Roasted Chicken, New Potatoes, and Asparagus

Ingredients

• Fresh-ground black pepper
• 4 bone-in chicken breasts (about 2 1/4 pounds in all)
• 3 ½ tablespoons cooking oil
• 10 cloves garlic
• 1 ½ pounds new potatoes, halved, or boiling potatoes, cut into 3/4-inch pieces
• ½ teaspoon grated lemon zest (from about 1/2 lemon)
• 1 pound asparagus, tough ends snapped off and discarded, spears cut diagonally into 1-inch pieces
• + 3 more ingredients
• • 1 tablespoon butter, cut into 4 pieces
  • 1 tablespoon lemon juice
  • Salt

1. Heat the oven to 425°. In a large roasting pan, toss the potatoes and garlic with 1 1/2 tablespoons of the oil and 1/2 teaspoon salt. Put the pan in the upper third of the oven and cook, stirring once, for 15 minutes. 2. Meanwhile, coat the chicken with 1 tablespoon of the oil; arrange the pie...

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