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Creamy Lemon and Herb Pot Roasted Chicken

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This creamy lemon and herb pot roasted chicken is simple to make, decadent, and bursting with fresh flavors. See how easy it is to make chicken in a Dutch oven! You will love this one pot meal.

creamy lemon and herb roasted whole chicken in a pot with little potatoes

The chicken is moist and juicy, and the potatoes melt in your mouth. The sauce is soo good... my tummy was super happy after eating this Dutch oven chicken!

If you don't want to add the little potatoes, you don't have to. I just figured it was a good way to turn this into a one pot meal 🙂

The chicken and sauce would be perfect with rice, mashed potatoes, steamed veggies (green beans!), a big salad, or anything really.

How to roast a whole chicken in a Dutch oven

Cooking this is a simple two-step process:

  1. The first 45 minutes are done with the chicken covered to get things going.
  2. The last 45 minutes of roasting cook the chicken to golden perfection, the cream sauce reduces and thickens, the little potatoes soften, and the herb flavor is intensified.

I made this Dutch oven whole chicken and potatoes recipe in the middle of summer, but it really is well suited for those cooler fall or winter days where you want something hot and comforting.

Leave it to me to cook stuff out of season, though. I'm like that.

plate of creamy lemon and herb pot roasted chicken with little potatoes

This Dutch oven chicken and potatoes recipe is going to be on repeat in my house. It's that good.

It also makes excellent leftovers.

close-up of whole creamy herb and lemon chicken

Will you make this Dutch oven chicken recipe?

Have you tried it? Let me know in the comments below!

This creamy lemon and herb pot roasted whole chicken is simple to make, decadent, and bursting with fresh flavors. The addition of little potatoes makes it a fantastic one pot meal that makes great leftovers!

Creamy Lemon and Herb Pot Roasted Chicken

Pot roasted chicken in a Dutch oven with a delicious creamy herb sauce and potatoes.
4.63 from 24 votes
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Prep Time 10 mins
Cook Time 1 hr 30 mins
Total Time 1 hr 40 mins
Course Main Course
Cuisine American
Servings 6

Ingredients
 

  • 1 whole chicken
  • 1 lemon
  • Salt & pepper
  • Garlic powder
  • Smoked paprika
  • 5-6 sprigs fresh rosemary
  • 6 cloves garlic peeled
  • 3 tablespoons butter
  • 1 (10 fluid ounce) can chicken broth or stock
  • 1.5 pounds little potatoes
  • 2 cups heavy/whipping cream
  • 2 tablespoons fresh oregano
  • 1 tablespoon fresh tarragon
  • 1/2 cup dry white wine
  • 1 tablespoon fresh parsley (optional)

Instructions
 

  • Pre-heat oven to 425F.
  • Add the chicken to a Dutch oven or baking dish. Prick lemon with a knife in several places, and then insert lemon in the chicken's cavity. Sprinkle the chicken with salt, pepper, smoked paprika, and garlic powder. Place rosemary sprigs and garlic cloves around the chicken. Cut butter into smaller slices and place it around the chicken. Pour the chicken broth into the Dutch oven. Cover and place in the oven and roast for 45 minutes.
  • Meanwhile, chop the oregano and tarragon and cut the little potatoes into halves.
  • Add the little potatoes, cream, oregano, tarragon, and white wine. Place back into the oven and cook for another 45 minutes, uncovered.
  • Before serving, remove the rosemary sprigs. Chop the parsley, and then sprinkle it on as you're ready to dish up.

Notes

  • The chicken I used to make this was 4 pounds, so keep that in mind when you're following my directions. To ensure chicken is cooked properly, a meat thermometer should read 165F.
  • Make sure your Dutch oven or baking dish is deep enough that there's at least an inch and a half from the top after you've added the potatoes in so that it doesn't bubble all over your oven. My Dutch oven has a 5.5 quart capacity. This is the Dutch oven I used to make this recipe and I highly recommend it.
Keyword Dutch oven chicken, pot roasted chicken
Author Natasha Bull

You may also like my sheet pan roasted chicken and potatoes.

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    • Natasha says

      Hi! Honestly, I am not sure. I haven't ever done a whole chicken in the crockpot. You could look up timing for similar recipes and adapt this one perhaps. Let me know if you try!

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  5. DrDblD says

    5 stars
    This recipe was fantastic. Do monitor and adjust your cooking time per the instructions. I added green beans along with the potatoes to make it a one pot meal. Once the chicken was done, I poured the liquid and vegetables through a colander. I placed the vegetables (including the rosemary sprigs) on a parchment lined cookie sheet and seasoned them with more salt, pepper and paprika then roasted them til golden brown at 450 degrees. I added about 3/4 cup of flour to a bowl and incrementally blended the liquid to it until smooth then returned it to the stove and simmered it into a gravy, adding a bit of raw sugar and molasses as well as the initial spices. This meal disappeared. Barely any leftovers.

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