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Roast Chicken With Lemon, Za’atar, and Potatoes Recipe

Roast Chicken With Lemon, Za’atar, and Potatoes Recipe

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Ingredients:

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1 whole broiler-fryer chicken , about 3 1/2 lb
1 meyer lemon
1 tbsp kosher salt
2 tbsp za'atar mixed herbs
4 medium yukon gold potatoes , scrubbed and quartered

Directions:

Several hours or the night before cooking the chicken, remove giblets from the chicken and pat the skin dry. Cut the lemon in half, and place half inside the cavity. Slice the other half crosswise as thinly as you can into four slices and insert the slices under the skin, one under each breast half and one under the fattest part of each thigh. Rub the salt and za’atar into the skin, then truss the chicken and refrigerate it for several hours or overnight.
Remove the chicken from the fridge to bring it up to room temperature before roasting. Preheat the oven to 475°F.
Place an elevated roasting rack in a roasting pan. Toss the quartered potatoes with a small amount of olive oil and salt (maybe even a little more za'atar) and place them in the bottom of the roasting pan, arranging them around the rack. Place the chicken on the rack, breast-side-up. If you do not have an appropriate rack, improvise with wadded up aluminum foil, or place the chicken right on the potatoes.
Roast the chicken for 30 minutes – the skin will turn golden and may start to blister. Remove from the oven and flip the chicken onto its breast. Turn the potatoes, put the pan back into the oven and roast for 15 minutes more, then remove the pan from the oven, turn the potatoes again if needed, and turn the chicken onto its back for 5-10 more minutes to crisp the skin. Carefully tilt the chicken so that the juices that have accumulated into the cavity run out into the pan – the chicken is done when the juice runs clear and has no trace of red.
Remove the chicken from the oven and let rest for 15 minutes before carving.

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Nutrition Facts

Per Serving Per 100 g

Amount Per 1 Serving
Calories	345.88 Kcal (1448 kJ)
Calories from fat	105.74 Kcal
		% Daily Value*
Total Fat	11.75g	18%
Cholesterol	693.1mg	231%
Sodium	499.06mg	21%
Potassium	603.16mg	13%
Total Carbs	7.12g	2%
Sugars	0.17g	1%
Dietary Fiber	1.33g	5%
Protein	48.78g	98%
Vitamin C	47.5mg	79%
Vitamin A	7.9mg	265%
Iron	15.9mg	88%
Calcium	29.8mg	3%

Amount Per 100 g
Calories	111.88 Kcal (468 kJ)
Calories from fat	34.2 Kcal
		% Daily Value*
Total Fat	3.8g	18%
Cholesterol	224.19mg	231%
Sodium	161.43mg	21%
Potassium	195.09mg	13%
Total Carbs	2.3g	2%
Sugars	0.05g	1%
Dietary Fiber	0.43g	5%
Protein	15.78g	98%
Vitamin C	15.4mg	79%
Vitamin A	2.6mg	265%
Iron	5.1mg	88%
Calcium	9.6mg	3%

* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2000 calorie diet. Your daily values may be higher or lower depending on your calorie needs.
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bitter
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