Grilled lemon chicken with potatoes recipe

This mouth-watering grilled lemon chicken with potatoes is so easy to make and perfect for the whole family. 

One pot dinners are ideal for weeknight cooking when you don't want to do anything to complex or time-consuming - and this is ready to serve in under 30 minutes. It's a good economy option too: one of our most popular cheap family meals. Add a sprinkling of curry powder, cumin and coriander for an extra kick. This recipe serves 4 people but if you're feeding more just double the quantities, we're sure any leftovers will get eaten the next day anyway! The lemon juice in this recipe really gives your cut a chicken a burst of flavour and works wonders with the softness of the potatoes and the tangy flavours of the olives too.

Ingredients

• 450g (1lb) baby new potatoes, halved
• 4 chicken breasts, skin on, halved
• 55ml (2fl oz) olive oil
• 1tsp dried oregano
• 1 lemon, zest and juice
• 250g pack green beans
• 75g (3oz) green olives, pitted (optional)

Method

1. Preheat the grill. Parboil the potatoes for 2 mins until starting to become tender.
2. Put the chicken in a shallow dish with the potatoes. Cover with the olive oil, oregano, zest and juice. Season and grill for 10 mins.
3. Blanch the green beans and add them and the olives, if using, to the dish and grill for a further 5 mins. Ensure the chicken is fully cooked all the way through before serving. 

Top tip for making grilled lemon chicken with potatoes

Not a fan of olives? Leave them out and add cherry tomatoes with the beans instead.