Greek Style Lemon Potatoes Recipe – Great for Vegans & Weight Watchers

If you’re watching your weight and want to try something a little different them why not try these tasty Greek style lemon potatoes?

They add a little ‘zing’ to boring old potatoes and are Vegan friendly, too!

Greek Style Lemon Potatoes

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Greek Style Lemon Potatoes Recipe - Great for Vegans & Weight Watchers

Prep Time20 minutes mins

Cook Time50 minutes mins

Total Time1 hour hr 10 minutes mins

Course: Appetizer, dinner, Lunch

Cuisine: Greek, Mediterranean

Keyword: Greek, Mediterranean, vegan

Servings: 4 to 6

Ingredients

• 2½ lbs Russet or other starchy potatoes peeled and cut into thin wedges
• 1 tsp garlic powder
• Sea salt and black pepper to taste
• ¾ cup vegetable broth
• ¼ cup. extra virgin olive oil
• ½ cup fresh lemon juice
• 2 tsp fresh lemon zest preferably organic
• ½ tbsp dried oregano
• Optional: Fresh oregano for garnish

Instructions

• Special Equipment:
• 17” Cast Iron Skillet (you can get one here)
• Place top oven rack in the center position and pre-heat oven to 400°F.
• Prep and arrange the potatoes in a single layer in a large cast iron skillet. Sprinkle with the garlic powder and season with salt and black pepper, to taste. Set aside.
• Whisk together the vegetable broth, olive oil, lemon juice, lemon zest and oregano in a medium bowl and pour over the potatoes.
• Place the skillet in the pre-heated oven and cook for 25 minutes before carefully turning the potatoes. Return to oven for another 25 minutes.
• After cook time is complete, remove the skillet from the oven and carefully drain and reserve any excess liquid in the skillet. Return to oven for another 5 minutes or until the potatoes are nicely browned on the edges.
• Tip: You can also place the skillet under a hot broiler for 2-3 minutes for even crispier results.
• Remove from oven and cool slightly before serving with some of the reserved cooking liquid drizzled on top. Enjoy!