Spatchcock Greek Lemon Chicken
Are you looking for an easy and delicious one-pot meal 🥘 that requires minimal effort and prep? Look no further than my Spatchcock Greek Lemon Chicken recipe! The beauty of a one-pot meal like this is that it simplifies the cooking process and minimizes cleanup, making it perfect for busy weeknights. Once you've flattened the chicken, the rest of the process is a breeze!
Servings: 4
Ingredients
- 4 lbs whole chicken
- 2 lbs potatoes 4 yellow potatoes (700 grams)
- ⅛ cup olive oil measure with your heart
- 2 tablespoons honey dijon mustard
- 1.5 teaspoons salt to taste
- black pepper to taste
- 1 tablespoon dry oregano
- 2 lemons cut in half and squeezed
- 6 garlic cloves unpeeled
- 1 cup water or unsalted broth
Instructions
- Preheat the oven to 400F
- Take a whole chicken and pat it dry with a paper towel.
- Flip the chicken over (breast side down).
- Take kitchen shears or poultry shears ✂, holding the neck in one hand, cut along one side of the chicken spine, separating it from the ribs. Cut closely to the spine so that you do not remove any excess meat. Continue to cut about ¾ along the spine on one side, then repeat on the other side of the spine.
- Remove the back bone (and save for stock).
- Flip the chicken over, press down on the breast to flatten it (pretend you’re a chiro and crack that back lol) and flip the legs the other way.
- Place the spatchcock chicken into a large baking dish (mine was 13-inch round).
- Peel and cut the potatoes into wedges and add them to the baking dish placing them around the chicken.
- Add the olive oil, salt, pepper, dry oregano, honey dijon mustard, and lemon juice.
- Massage the chicken and potatoes really well.
- Nestle in the squeezed out lemon halves and unpeeled garlic cloves.
- Add 1 cup of water (or broth) to the baking dish and cover with two pieces of parchment paper or foil
- Bake covered for 45 minutes and uncovered the rest of the time until golden or internal temperature is 165F.
- Feel free to put the chicken on BROIL (top broiler of the oven) for the last few minutes to crisp up the skin.
- Take it out of the oven, rest for 15 minutes and enjoy!
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Nutrition
Calories: 743kcal | Carbohydrates: 50g | Protein: 46g | Fat: 40g | Saturated Fat: 10g | Polyunsaturated Fat: 8g | Monounsaturated Fat: 19g | Trans Fat: 0.2g | Cholesterol: 163mg | Sodium: 1081mg | Potassium: 1475mg | Fiber: 7g | Sugar: 5g | Vitamin A: 343IU | Vitamin C: 78mg | Calcium: 96mg | Iron: 5mg
