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Best Lemon Potatoes

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We are making the most delicious lemon potatoes and the best part is they are as easy as can be, but full of flavor! Perfect to serve up next to a delicious leg of lamb on Easter Sunday! It only takes a few ingredients to make these lemony delights! Russet potatoes, lemons, olive oil, and few essential seasonings! I can’t wait for you to try these!

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These potatoes are served up deliciously with my leg of lamb!!

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Best Lemon Potatoes

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We are making the most delicious lemon potatoes and the best part is they are as easy as can be, but full of flavor! Perfect to serve up next to a delicious leg of lamb on Easter Sunday! It only takes a few ingredients to make these lemony delights! Russet potatoes, lemons, olive oil, and few essential seasonings! I can't wait for you to try these!
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Prep Time 15 minutes
Cook Time 1 hour 10 minutes
Total Time 1 hour 25 minutes
Servings: 6 people
Course: Side Dish
Cuisine: American
Calories: 401

Ingredients
  

  • 8 russet potatoes peeled and quartered lengthwise I usually leave a little bit of the skin on
  • juice of 2 lemons
  • 1/2 cup of extra virgin olive oil
  • 2 tsp. of dried oregano flakes
  • 1 tsp. of crushed red pepper
  • salt and cracked black pepper to taste

Method
 

  1. Peel the potatoes and quarter them lengthwise
  2. In a bowl add the juice of 2 lemons, olive oil, oregano, and cracked black pepper and salt.
  3. Add the quartered potatoes into the bowl and toss them up.
  4. Spread them onto a baking sheet and cover tightly with foil.
  5. Bake in the oven at 350 degrees F. for about 60-70 minutes.
  6. Remove the foil and broil for a couple minutes or until you see them browning up.
  7. Serve along side of anything…especially leg of lamb!
  8. Make it! Happy Easter!

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Nutrition

Calories: 401kcalCarbohydrates: 56gProtein: 7gFat: 19gSaturated Fat: 3gPolyunsaturated Fat: 2gMonounsaturated Fat: 13gSodium: 29mgPotassium: 1271mgFiber: 6gSugar: 3gVitamin A: 282IUVitamin C: 35mgCalcium: 75mgIron: 4mg

Notes

    • I used a baking sheet (cookie sheet) to make these potatoes!
    • I used russet potatoes, but you can use other varieties and that will work well, too!
    • Peel the potatoes (I usually leave a little bit of the skin on) and quarter them lengthwise.

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Recipe Creator & Cookbook Author

I'm Melissa Jo — the recipe creator, Amazon Live host, and everyday food lover behind Melissa Jo Real Recipes. I learned to cook the old-fashioned way, watching my Italian grandmother and my mama work their magic in the kitchen, and now I share easy, saucy, no-fuss meals for real life alongside the authentic Italian family recipes I grew up on. Grab a stick of butter and let's make something delicious together.

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