Rosemary Lemon Chicken And Potatoes

My husband came to work with me last Friday. While he was sitting in my office, we had my station on, since I always monitor its status. P. Allen Smith had a program on George Washington's Mount Vernon and showed a recipe using rosemary in it. I wasn't really paying much attention, but I was paying enough attention to comment to my husband that cooking the potatoes with the chicken (roasting a chicken happens every week, in my house) sounded interesting.
When I was at the store on Saturday, I saw a bag of red potatoes and bought them. My guy had obviously REALLY paid attention, because without this recipe in hand, he put it all together.
We didn't use rosemary (though we have plenty growing by our pond). We used a really kick butt spice from Penzeys called Mural of Flavor. I am sure there is rosemary in it, along with many other things.
The dinner came out excellent and it was so fun to see my husband cooking.
Here is the recipe and if you want to check it out on P. Allen Smith's website, click the title. Enjoy.

Rosemary Lemon Chicken and Potatoes

1 whole chicken, about 3 pounds
1 lemon, quartered
1/4 cup chopped fresh rosemary
6 - 7 rosemary stems
1/3 cup olive oil
1 pound new potatoes, quartered
1 small white onion, chopped
salt and pepper to taste
Instructions

Prepare your chicken by removing the giblets. Wash and pat dry.

Slice the lemon into 4 quarters. Take 2 quarters and squeeze them over the chicken. Take the 2 squeezed quarters, the 2 unsqueezed quarters and 6 to 7 rosemary stems and tuck them in the chicken cavity.

Rub the skin with a little olive oil. Season with salt, fresh cracked black pepper and a little of the chopped fresh rosemary.

Place the chicken in a roasting pan and set aside.

In a separate bowl toss the potatoes and chopped onion with1/3 cup olive oil, the remaining chopped rosemary and salt and pepper.

Dump the potatoes in with the chicken. Spread them around the bird.

Bake in a pre-heated 350 degree F oven for 2 to 2 1/2 hours or until the juices run clear.

Now, wasn't that simple? A great use for fresh rosemary from the garden.

Serves 4