Roast Chicken Dinner

A classic roasted chicken dinner with tender quartered chicken, crispy potatoes, and seasonal vegetables cooked to perfection in a lemony chicken broth. Perfect for a hearty family meal.

4 servings
1 hr 1 min

Ingredients

  • 1 whole chicken, quartered
  • teaspoons salt
  • teaspoons black pepper
  • 1 lb boiling potatoes
  • 2 whole zucchini
  • 1 medium onion
  • ½ cup reduced-sodium chicken broth
  • 1 tablespoon fresh lemon juice
  • 1 serving lemon wedges
  • 1 piece large roasting pan

Cooking Instructions

  1. 1.

    Put oven rack in upper third of oven and preheat oven to 500°F.

    10 min

  2. 2.

    Pat chicken dry, then toss with 1 tablespoon oil, 1 1/4 teaspoons salt, and 1 teaspoon pepper in a bowl. Arrange chicken, skin sides up, without pieces touching, in roasting pan, leaving a 2-inch border around edges of pan.

    5 min

  3. 3.

    Toss potatoes, zucchini, and onion with remaining tablespoon oil, remaining teaspoon salt, and remaining 3/4 teaspoon pepper in same bowl, then spread in 1 layer around chicken, arranging zucchini skin sides up. Stir together broth and lemon juice and pour into pan around chicken and vegetables.

    10 min

  4. 4.

    Roast, uncovered, until chicken is pale golden and cooked through, about 30 minutes.

    30 min

  5. 5.

    Remove pan from oven and preheat broiler. Broil chicken and vegetables 3 inches from heat until chicken is golden brown, about 6 minutes. Serve chicken and vegetables with pan juices.

    6 min