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One-Pan lemon chicken breast with potatoes cooking in the oven.

One-Pan Lemon Chicken Breast

Written by Published on Updated on February 1, 2024 in Main dishes

Hello foodie friends,

This One-Pan Lemon Chicken Breast with potatoes and carrots is super easy.  A Greek recipe, that has been around for years and I will say a classic dish.  It seems that lately this recipe or very similar ones are trending this season.  Now, I find it interesting that many recipes say that it has been around since the 1990s which could be the case for some countries but ummm well this recipe at least in Greek cuisine has definitely been around much longer.  In any case, it is true that the Greek/Mediterranean recipes have been trending for a couple of years.  So, it’s exciting to see that people from around the world are trying out these recipes.

There is always a Sunday Lunch meal and I say Lunch because Greeks mainly eat Lunch on Sundays which is easy to prepare if you are expecting family or friends over.  Everyone has their favorite part of the chicken legs, wings, or breasts, but for this specific recipe, I chose chicken breasts.  Marinated in olive oil with tarragon/estragon, lemon slices, mustard, and honey.  You might be surprised but tarragon/estragon is a herb that goes very well with fish and chicken.  If you haven’t tried this herb yet you must.  I’ve also prepared a mild mustard with honey sauce and drizzled this over the chicken and potatoes.

I would always add estragon into most of my chicken recipes.  Estragon adds an extra delicious flavor and combines well with the rest of the herbs and spices I’ve added.  This One-Pan Lemon Chicken Breast recipe comes together so nicely because all you have to do is add all the ingredients into one baking pan.  Here’s a tip when cooking a Greek recipe that has meat put the meat on the bottom and layer the potatoes on top.  But with Chicken, it’s different we layer the chicken add the potatoes and vegetables, and spread it around the pan.

Have a great morning/afternoon/evening everyone.

One-Pan lemon chicken breast with potatoes cooking in the oven.

One-Pan Lemon Chicken Breast Recipe

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Chicken breasts with potatoes and carrots cooked in olive oil with tarragon/estragon herb.
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Prep Time 10 minutes
Cook Time 1 hour
Course Dinner, Lunch, Main Course
Cuisine Greek, Mediterranean
Servings 4 servings

Ingredients
  

  • 4 chicken breast
  • 10 potatoes halved
  • 2 carrots sliced
  • 1½ tbsp dry oregano
  • 2 tbsp estragon optional
  • 1½ tbsp honey
  • 1½ tbsp mild mustard
  • 200 grams vegetable stock
  • ½ cup olive oil
  • salt
  • pepper
  • 2 lemons 1 lemon is for slicing and the other lemon is for lemon juice.

Instructions
 

  • Preheat oven to 180c Wash and peel potatoes and carrots. In a large bowl add the potatoes and carrots slices. Pour the olive oil over the potatoes and drizzle the dry oregano, salt and pepper.
    potatoes cut in halves garnished with dry oregano, and olive oil
  • Pat down the Chicken Breasts before adding any herbs and spices. Sprinkle lemon juice first and then drizzle the estragon on all sides of the chicken breasts
    Chicken breasts garnished with estragon and olive oil
  • In a medium-sized bowl combine the mild mustard, honey, lemon juice,, and vegetable stock. Whip until the sauce has slightly thickened.
    Mustard and honey sauce
  • Pour the sauce over the chicken, potato and carrots. Slice one lemon and garnish the chicken or potatoes.
    All the ingredients in one clay pan
  • Cook until potatoes and chicken breasts are soft and are easily pierced with a knife or fork. Serve hot
    One-Pan lemon chicken breast with potatoes cooking in the oven.
Keyword Chicken recipe, chickenrecipe, Easy, easy cooking, herbs

KALI MAS OREXI!! 🙂

 

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Welcome to a small corner of my Greek Heritage. Growing up in New York from Greek parents, was a challenge of its own...but the traditional food, tastes and aromas that my mother cooked always travelled me back to Greece. My mother is a wonderful cook, our house would always have that smell of home cooked food. I remember very clearly that we were only allowed fast food, once a week, that was a huge day for myself and my brother. Jumping up and down in the back car seat, laughing, just being kids. It is true that we all like to eat different foods, taste, smell, even try food that looks different than our regular meals at home and I think that is so natural. In my teens, I was not really into cooking, I enjoyed my magazines after school, listening to music, and just taking a breather. There were times that I would glance at some of my mom's recipes, more out of curiosity than to actually try to cook them. At that time I did not realise that cooking would become my passion one day. Slowly, I would start to look into my mom's recipes a bit more each day and I started to find it interesting as a hobby. Each month I would go into our neighborhood bookstore and pick up my monthly book, until one day I decided to stroll over into the cooking section. That summer was the first time I actually bought a cooking magazine....and I loved it. Cooking and baking started out as a hobby, but now after many years it is my passion. Exploring the cuisines, the spices, the oils, the scents, the variety of smells and tastes that exist. It was and still is an amazing journey without limits. So, come along with me on this adventure, and I hope you enjoy my recipes. Sophie

5 Comments

  1. Dorothy's New Vintage Kitchen
    October 10, 2023 at 3:12 pm  ·  Reply

    This looks really tasty.

  2. Americaoncoffee
    December 1, 2023 at 6:55 am  ·  Reply

    Solo or feast, this is a yummy win! Wishing you a joyous season! ☕️🔔❤️

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