Mom’s Lazy Chicken

Legend has it that this is a Romanian recipe. It’s lazy because everything is in the pan and cooked together.

1 chicken, cut into serving pieces or 4 chicken breasts
1 onion, large, cut into 8 wedges lengthwise
2 large carrots, peeled and cut into 3″ spears
2 cloves garlic, smashed
8 medium red potatoes, halved
1/2 c chicken broth
1/2 c dry white wine
Thyme, salt and pepper
Butter

Prepare all the meat and veg, place closely in pan. At 450 degrees, continue to add ingredients to pan. Salt and pepper and thyme and butter at the last moment. Make sure things stick up. Place in the oven for an hour, basting at 20 and 40 minutes.

The chicken will be succulent beyond belief, and veggies roasted until soft and toasty. Yum. This is one of my favorite dishes.

My brother (a great cook) asks “what’s lazy about it?” It has more than five ingredients and everything is ready at the same time so you don’t need separate pots and pans for everything.

2 responses to “Mom’s Lazy Chicken

  1. Sounds divine, and not nearly as lazy as Lazy Chicken Connie (after my friend Connie), which only has chicken, lemon juice, salt and pepper. I think I’m going to like yours better; automatic side dishes!

  2. Just a thought. If you quarter the potatoes into wedges you’ll have more surface area so they’ll brown and crisp more.

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