I found it! It was on Cook's Country on PBS
https://www.cookscountry.com/recipes/773...-potatoes#What I loved was that the potatoes were so crispy! Beautiful job. I think I would butterfly the chicken though.
SERVES 4
Use uniform, medium potatoes.
INGREDIENTS
3 tablespoons olive oil
2 teaspoons minced fresh thyme
1 1/2 teaspoons smoked paprika
1 1/2 teaspoons grated lemon zest, plus lemon wedges for serving
Salt and pepper
1 (4-pound) whole chicken, giblets discarded
2 pounds Yukon Gold potatoes, peeled, ends squared off, and sliced into 1-inch-thick rounds
INSTRUCTIONS
1. Adjust oven rack to lower-middle position and heat oven to 400 degrees. Combine 2 tablespoons oil, thyme, paprika, lemon zest, 1 teaspoon salt, and 1/2 teaspoon pepper in bowl. Pat chicken dry with paper towels and use your fingers or handle of wooden spoon to carefully separate skin from breast. Rub oil mixture all over chicken and underneath skin of breast. Tie legs together with kitchen twine and tuck wingtips behind back.
2. Toss potatoes with remaining 1 tablespoon oil, 1 1/2 teaspoons salt, and 1/2 teaspoon pepper. Arrange potatoes, flat sides down, in single layer in 12-inch ovensafe nonstick skillet. Place skillet over medium heat and cook potatoes, without moving them, until brown on bottom, 7 to 9 minutes (do not flip).
3. Place chicken, breast side up, on top of potatoes and transfer skillet to oven. Roast until breast registers 160 degrees and thighs register 175 degrees, 1 to 1 1/4 hours. Transfer chicken to carving board, tent loosely with aluminum foil, and let rest for 20 minutes.
4. Meanwhile, cover skillet, return potatoes to oven, and roast until tender, about 20 minutes. Carve chicken and serve with potatoes and lemon wedges.
TEST KITCHEN TECHNIQUE: KEYS TO POTATOES THAT ARE TENDER AND BROWN
Potatoes don’t cook at the same rate as a chicken. Here’s how we got the dish to work.
ON THE STOVE: Brown one side of the potatoes on the stovetop. Then top the spuds with the chicken and roast.
IN THE OVEN: Once the chicken is done, set it aside, cover the pan, and return it to the oven to finish cooking the potatoes.