Roasted Chicken & Potatoes with Tzatziki Sauce and Cucumber Tomato Salad
Sheet pan roasted chicken over sliced russet potatoes finished in a creamy garlic rosemary sauce, served with a fresh cucumber tomato salad and a simple tzatziki-style yogurt sauce.
Ingredients
Tzatziki-Style Sauce
- 1 cup Greek yogurt
- Juice of 1 lemon
- 1 English cucumber, shredded with liquid squeezed out
- Salt, to taste
- Black pepper, to taste
- Small amount grated garlic
Cucumber Tomato Salad
- 1 English cucumber, chopped
- 5 Roma tomatoes, chopped
- 1/4 red onion, chopped
- 1/4 cup parsley, chopped
- Red wine vinegar
- Olive oil
- Salt, to taste
- Black pepper, to taste
Roasted Chicken & Potatoes
- Chicken thighs or quarter chickens
- Russet potatoes, thick sliced
- Olive oil
- Salt, to taste
- Black pepper, to taste
Cream Sauce
- 2 cups heavy cream
- 1/4 cup shallots, minced
- 10 cloves garlic, minced
- 2 tablespoons fresh rosemary
- 3 tablespoons crushed black peppercorns
- Salt, to taste
Instructions
- Make the tzatziki-style sauce by mixing Greek yogurt, lemon juice, shredded cucumber with liquid squeezed out, salt, pepper, and a small amount of grated garlic. Mix well and refrigerate until ready to serve.
- Prepare the cucumber tomato salad by mixing chopped cucumber, Roma tomatoes, chopped red onion, and parsley with red wine vinegar, olive oil, salt, and pepper. Toss to combine.
- Heat oven to 425°F. Slice russet potatoes thick and spread them on a sheet pan. Drizzle with olive oil and season with salt and pepper.
- Place chicken thighs or quarter chickens skin side up on top of the potatoes.
- Roast the chicken and potatoes at 425°F for 15 minutes.
- Mix the cream sauce by combining heavy cream, minced shallots, minced garlic, rosemary, crushed black peppercorns, and salt.
- After the initial 15 minutes of roasting, pour the cream sauce over the chicken and return the pan to the oven. Continue roasting until the chicken is golden and cooked through.
- For crispier potatoes, remove the chicken once cooked and broil the potatoes for about 10 minutes, watching closely.
- Serve the roasted chicken and potatoes with the cucumber tomato salad and tzatziki-style sauce.
Nutrition
Nutritional values were not specified in the original recipe.