Chicken Roasted With Tomatoes Potatoes And Olives Recipe

Ingredients

7 garlic cloves

1/4 tsp. salt

2 tsp. fresh lemon juice

3 Tbl. olive oil

1 large lemon, thinly sliced crosswise

1 lb. chicken breast cut up

1 lb small red potatoes, quartered

4 plum tomatoes, halved lengthwise

10 Kalamata lives, pitted and thinly sliced lengthwise

1 Tbs. fresh rosemary

Preparation

Preheat oven to 450 and lightly oil a 13" x 9" shallow baking dish.

Mince & mash 2 garlic cloves to a paste with salt. Whisk together garlic paste, lemon juice and 2 Tbls. oil with salt and pepper to taste in small bowl. Make 2 bes of overlapping lemon slices in pan and place chicken on top. Brush chicken generously with some garlic-lemon mixture and season with salt & pepper. Toss potatoes, remaining 5 garlic cloves, and remaining Tbls. olive oil in a bowl until coated well. Arrange vegetables around chicken & sprinkle with olives & rosemary. Roast in middle of oven for 15 mins. and brush with remaining garlic-lemon mixture. Roast 10 - 15 mins. more or until chicken is donw. Discarlemon slcis an sere chicken with vegetables spooning any pan juices over them.