Irish Chicken, Cabbage and Potatoes

Potatoes, bacon and cabbage... the holy trinity of Irish food. You wouldn't expect to see chicken with it, maybe corned beef? But it works surprisingly well together.

3 chicken legs, split
2 cloves garlic, minced
1/2 small head of cabbage (about 3 cups) chopped
1 onion, thinly sliced
4 potatoes, cut in rounds
4 slices of bacon
1 medium carrot, shredded
1/4 cup water

Rub:
1/2 tsp onion powder
1  1/2 tsp thyme
1/2 tsp salt
1/4 tsp peper
1/2 tsp garlic powder
1 tsp paprika

Parsley to garnish

Mix the rub ingredients together and coat the chicken pieces. Set aside.

In a large pan fry the bacon then drain on a paper towel. You don't want to over cook it (my youngest called it "wooden" bacon if it was too crispy!) because it will be going in the oven to cook some more. Break it into pieces. Set aside.

In the same pan, and in the bacon fat, brown the chicken on all sides, then add the minced garlic. Remove to a plate and add the cabbage and 1/4 cup water to the pan scaping off the brown bits.

Layer onion slices, potato rounds and shredded carrot on top of the cabbage.

Add the bacon pieces and finally top with the chicken pieces.

Bake at 375F for 50-60 minutes.

And only one pan to wash after dinner!

Adapted from:
https://recipesfoodandcooking.com/2015/02/20/irish-chicken/