Rosemary Chicken, Potatoes, & Mixed Vegetables

I'm actually a meal behind because of a class I had to take the other day. I got home late and was too burnt out to get on the web and update our blog. This dish was prepared LAST night, eh... no big deal, alright? S'right.

So we start out by seasoning our chicken with a drizzle of olive oil followed by salt and pepper. We then squeeze lemon juice (1 whole lemon) onto our chicken and then sprinkle some plucked rosemary on top.

How's that for easy? All the preparation takes exactly the same amount of time as it does for me to figure out how to record something on our DVR. It's actually done before I finish figuring it out.

Our roasted potatoes are just about as fast. We chop up some Russet potatoes real nice (left unpeeled but that's ok as long as you wash them first) and then drizzle again with a little EVOO (Rachael Ray-ism #1 of the night) and some garlic salt.

Again we sprinkled some rosemary on top and gave it a hand toss so that all the flavors get mixed up. This goes in the oven at the same time as the chicken.


You pop both of these dishes in the oven for 45 minutes at 400 degrees until the juices run clear and the skin is nice and crispy. As far as the vegetables go, again we got a little lazy because it was around 8:30 at night and the natives were getting restless and wanted to eat already. We gave in and opted for a frozen bag of vegetables which is no big deal, because that's why we bought them in the first place. I am glad that we went with frozen though as opposed to nasty canned vegetables which have a bitter metallic aftertaste and overall crappy appearance.


We also made some garlic butter and toasted some nice fresh Ciabatta bread which is a little softer than Pugliese bread. Very flaky and it toasts up beautifully.

I get our bread from Nugget most of the time because I love that store. It's beautiful, clean, and they have a fantastic selection and it's cheaper than your average Whole Foods or D'Agostino (NYC Grocery Store).


We try to incorporate a vegetable into every dinner we make, because we're trying to eat healthier and instill good habits in the children. We want them to know that vegetables are important and an essential part of eating right. Maybe this dish wasn't the best example of making vegetables fun and interesting for the kids, but it is a good example of making sure that you have a veggie even if it's nothing to write home about.