Thanks for all of you who stopped by yesterday and took the time to leave me some comments. I appreciate them all and will be keeping a running list of some of these ideas for future post topics. Y’all had some great ideas!
You might still see me posting frequently for awhile. I’ve got several posts that are saved up and a few giveaways in the wings, but you will see less posting eventually, so don’t think I lied. 🙂 It’s nice to give myself the freedom to step back.
Some of you mentioned that you love my recipes. I’m all for sharing and trying new recipes, so when I find some that are share-worthy, I’ll definitely do that.
This is a good chicken recipe that I got from my friend, Rue, who unfortunately was one of those bloggers who gave it up and now her blog is private. She’s a sweetheart and I printed out this recipe from her blog, so I’m giving credit where credit is due. Thanks, Rue!
Pan-Roasted Chicken with Lemon-Garlic Green Beans (from Rue)
6 TBL olive oil
2 lemons, 1 thinly sliced, 1 juiced
4 cloves garlic, minced
1 tsp. salt
1 tsp. freshly ground black pepper
1 lb. trimmed green beans
8 small red potatoes quartered
4 chicken breasts (bones left in, with skin)
Prep:
Preheat oven to 450* F. Coat a large baking dish or cast-iron skillet with 1 tbl. of the olive oil. Arrange the lemon slices in a single layer in the bottom of the dish or skillet. In a large bowl, combine the remaining oil, lemon juice, garlic, salt and pepper, add the green beans and toss to coat. Using a slotted spoon or tongs, remove the green beans and arrange them on top of the lemon slices. Add the potatoes to the same olive-oil mixture and toss to coat. Using a slotted spoon or tongs, arrange the potatoes along the inside edge of the dish or skillet on top of the green beans. Place the chicken in the same bowl with the olive-oil mixture and coat thoroughly. Place the chicken, skin-side up, in the dish or skillet.
Pour any of the remaining olive-oil mixture over the chicken. Roast for 50 minutes. Remove the chicken from the dish or skillet. Place the beans and potatoes back in the oven for 10 minutes more or until potatoes are tender. Place a chicken breast on each of 4 serving plates, divide the green beans and potatoes equally.
We really enjoyed this one. It has a strong lemon flavor, which I like a lot. I did have to add more olive oil and other things to have enough to coat all the potatoes, beans and chicken. That little bit of olive oil didn’t go far enough to me, so I just added more of all, so play around with that.
I love dishes that I can prep and sit in the oven to cook. I didn’t take the chicken out, but left the whole thing in about an hour to cook. That’s probably why my chicken looks really brown on top. 🙂
But, it was all very delish! Those lemon slices cook down and it has a nice broth in the bottom. I love having new ways to serve chicken, since we all eat so much of it.
Enjoy!
Added to Jen’s Tasty Tuesday.
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This is what I call a Southern Dinner. It doesn’t get better than green beans and new potatos and chicken.
This sounds so yummy! I think my family will love this. Anything that has olive oil and 4 cloves of garlic has got to be good! I think I will make this for dinner tonight. Thanks, Rhoda! La
I will give this one a try!! Thanks!
Looks delicious Rhoda!
xo Laura
Thank you! This recipe looks yummy and very easy to prepare. I think this will be on the menu later this week! Always looking for a new way to fix chicken.
This recipe is going into my files! We love everything in this dish, so I definitely want to try this one. Thanks for sharing. 🙂
I’m thinking that I NEED this for dinner tonight… Thanks for the recipe. I can’t wait to try it! 🙂
Just copied this one. My Mom loves ANYTHING lemon so I’ll give it a try next time she visits.
Say “hi” to your sweet hubby.
Hugs,
Kat
Since my husband’s heart attack last summer – we have been eating LOTS of chicken and always looking for new recipes – thanks for sharing this one – we’ll substitue Mrs. Dash for the salt – can’t wait – looks yummy!
Oh my!! That looks divine! I will be trying this soon. Thank you so much for sharing another of your favorite recipes. I have so much success cooking your recipes! I appreciate it!
Oh I am so glad I popped in to say “hello”….I adore lemon I am going to make this one for sure, I miss Rue too, I left a message on her last post so I hope if she decides to come back or invite us to her private blog she can contact me 🙂
Thanks Rhoda,
Kathy 🙂
ps I do the same as you I experiment with the ingredients…little more or less of this etc. FYI I made Rhoda’s London Broil last week and added a little red wine….I don’t add the mustard (remember fussy here) the wine gave it a different but nice taste !!!
I absolutely LOVE garlic green beans! I made some a few weeks ago and they were to die for! Seriously, I could eat them every day. Thanks for sharing the recipe for the chicken – I’ll have to make it one day because it really sounds good!
Looks yummy, Rhoda! 🙂 I love trying new recipes, and this one looks like it won’t disappoint.
Sounds lovely! I’ll have to try it out this weekend. We do eat a lot of chicken around here.
Mmm…this one looks delicious!
I think I know what we are having for dinner tomorrow. I will use chicken thighs instead, because that is what I have on hand.
I LOVE Southern recipes. You would think with a name like Bobbie Jean I was from the south, but I’m not. I’m from Chicago and my mom was German and my dad was Irish. My sister is Cheryl Sue. Go figure.
I am always looking for new ways to cook my chicken…this looks like a keeper. Thanks for sharing.
Rhoda, I made this and it was phenomenal! Thanks for the recipe! La
A friend was just telling me how wonderful this is! I can’t wait to try it! Thanks for sharing!
Yummy! Thank you so much for posting this. I am definitely going to try it. I will let you know how it turns out!
This was awesome…i made it soooooo yummy..thanks for sharing….I also miss rue…..Pat H