Chicken Vesuvio
- 1 whole chicken (about 3 3/4 pounds)
- 14 cup olive oil
- 3 tablespoons lemon juice
- 4 garlic cloves, minced
- 3 large baking potatoes, cut lenghtwise into quarters
- salt, to taste
- lemon pepper
- preheat oven to 375*F. place chicken breast side down on rack in large shallow roasting pan.
- combine olive oil, lemon juice and garlic, brush half of oil mixture over chicken.
- reserve remaining oil mixture.
- roast chicken uncovered for 30 minutes.
- turn chicken, breast side up.
- add potatoes around chicken in roasting pan.
- brush chicken and potatoes with remaining oil mixture, season with salt and lemon pepper.
- roast chicken and potatoes, basting occasionally with pan juices, 50 minutes or until meat thermometer inserted into thickest part of chicken thigh, not touching bone, reads 180*F and potatoes are tender.
- Cover ans let sit for 10 to 15 minutes before serving.
chicken, olive oil, lemon juice, garlic, baking potatoes, salt, lemon pepper
Taken from www.food.com/recipe/chicken-vesuvio-385764 (may not work)