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Lemon Herb Roast Chicken with Potatoes
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Lemon Herb Roast Chicken with Potatoes

A reliable classic that always works. Golden skin, crispy potatoes, lemon and herbs — no garlic cloves needed, no drama for your gut.

Prep
15 min
Cook
60 min
Serves
4
Protein
Chicken
Spice
Mild
Good for
Sunday dinner

Ingredients

  • 1 whole chicken (about 1.5kg), or 8 bone-in skin-on thighs
  • 2 tbsp garlic-infused olive oil
  • 1 lemon, halved
  • 4 sprigs fresh rosemary
  • 6 sprigs fresh thyme
  • 800g baby potatoes, halved
  • 2 tbsp regular olive oil
  • 1 tsp smoked paprika
  • Salt and pepper
  • Green beans or salad to serve

Method

Preheat your oven to 200°C (fan). Pat the chicken completely dry with kitchen paper — this is the secret to crispy skin. Place it in a large roasting tin.

Rub the chicken all over with garlic-infused olive oil, then season generously with salt and pepper — more than you think. Stuff the cavity with the lemon halves, rosemary sprigs, and half the thyme.

Toss the halved potatoes with the regular olive oil, smoked paprika, salt, pepper, and the remaining thyme. Scatter them around the chicken in the tin, making sure they're in a single layer.

Roast for 55–65 minutes. The chicken is done when the skin is deeply golden, the juices run clear when you cut between the thigh and body, and the potatoes are tender and caramelised at the edges.

Rest the chicken for 10 minutes — this matters. It lets the juices redistribute. While it rests, squeeze the soft roasted lemon halves over the chicken and potatoes.

Carve and serve with the roasted potatoes, pan juices, and something green on the side.

Why the swaps work

Garlic-infused oil instead of garlic cloves
Most roast chicken recipes call for garlic cloves stuffed under the skin or in the cavity. Garlic-infused oil rubbed over the surface gives you the same savoury depth without the FODMAPs.
No onion in the roasting tin
A lot of recipes scatter onion wedges around the chicken. We skip them. The lemon, herbs, and chicken juices give the potatoes all the flavour they need.
Lemon for brightness
Roasting the lemon inside the chicken softens it and concentrates the juice. Squeezing it over at the end adds a fresh lift that makes the whole dish sing.
Baby potatoes for simplicity
Potatoes are low FODMAP and roast beautifully in chicken fat. Baby potatoes just need halving — no peeling, no fuss. They crisp up perfectly.

Leftovers?

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