the Dutch oven with potatoes and thyme sprigs.
- Heat and stir occasionally for about 3 minutes.
- Place chicken on top of the potato mixture in the Dutch oven.
- Drizzle remaining juices and the juice of other lemon on top of chicken and vegetables.
- Bake, uncovered in the Dutch oven for 30 minutes.
red potatoes, garlic, red pepper, rosemary, olive oil, lemons, chicken, mushrooms, thyme, salt
Taken from tastykitchen.com/recipes/main-courses/improv-chicken/ (may not work)