Meals with chicken and potatoes
Chicken and potatoes is a full dinner in two ingredients. Roast them, pan-cook them, or bake them together.
They cook at similar times, so this is genuinely easy to pull off.
Easy meal ideas
Sheet pan chicken and potatoes
Toss both with oil, salt, garlic, and herbs, roast at 425°F for 25–30 minutes.
Chicken potato skillet
Brown chicken pieces, remove, fry diced potatoes until crispy, return chicken to finish cooking.
One-pot chicken and potatoes
Braise chicken pieces with potatoes in broth and garlic, covered, until everything is tender.
Crispy smashed potatoes with chicken
Boil potatoes, smash flat, roast until crispy, serve alongside pan-cooked chicken.
How to stretch these ingredients
- High heat (400–425°F) is key for crispy roasted potatoes
- Cut potatoes small so they cook at the same speed as the chicken
- Garlic, rosemary, and lemon are the classic seasonings for this combo
- Add onion to the roasting pan for more depth
- Let chicken rest 5 minutes before cutting — keeps the juices in