Lemon-Garlic Chicken with Potatoes and Green Beans

As you might already know, I'm a big proponent of one-pan meals.  I really like being able to have my meat, vegetables, and starch all-in-one.  Makes things a lot easier.  I found my inspiration for this dish on, well, Pinterest.  The original recipe is from Real Simple, although I tweaked it a tad.  I was lucky enough to score my potatoes, green beans and lemons on a great sale at Sunflower Markets.  It's great when that happens!  Everyone really enjoyed this dish!  I must warn you, though, that any leftovers will be extra-lemony.  Not a problem for me, but could be too tart for some.  Here you go: 

Lemon-Garlic Chicken with Potatoes and Green Beans

Ingredients:

6  TBSP EVOO

2  lemons, 1 thinly sliced, 1 zest & juiced (after juicing, quarter the rind)

4  cloves garlic, minced

1  tsp salt

1/2  tsp ground black pepper

3/4  lb trimmed green beans

8  small red potatoes, quartered 

4  chicken breasts (I did skinless, boneless, but you're welcome to use with skin & bones)

Lemon pepper seasoning (optional) 

Directions:

Preheat oven to 450.  Coat a large baking dish/dutch oven/cast-iron skillet with 1 TBSP of EVOO.  Arrange the lemon slices and left over rind in a single layer in the bottom.  

In a large bowl,  combine the remaining EVOO, lemon juice and zest, garlic, salt and pepper; add the green beans and toss to coat.  Using a slotted spoon or tongs, remove the green beans and arrange them on top of the lemon slices.  Add the potatoes to the same EVOO mixture and toss to coat.  Using a slotted spoon or tongs, remove the potatoes and place them along the edge of the dish/skillet on top of the green beans.  Place the chicken in the mixture and coat thoroughly.  Place the chicken (if it has skin, skin-side up)  in the dish/skillet.  Pour any remaining mixture over the chicken in the dish/skillet.  At this point, I chose to make sure my chicken was good and flavorful by sprinkling lemon pepper seasoning on both sides.  

Roast for about 50 minutes, or until chicken in thoroughly cooked.  Also check that the potatoes are nice and tender.  You may have to remove the chicken and cook the potatoes a while longer...but I didn't have that problem!  Serve it while it's warm.  Enjoy!