Oven Roasted Chicken With New Potatoes

Directions

Heat oven to 450℉ (230℃) F.

In small bowl, mix herbs, salt, pepper and oil.

Place chicken, breast side down, in shallow roasting pan.

Arrange potatoes around chicken in pan.

Drizzle half of oil mixture over potatoes; stir to mix.

Bake 20 minutes.

Remove pan from oven.

Spoon some of the remaining oil mixture over chicken and potatoes; stir potatoes.

Turn breast side up.

Return to oven; bake 10 minutes longer.

Remove pan from oven.

Reduce oven temperature to 325℉ (160℃) F.

Drizzle remaining oil mixture over chicken and potatoes; stir potatoes.

Insert ovenproof meat thermometer so tip is in thickest part of inside thigh and does not touch bone.

Return to oven; bake 40 to 50 minutes longer or until thermometer reads 180 and legs move easily when lifted or twisted and potatoes are tender.