Best 9 Rustic Greek Style Roast Chicken With Smashed Potatoes Recipes

ROASTED CHICKEN WITH GARLIC MASHED POTATOES

Steps:

• Pan sear breasts on both sides and finish in a preheated 350 degree oven for about 10 to 15 minutes or until done.
• Cook potatoes in water until cooked through. While still hot add the remaining ingredients and mash well.

RUSTIC GREEK-STYLE ROAST CHICKEN WITH SMASHED POTATOES

Steps:

• Start by preparing the potatoes. This can be done well in advance. Bring a large pot of water to the boil. Add the potatoes, whole and unpeeled and boil, uncovered, for 25 minutes or until very soft. Remove potatoes from the water to a plate until needed. It doesn't matter if they get cold.
• Now, divide each bunch of herbs roughly into four: one quarter to go between the skin and the breast; one quarter to go in the cavity; one quarter to scatter over the chicken; and one quarter reserved for garnish. Strip the leaves from one quarter of the oregano and one quarter of the thyme discarding any woody stalks. Leave the remaining herbs intact.
• Now, wash the cavity of the chicken with cold running water and dry the chicken very well, inside and out, with paper towels. Using a pair of kitchen shears or a sharp pair of scissors, trim the wing tips from the chicken as these will burn at the high temperature you're going to cook at.
• Preheat your oven to 240C or 230C fan-forced and make sure there's a rack in the centre, or just below the centre and plenty of room above for the chicken.
• Place the chicken on a plate and, carefully, working from the neck end, slip your finger between the skin and the flesh on the right breast of the chicken, breaking through the membrane and separating the skin from the flesh, being careful not to pierce the skin with your fingernail. Try to wriggle your finger down near the drumstick and separate some of the skin from it too. Repeat for the left breast.
• In a bowl, roughly mix together the butter cubes, the herb leaves you've stripped from their stalks, and the chopped, peeled garlic.
• Using your fingers, push this mixture carefully into the pockets you've formed between the skin and the flesh of the chicken breasts and, if possible, a little way down towards the drumsticks. It doesn't matter if a bit falls out, you can just shove that into the cavity later.
• Put the chopped, unpeeled garlic and one, 'one-quarter' bunch each of the oregano and thyme into the cavity of the chicken. You should now have two bunches each of the oregano and thyme left, and one bulb of unpeeled garlic cloves.
• If using a large lemon, cut in half and squeeze the juice from one half only. If using two small lemons, squeeze one whole lemon. Drizzle the lemon juice over the top of the chicken, and place the squeezed portion/s of the lemon into the cavity.
• Thinly slice the unsqueezed large lemon half, or whole small lemon, and set slices aside.
• Line a large baking pan with silicone (baking) paper. (Be sure to use a pan that will withstand a high heat. Non-stick pans are probably not suitable for this as you may ruin the coating.) Lining the pan is optional, but it makes washing up a lot easier and stops stuff from sticking.
• Place the sliced onion in the base of the pan and place the chicken on top.
• Now, arrange the lemon slices over the top of the chicken, and scatter the unpeeled garlic cloves over the top, being sure to tuck some of the garlic and the lemon slices down between the breast and the leg.
• Sprinkle generously with sea salt and cracked black pepper.
• Now, take the potatoes you cooked earlier and, using a potato masher, push down on each one gently until the skin splits and the potato inside breaks up a bit. Don't worry if they fall apart a little bit. It's supposed to look rustic! They should look squashed but not flattened.
• Now, arrange the potatoes around the chicken in the baking pan and sprinkle them with salt and pepper, then drizzle the potatoes and the chicken generously with olive oil. By all means use extra virgin olive oil if you like it, but it's not essential, ordinary olive oil will do.
• Finally, scatter the remaining herbs over the chicken and the potatoes.
• Spoon four tablespoons of water into the baking pan then place it into the pre-heated oven on the centre shelf.
• Roast for at 240C or 230C fan-forced, for about 50 minutes to 1 hour or until the chicken is cooked.
• Remove chicken from oven and place on a plate to rest for 10 minutes.
• If potatoes are not quite crisp enough, place them in another pan and return to the oven while you prepare the sauce.
• Now, pick out any obviously burned bits or herb stalks from the baking pan, as well as the onion rings and any bits of lemon that have fallen off the chicken. Discard these bits.
• Using the back of a teaspoon, squash any unpeeled garlic cloves which are still soft and extract the soft garlic pulp from inside and discard the papery bits. Transfer the garlic pulp to a heat proof jug.
• Now, pour the drippings from the pan into the same jug. Don't worry if you haven't got a lot of liquid at this stage, you'll get quite a bit when you cut the chicken.
• Add the chicken stock to the jug.
• Allow this mixture to stand for a few minutes then skim or spoon the excess oil off the top.
• Now, check the potatoes if they're still in the oven and remove if ready, or leave them there if you want them even crispier.
• Now, dust off any burned bits of lemon, garlic or herbs on top of the chicken, divide the chicken into serving portions and pour off any liquid into the jug.
• Add extra lemon-juice, salt and pepper to the jug to taste.
• Heat the sauce in the jug in the microwave until hot.
• Serve chicken, drizzled generously with the hot lemony, garlicky sauce, along with the crispy smashed potatoes and garnish with the reserved herbs.
• A Greek Salad is a perfect accompaniment to this meal.

GREEK CHICKEN AND POTATOES RECIPE

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350 degrees F.
• Pat chicken dry and season generously with salt (lift the skins and apply salt underneath as well). (see optional step in notes)
• Arrange potato wedges and onions in the bottom of a baking dish or pan. Season with salt and 1 tsp black pepper. Add the chicken pieces (see optional step in notes).
• Make the lemon-garlic sauce. In a small mixing bowl, whisk together 1/4 cup extra virgin olive oil with lemon juice, minced garlic, rosemary, and nutmeg. Pour evenly over the chicken and potatoes.
• Arrange lemon slices on top. Pour chicken broth into the pan from one side (do not pour broth over the chicken).
• Bake in heated oven uncovered for 45 minutes to 1 hour, until chicken and potatoes are tender. (Chicken's internal temperature should register at 165 degrees F). If you like, place the pan under the broiler briefly to allow the chicken skins to gain more color (watch carefully).
• Remove from heat and add kalamata olives, if you like. Garnish with a little bit of fresh parsley.
• Serve with Greek salad Taztaziki sauce and a side of pita bread, if you like. Enjoy!

GREEK ROASTED CHICKEN & POTATOES

Steps:

• Preheat the oven to 400F and pull the chicken out of the fridge to bring to room temperature for 20-30 minutes, pat the chicken dry with a paper towel and season inside and out with salt and pepper.
• In a 9x13" baking dish (or similar size), place the chicken in the middle of the dish and toss the quartered potatoes and half of the onion wedges around the chicken. Drizzle the olive oil the chicken and potatoes and toss the garlic cloves, rosemary and thyme sprigs to nestle around the potatoes.
• Juice the lemons over the chicken and potatoes; insert the squeezed lemon halves into the chicken along with the remaining onions; feel free to place any extra lemon halves among the potatoes, cut side up. Sprinkle the dried oregano over the chicken and potatoes.
• Sprinkle the garlic powder and onion powder over the chicken, tie the legs together with twine and season the whole dish with the salt and pepper. Pour the chicken stock around the potatoes.
• Bake, uncovered, for around 1 1/2 hours or until cooked through (minimum temperature 165F). Remove from the oven, cover with foil and let the chicken rest for 10 minutes before serving. Garnish with extra fresh rosemary and thyme if desired and serve with a Greek salad if desired.

GREEK ROASTED CHICKEN AND POTATOES

Steps:

• Place chicken on a rack in a roasting pan.
• Sprinkle with salt and pepper and half the oregano.
• Arrange potatoes around the chicken; sprinkle with salt and pepper and the remaining oregano.
• Pour butter and lemon juice over the chicken and potatoes.
• Add chicken broth to pan bottom.
• Bake at 350°F for 2 to 2 1/2 hours or until chicken is browned and tender.
• Baste frequently with pan juices during roasting.

ROSEMARY ROAST CHICKEN WITH SMOTHERED POTATOES

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 425°F.
• Brush a 9x13" baking dish with 1 T olive oil.
• Butterfly the chicken (or buy it already done to save time).
• Salt and pepper the onions and potatoes.
• Place potatoes in center of baking dish.
• Sprinkle with chopped rosemary and garlic.
• Flatten chicken out over the potatoes and surround with onion quarters.
• Drizzle remaining olive oil over chicken and salt and pepper generously.
• Put chicken in oven and roast for 45 to 50 minute until skin is browned.
• Pour off all the liquid and garnish with fresh rosemary branches.
• Serve hot or cold.

GREEK ROASTED CHICKEN AND POTATOES

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350°. Place chicken breast side up on a rack in a roasting pan. Sprinkle with salt and pepper and half of the oregano. Arrange potatoes around chicken; sprinkle with salt, pepper and remaining oregano. Pour butter and lemon juice over chicken and potatoes. Add chicken broth to pan., Bake, uncovered, 2-2-1/2 hours or until a thermometer inserted in thigh reads 170°, basting frequently with pan drippings. , Remove chicken from oven; tent with foil. Let stand 15 minutes before carving. If desired, skim fat and thicken pan drippings for gravy. Serve with chicken.

JUICY ROASTED CHICKEN

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C).
• Place chicken in a roasting pan, and season generously inside and out with salt and pepper. Sprinkle inside and out with onion powder. Place 3 tablespoons margarine in the chicken cavity. Arrange dollops of the remaining margarine around the chicken's exterior. Cut the celery into 3 or 4 pieces, and place in the chicken cavity.
• Bake uncovered 1 hour and 15 minutes in the preheated oven, to a minimum internal temperature of 180 degrees F (82 degrees C). Remove from heat, and baste with melted margarine and drippings. Cover with aluminum foil, and allow to rest about 30 minutes before serving.

GREEK-STYLE ROAST CHICKEN

Steps:

• Heat oven to 200C/180C fan/gas 6. Put the potatoes in a roasting tin and drizzle with half the oil. Sit the chicken thighs on top, drizzle over the remaining oil and season. Roast in the oven for 30 mins.
• Add the cherry tomatoes, olives, oregano leaves and feta, then drizzle with the red wine vinegar. Return to the oven for another 25-30 mins until the chicken is cooked through and golden.