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Italian Healthy Baked Chicken Recipe
Italian style roast chicken with potatoes, peppers, onions, and fresh herbs makes for a very healthy dinner.
Prep Time
10
minutes
mins
Cook Time
50
minutes
mins
Total Time
1
hour
hr
Course:
Entree
Cuisine:
Italian
Servings:
4
Author:
Angela Roberts
Ingredients
1
chicken cut into 10 pieces or any combination of pieces you prefer.
1
onion cut into slices
4
garlic cloves
whole
1
bell pepper
cut into strips
Two tablespoons fresh herbs
rosemary or thyme work well
2
medium sized potatoes
peeled, cut into large cubes or wedges
salt
pepper
olive oil
Instructions
Salt chicken pieces, wrap in plastic for 1 to 3 days
Remove chicken, rinse off in cold water, pat dry with paper towels.
Season with salt and pepper and allow to sit out for 30 minutes before baking.
Preheat oven to 425
Warm pan in oven for 5 minutes before placing chicken in.
Place chicken in pan, skin side down and bake for 10 minutes
Toss garlic, onion, potato and pepper strips with a tablespoon or so of olive oil, herbs, salt and pepper.
Add in peppers, onions, potatoes.
After another 10 to 15 minutes, turn chicken pieces over. Continue to bake for another ten minutes until chicken is golden brown and juices run clear.
Notes
Use any combination of fresh herbs such as sage, rosemary, parsley, thyme. Two tablespoons if fresh, 2 teaspoons if dried.