Greek Yogurt Marinated Chicken and Potatoes

oven roasted chicken and potatoes on baking pan

Greek Yogurt Marinated Chicken and Potatoes

The yogurt marinade ensures the chicken will be tender, juicy, and full of flavor. The secret to the bold flavor and gorgeous color is the garlic chili sauce added to the marinade.

Course Main Course

Cuisine American

Prep Time 15

Cook Time 40

Total Time 55

Servings

Calories 315kcal

Author Anne Clark

Ingredients

1 lb Legs and Thighs, skin on, bone-in (about 4 each)
1 lb Baby new potatoes, cut in wedges
½ Red onion, medium, cut in wedges
1 cup Plain, whole fat Greek yogurt (or plain yogurt)
2 tablespoon Chili Garlic Sauce (use more for extra spicy marinated chicken) (or Harissa Sauce)
2 tablespoon Fresh cilantro (2 heaping tablespoons)
1 tablespoon Chili powder
1 teaspoon Minced garlic
1 teaspoon Ground cumin
½ teaspoon Salt
¼ teaspoon Black pepper

Instructions

Prepare the yogurt marinade. Mix all the ingredients except for the chicken, potatoes, and red onion in a small bowl. Taste for level of spice (heat) you prefer. In my opinion, 2 tablespoons of chili garlic sauce is a little spicy. Four tablespoons is very spicy. Place the chicken into a plastic ziplock bag. Add the yogurt marinade and seal the bag. Move the chicken around until all the pieces are fully coated. Marinate in the refrigerator at least 6 hours. Overnight is preferred for optimal flavor and juiciness.
When ready to bake, place the marinated chicken onto a rimmed sheet pan. Make sure the sheet pan is rimmed or you'll have juices dripping all over the bottom of your oven! Placed the potatoes and onions around the chicken. Sprinkle everything with fresh cracked pepper. Optional: sprinkle with chili powder as well.
Place into a preheated 425 oven and set the timer for 20 minutes. After 20 minutes, stir the potatoes and return the pan to the over. Bake for an additional 20 minutes or until the chicken is fully cooked and no longer pink. Garnish with fresh cilantro.

Notes

Use a rimmed sheet pan or you'll have juices running over the pan to the bottom of your oven!

For extra spicy marinated chicken, just use more chili garlic sauce. Be careful, this stuff is spicy!

After removing from the oven, let the chicken rest for about 5 minutes. I'll be hard, but you can be patient! While the chicken is resting, you could prepare a simple green salad or toast some garlic bread.

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