Lemon Roasted Potatoes

It's almost that time. Easter that is. Easter is a time of family and tradition. There are truly some amazing holiday traditions, especially with food. One is roast lamb, another is baked ham. What the have in common are great side dishes-like roasted potatoes. often said that the best potatoes are cooked right along with the meat so that they absorb the flavors which is wonderful, but a bit heavy tasting sometimes. I found this surfing for Easter recipes. The lemon brightens the flavor, without being too oily or heavy.

It's a great vegetarian dish too, if you substitute vegetable broth.

Prep Time: 15 minutes

Cook Time: 1 hour

Total Time: 1 hour, 15 minutes

Ingredients:

5-6 potatoes, peeled and cut in to evenly sized wedges
1/2 cup olive oil
1 tsp. dried oregano
1 tsp. garlic powder
Two lemons, juiced (plus more for serving)
1/2 cup chicken broth
Salt and freshly ground black pepper to taste

Note: If you serving lamb or beef, try adding a teaspoon of dried rosemary to the mixture and that works very well.

Preparation:

Preheat the oven to 400 degrees.

In a large mixing bowl, add the sliced potatoes and toss them with the remaining ingredients until they are well coated.

Lightly grease a non-reactive half sheet pan with olive oil. Place the coated potatoes in a single layer and drizzle them with any remaining marinade left in the bowl.

Bake in a 400 degree oven for approximately one hour. Carefully turn the potatoes halfway through cooking to prevent them from sticking and to brown them evenly.

Re-season with salt and pepper and squeeze a bit more lemon juice (if desired) when they are fresh out of the oven.

The Atkikns Meat-zza

This is one of the old recipes. from a a quick and easy recipe book. There are a few modifications, but it is good and very filling.

3/4 Pound of Fresh Ground Meat (Beef, Turkey or Sausage)
1 Cup of Shredded Mozzarella
2 tablespoons Parmesan cheese grated.
1/4 cup medium salsa
1 Tiny Red Onion, chopped
1 6 oz Can of Sliced Mushrooms
1 Tsp of Season Salt
1 glove garlic finely minced
1 tsp oregano
1 tsp ground fennel.

Mix the egg, season salt, fennel garlic oregano and meat in a bowl (The egg is to aid hold the meat together as soon as cooked, not a necessity but handy) Pat the meat into the 9 round baking Dish The meat must be spread evenly on the bottom of the dish, about 1/2 thick Location the dish into the oven at 450 degrees for 10 minutes Eliminate and drain grease.


Soon after the meat is accomplished you can empty the baking dish by turning it upside down over the cookie sheet for a crispier crust Or you can can leave it in the baking dish

add the cheese, the salsa, and sprinkle the onion and mushrooms over the top, put back in the oven just long enough to melt the cheese and heat the veggies.

The origanal recipe severed two, but I always found it could really feed 4.