Chicken stuffed with lemon, garlic and herbs, baked with potatoes

Chicken with lemon, garlic and herbs baked with a side dish of potatoes can be cooked on a festive table without much hassle. A golden chicken with a thin ruddy crust looks elegant, and it is prepared as easy as shelling pears, because it does not need to be cut or pickled. Rub the chicken with salt and pepper, put the herbs, garlic and lemon halves inside and send it to the oven. When baked, potatoes are soaked in aromatic chicken juices - and a delicious side dish is ready.

Ingredients

• Chicken - 2.4 kg
• Young potatoes (or late varieties) - 700 g
• Lemon - 1 pc.
• Garlic - 1 head
• Fresh parsley - 1-2 sprigs
• Fresh tarragon - 1-2 branches
• Fresh basil - 1-2 sprigs
• Olive oil - 2 tbsp. spoons
• Salt - 1.5 tsp
• Ground pepper (mixture of peppers) - 0.5 tsp

Directions

1. Prepare all the food you need.
2. You can use any greens (rosemary, thyme, and dill work well as well).
3. Wash the lemon and cut in half.
4. Cut the head of garlic into 2 pieces across the teeth.
5. Wash and dry the greens.
6. Preheat oven to 200 degrees.
7. Wash the inside and outside of the chicken thoroughly and pat dry with paper towels. Rub the chicken with salt and pepper mixture.
8. Place the lemon and garlic halves and herbs inside the chicken.
9. Using toothpicks, pull and secure the skin around the hole, and tie the chicken legs with a thread.
10. Scrape off the thin skin from young potatoes (this is optional).
11. (If using later varieties of vegetable, peel.)
12. Wash the potatoes thoroughly and arrange them on a baking sheet around the chicken. Brush the chicken and potatoes with olive oil.
13. Sprinkle the potatoes with salt and pepper.
14. Bake the chicken and potatoes in the oven for 1.5 hours at 200 degrees. If the bird is very red on top, cover it with foil.
15. Put the finished baked chicken on a dish. Remove the thread, remove the toothpicks. Remove the garlic and lemon from the chicken.
16. Let the baked chicken sit for 10 minutes to redistribute all the juices throughout the meat. Drizzle the baked lemon juice over the chicken and potatoes.
17. A simple but delicious and beautiful holiday lunch is ready!
18. Bon Appetit!