Chicken with Olives, Lemon, and Rosemary

Name: Chicken with Olives, Lemon, and Rosemary
Cuisine: Cypriot
Ingredients: 1 chicken, cut into portions; 3-4 potatoes, cut into 4 or 6 pieces; 1 cup olive oil; 2 lemons, juiced, plus zest from 1 lemon; 2 garlic cloves, cut in half; 1 dry onion, sliced; 1 cup dry white wine; 1 cup green and black olives, pitted; 2 sprigs fresh rosemary or thyme; salt; pepper; a little paprika (optional)

Recipe by Georgia Poitaridou

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INGREDIENTS

1 chicken, cut into portions
3-4 potatoes, cut into 4 or 6 pieces
1 cup olive oil
2 lemons, juiced, plus zest from 1 lemon
2 garlic cloves, cut in half
1 dry onion, sliced
1 cup dry white wine
1 cup green and black olives, pitted
2 sprigs fresh rosemary or thyme
salt
pepper
a little paprika (optional)

METHOD

Preheat the oven to 180°C. In a baking dish, place the chicken and potatoes. Drizzle with olive oil, wine, lemon juice, and lemon zest.
Add the onion, garlic, olives, and herbs. Season well with salt and pepper, and add a little paprika.
Mix everything well and bake in the preheated oven at 180°C for 1 1/2 hours, until golden brown and the sauce has thickened and become rich.