Roasted Herb Chicken and Potatoes

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The weekend is here and gone but I am super grateful for the relaxing weekend we had! While it was a short week last week, it did not feel that way at all. The weekend before last we were out of town for the Dave Mathews Concert at The Gorge, and we stayed in Leavenworth, Wa which is a cute Bavarian town an hour away from the shows. I’ve always wanted to stay in Leavenworth, and we were able to find the cutest ski cabin on Air BnB that fit us perfectly. The charm of that place was off the charts, I would totally stay there again. The owner, while we never met, was super sweet and had a good vibe, which is mainly what I look for in a place. We had the best time driving around parts of Washington I have never visited, and the shows were just perfect. I loved every second of our adventure.

We looked for sage for cleansing the house, rock shopping in Ellensburg, peach buying in Yakima, wine tasting in the Gorge on the Columbia, and nacho eating in White Salmon, Wa. So incredible, full of surprises, and simply fun. We all need fun in our lives, and it is so nice that we all get along so well that we can enjoy a weekend like that together.

Then we come home to a week full of good things, work to be done, lawns to be mowed, peach jam to be made because we bought seventy five pounds of peaches, and one pan meals that help with my sanity. Which also includes the weekend of relaxing before going to Seattle this week. Brian is staying home with the kitties and I am off to the blogging conference. So Roasted Herb Chicken and Potatoes is a go to around here for times like these. It’s a one pan meal easy to make all week long. I do make a separate vegetable, because roasting man vegetables for 50 minutes would be way too long! Plus it literally change from ninety degree weather to blanket, roasting dishes, cozy sweater weather, perfect for this dish!

I am so excited to see my blogging friends at IFBC this weekend in Seattle! If you’re going lets connect!

Roasted Herb Chicken and Potatoes 

makes 8 drumsticks, serves about 4-5 with potatoes

Ingredients:

1/2 cup olive oil

2 tablespoons Gourmet Garden Italian Herbs stir in paste

8 chicken drumsticks, I use organic free range chicken

1 1/2 lbs dutch potatoes, sliced in 1/2

1 red onion, quartered

2 lemons, quartered

3/4 teaspoon fine sea salt

1/2 teaspoon fresh ground black pepper

Method:

Place oven rack in top third of oven and preheat to 400 degrees.

1. Place olive oil and herb in a shallow large oven safe pan/pyrex, stir to combine. Place chicken, potatoes, onion, and lemon in pan, combine well with olive oil mixture. Allow to sit for 15 minutes on counter while oven preheats.

2. Sprinkle chicken and potatoes evenly with salt and pepper. Place in oven to roast for 50 minutes, or until internal temperature reaches 160 degrees. Remove and serve immediately. Place leftovers in an airtight container for up to 3 days.

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• Squash Soup with Herb Mushrooms and Croutons
• Thai Salmon Skewers 
• Stir Fry Garlic Chicken with Sweet Peppers
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