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Baked Chicken and Potatoes
Get ready to savor a mouthwatering baked chicken and potatoes dish that’s bursting with flavor! Juicy chicken breasts are perfectly seasoned with a medley of aromatic herbs, while tender potatoes roast to golden perfection alongside. This easy one-pan wonder is your new go-to for a cozy dinner that’s sure to impress!
bakedchickenpotatoeseasy
gluten-freenut-free
Prep
15
min
Cook
50
min
Serves
4
people
Level
beginner
📝 Ingredients
Serves 4Servings:
🥬Fresh Produce(5)
- 1 onion
- 3 potatoes
- Provencal herbsoptional
- Red pepperoptional
- 1 tomatooptional
🥩Meat & Seafood(1)
- 3 chicken breasts
🥛Dairy & Eggs(3)
- 200 ml of cream (6.76 fl oz)
- 2 eggs
- 120 g Gruyère cheese (4.24 oz)optional
🫙Pantry Staples(1)
- Olive oil
🧂Spices & Seasonings(2)
- black pepper
- Salt
📦Other(1)
- 1 teaspoon curry (5 ml)optional
👨🍳 Instructions
- 1
Preheat the oven to 200 ° C / 390 ° F.
- 2
Combine the onion, potatoes, chicken breasts, and season with salt, black pepper, red pepper, and olive oil.
- 3
Add the eggs, cream, curry, and Provencal herbs to the mixture.
- 4
Place everything in a baking dish and bake for 40 minutes.
- 5
After 40 minutes, add the tomato and Gruyère cheese on top.
- 6
Bake for another 10 minutes.
💡 Pro Tips
- ✓Cut potatoes to 1-inch uniform pieces and parboil for 8-10 minutes before adding to the dish so they cook evenly with the chicken in the 50-minute total bake time.technique1-inch pieces, 8-10 minutes parboil
- ✓Use a meat thermometer to ensure chicken reaches 165°F internal temperature, as the cream mixture can make visual doneness assessment unreliable.technique165°F internal
- ✓Add the Gruyère cheese only in the final 10 minutes because its proteins start breaking down at 356°F, and longer exposure at 390°F will cause separation and greasiness.timing356°F breakdown point
- ✓Use heavy cream with 35-40% fat content rather than light cream, as the higher fat prevents curdling when exposed to the curry spices' acidity during the 40-minute initial bake.ingredient35-40% fat content
- ✓Pound chicken breasts to uniform 3/4-inch thickness so they cook at the same rate as the potatoes and don't dry out during the extended baking time.technique3/4-inch thickness
Cuisine: general
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