Chicken Potato Bake consists of potatoes tossed in garlic and olive oil and baked to a golden brown with tender, juicy chicken thighs. It's my go-to recipe for when I need inexpensive, no-fuss, quick dinner ideas.
This might seem kind of crazy, but I often sit down to do my meal plan for the upcoming week, and I am stumped.
What?!? I know, I know, you are probably wondering how can that be, since I have a website with a ton of recipes from which to choose.
You would think that meal planning would be the last thing that stumps me, right? Ha!
Well, I think it is a similar phenomenon as the one that causes Thing 1 and Thing 2 to meander into our fully stocked kitchen, look through the pantry and fridge, and declare that there is nothing to eat!
I have come to realize that I can never go wrong with chicken recipes for dinner. No one complains and everyone practically licks their plate (and the casserole dish too!).
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Whenever I get that meal planning 'block', or whatever you want to call it, I pull up one or two of my go-to dishes, plop them in the meal planner, and somehow that jump-starts my brain so that I can finish the entire meal plan.
This Chicken Potato Bake is one of my go-to dishes. I have served it more times than I can remember, and every time it is a big hit in the family.
In this recipe, I baked boneless chicken thighs in the oven along with the potatoes. They both cook in the same amount of time, so, it makes them a perfect match. If you don't have chicken thighs, you can also try using chicken breasts in this recipe.
For the potatoes, you can choose between Russet potatoes, red potatoes or white potatoes. I keep the skin on because it adds texture and its also contains a lot of the nutrition.
Potatoes tossed in garlic and olive oil and baked to a golden brown right in the same dish with tender, juicy chicken thighs practically guarantees a successful meal every time. Add a side salad or some steamed veggies like my easy roasted Brussels sprouts and dinner is complete!
The cheese in this recipe brings all the ingredients together and gives the casserole that delicious crusty look. I found that using freshly shredded mozzarella works best. However, if you don't have fresh mozzarella, using store-bought mozzarella will taste good too.
It only takes this chicken potato bake about 25 minutes to finish cooking. I serve it right after I remove it from the oven and I can still hear the sizzling! When I remove it from the oven, it fills the whole house with a delicious baked chicken and potato aroma.
This aroma is so heavenly that I don't even have to call everyone to the dinner table. The aroma brings everyone running to the dinner table!
What's your favorite chicken thighs recipe?
If you like easy chicken recipes, check out my other family favorites like:
Crock Pot Chicken Thighs in Beer Sauce
Baked Chicken Fried Steak
Danielle's Super Easy Chicken Pot Pie
Cheesy Chicken and Rice
Chicken Potato Bake
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Chicken Potato Bake
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- 4 potatoes medium-sized, cut into 3/4" cube (russet, white, and red are all good choices, no need to peel)
- 1 tablespoon minced garlic
- 1.5 tablespoons olive oil
- 1/8 teaspoon salt
- 1/8 teaspoon pepper
- 1.5 pounds boneless skinless chicken breasts or thighs (I like to use thighs)
- 3/4 cup shredded mozzarella cheese
- parsley (optional, freshly chopped)
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 425 degrees F/220 degrees C.
- Place the potato cubes in a large bowl, add the garlic, olive oil, salt, and pepper, and toss to coat.
- Spray a large (9x13) baking dish with non stick spray.
- Spread potato mixture in dish and bake about 15 minutes.
- Remove baking dish from oven and place the chicken pieces in the dish, nestling them down into the potato mixture a bit.
- If desired, brush the top of each chicken piece with a little olive oil and season with salt and pepper.
- Bake 20-25 minutes, until chicken is cooked and potatoes are browned.
- Sprinkle the mozzarella cheese over the top, return to the oven and bake for a few more minutes to melt the cheese.
- When serving, sprinkle chopped parsley on top (if desired).
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Nettie Moore
I get stumped every week!! Hubs is a meat and potato kind of guy and would eat baked chicken every day of his life!! Looks amazing! Nettie
Debi @ Life Currents
What a great recipe. I think it would be perfect for my husband's lunches! That for the recipe.
Manila Spoon
This looks like the kind of meal my family will enjoy - comfort food deliciousness for sure!
Elena
This chicken potato bake looks delicious! The perfect weeknight dinner!
Ashley (QLCC)
I don't like turning on the oven in the summer, but for a tasty one dish dinner I might make an exception--like for this!
Betty Gushard
Making for Sunday Dinner.
Looks delicious!
Kristin
Wonderful! Hope you enjoy it! 🙂
Tara
I love one dish meals like this and this looks really good!!
Dannii @ Hungry Healthy Happy
This sounds so comforting. I love those kinds of dishes where you just throw everything in.
Joanne T Ferguson
I love chicken bakes Kristin as they so remind me of childhood yum! I could so go for trying some of this now #ibabloggers
Janette@culinaryginger
What stumps me every week when meal planning is, I like to make new dishes so I make it hard for myself. This is a comforting dish and I need to try it, looks delicious.
Shelby
This looks so delicious and I am right there with you and for the most part I'm only feeding two people! lol
Katerina
It happens to me all the time! I don't know what to make and I sit down and juice my mind! I love this bake it has everything and looks so yummy!
Sandra
It's always so nice and not as stressful when I do take the time to plan ahead of time! This is one of those meals that my husband (and I) will devour! We might have leftovers too 🙂
Sheena @ Hot Eats and Cool Reads
This is totally a meat and potatoes meal I'd love! Looks so flavorful and delicious!
Christie
I get stuck with meal planning too. Sometimes it is from an overload of recipes. I love the ease of this recipe, perfect for a school night. We start in 2 weeks!
Theresa @DearCreatives
Looks so good. Pinned & shared. Hope to try this recipe. Thanks for joining the party!
Surabhi hari
Ii made it... its yummmm!! i added drops of soy sauce too..