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Skillet-Roasted Whole Chicken with Lemon and Potatoes

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Cindy Ensley
Updated Mar 31, 2015
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Roast a whole chicken with fresh sage and lemon slices for a flavorful twist on dinner.

Skillet-Roasted Whole Chicken with Lemon and Potatoes

  • Prep Time 15 min
  • Total 1 hr 45 min
  • Servings 4
  • Ingredients 9
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Ingredients

  • 1 lb small potatoes
  • Dash kosher (coarse) salt
  • 1 lemon, sliced into thin rounds
  • 1 whole chicken (4 lb)
  • 2 tablespoons finely chopped fresh sage leaves
  • 2 cloves garlic, finely chopped
  • 1 teaspoon kosher (coarse) salt
  • 1/2 teaspoon pepper
  • 2 tablespoons olive oil

Instructions

  • Step 
    1
    Heat oven to 425°F.
  • Step 
    2
    Cut potatoes into halves, or into quarters if larger; place cut side down in 10-inch cast iron skillet. Sprinkle potatoes with dash salt. Layer about 5 lemon slices over top.
  • Step 
    3
    Pat chicken dry with paper towels; remove any giblets. Stuff cavity of chicken with any remaining lemon slices. In small bowl, stir together sage, garlic, 1 teaspoon salt, the pepper and olive oil. Rub sage-garlic mixture beneath breast skin of chicken and all over outside of chicken skin. Place chicken on bed of potatoes and lemon.
  • Step 
    4
    Roast about 1 hour 30 minutes or until instant-read thermometer inserted into thickest part of thigh reads 165°F. Let chicken rest about 15 minutes before carving.

Nutrition

620 Calories
34g Total Fat
56g Protein
22g Total Carbohydrate
1g Sugars

Nutrition Facts

Serving Size: 1 Serving
Calories
620
Calories from Fat
300
Total Fat
34g
52%
Saturated Fat
8g
42%
Trans Fat
1g
Cholesterol
175mg
58%
Sodium
500mg
21%
Potassium
960mg
28%
Total Carbohydrate
22g
7%
Dietary Fiber
2g
11%
Sugars
1g
Protein
56g
% Daily Value*:
Vitamin A
6%
6%
Vitamin C
15%
15%
Calcium
6%
6%
Iron
20%
20%
Exchanges:
1 1/2 Starch; 0 Fruit; 0 Other Carbohydrate; 0 Skim Milk; 0 Low-Fat Milk; 0 Milk; 0 Vegetable; 0 Very Lean Meat; 7 1/2 Lean Meat; 0 High-Fat Meat; 2 Fat;
Carbohydrate Choice
1 1/2
*Percent Daily Values are based on a 2,000 calorie diet.

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