Greek Style Lemon Chicken and Potatoes

Name: Greek Style Lemon Chicken and Potatoes
Total time: 1 h 15 min
Cuisine: Greek
Ingredients: 1 whole chicken, about 1.6 kg, jointed into 8, or 8 thighs; 900g floury potatoes, cut in wedges; 4 garlic cloves, crushed; 3 lemons, juice of 3; 3 tbsp rapeseed oil; 2 tbsp dried oregano; 1 tsp ground black pepper; 200ml water; 2 tomatoes, cut in wedges

Greek lemon chicken with potatoes that soak up garlic, oregano and juices as they roast.

Time1 hr 15
LevelEasy
Costabout £0.93 a head
Oven200°C (180°C fan)

Cost is worked out from Aldi and Tesco shelf prices in October 2026. Your shop and brands will differ.

4 servings

Ingredients

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1whole chickenabout 1.6 kg, jointed into 8, or 8 thighs
900 gfloury potatoescut in wedges
4garlic clovescrushed
3lemonsjuice of 3
3 tbsprapeseed oil
2 tbspdried oregano
1 tspground black pepper
200 mlwater
2tomatoescut in wedges

Method

1
Heat the oven to 200°C (180°C fan). Put the potatoes and chicken in a large roasting tin.
2
Whisk the garlic, lemon juice, oil, oregano, pepper and water. Pour over and turn everything to coat.
3
Roast for 40 minutes, turning the potatoes once.
40 min
4
Tuck in the tomato wedges and roast for 20 minutes more until the chicken is golden and cooked through and the potatoes have soaked up the sauce.
20 min
5
Rest for 5 minutes before serving with a crisp green salad.

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