Are you staring at chicken breasts and potatoes in your kitchen, wondering what delicious meal you can whip up? You’re in luck! These two ingredients are truly a match made in culinary heaven – versatile, filling, and perfect for creating everything from quick weeknight dinners to impressive weekend feasts.
I’ve gathered 25 amazing recipes that transform these simple ingredients into extraordinary meals. Whether you’re craving something creamy, spicy, or comforting, there’s a chicken and potato dish here that’ll make your taste buds dance!
Why Chicken Breast and Potatoes Work So Well Together
Before diving into recipes let’s chat about why this combo is so darn good. Chicken breast is lean, protein-rich and takes on flavors beautifully. Potatoes add that hearty, comforting starch that makes meals satisfying. Together, they create balanced, filling dishes that please almost everyone at the table.
Plus both ingredients are
- Budget-friendly
- Available year-round
- Easy to cook with
- Incredibly versatile
Now, let’s explore some amazing ways to transform these simple ingredients into delicious meals!
Quick Skillet Recipes (Ready in 30 Minutes or Less)
1. Garlic Butter Chicken and Potatoes Skillet
This is hands-down one of the easiest and tastiest weeknight dinners you can make. The magic happens in just one skillet where chicken breasts and potatoes come together with a luscious garlic butter sauce.
Cooking time: 20 minutes
The secret is to cube your chicken breasts and use small potatoes cut into quarters so everything cooks evenly. When that garlic butter sauce hits both the chicken and potatoes… oh my goodness! It’s comfort food at its finest.
2. Garlic Butter Chicken Thighs and Baby Potatoes Skillet
If you don’t mind switching to thighs occasionally (they’re often juicier!), this variation with baby potatoes creates a simple, gluten-free weeknight dinner the whole family will enjoy.
Cooking time: 20 minutes
3. One Pan Chicken and Potatoes with Garlic Parmesan Spinach Cream Sauce
This recipe elevates the basic chicken and potatoes into something restaurant-worthy. The garlic Parmesan spinach cream sauce is truly what dreams are made of! An entire meal in a single skillet.
Cooking time: 25 minutes
I made this last Tuesday when my friend came over unexpectedly, and she asked for the recipe before even finishing her plate!
Oven-Baked Chicken and Potato Recipes
4. Baked Garlic Chicken and Potatoes
Sometimes simplicity rules. This baked chicken and potato recipe is incredibly delicious, juicy, tender, and practically fool-proof.
Cooking time: 40 minutes
The chicken and potatoes roast together, allowing the flavors to mingle. The garlic infuses everything with its aromatic goodness, and the result is a dish that looks and tastes like you spent hours in the kitchen.
5. Sheet Pan Chicken and Potatoes
Sheet pan meals are lifesavers on busy nights! This one-pan wonder delivers moist, tender chicken alongside perfectly roasted potatoes.
Cooking time: 75 minutes
The beauty of sheet pan cooking is how the chicken juices season the potatoes as everything roasts, creating natural flavor without extra work.
6. One-Pan Roasted Cajun Chicken with Potatoes
If you’re in the mood for something with a kick, this Cajun-spiced chicken and potato dish delivers big flavor with minimal effort.
Cooking time: 50 minutes
The Cajun seasoning creates a beautiful crust on the chicken while infusing the potatoes with a spicy, savory flavor that’ll make your kitchen smell amazing.
Creamy Chicken and Potato Dishes
7. Creamy Garlic Parmesan Chicken and Potatoes
This dish is pure indulgence! Crispy chicken breast and starchy potatoes come together in a rich, creamy garlic Parmesan sauce that will have you licking your plate.
The sauce is what makes this dish special – it’s velvety, garlicky, and loaded with Parmesan cheese. Perfect for when you want to treat yourself to something a little decadent.
8. Cheesy Chicken and Potato Bake
This casserole combines gooey cheese, tender chicken breast, crispy bacon, and creamy potatoes. It’s basically comfort food paradise in one dish!
Think of it as a cheesy scalloped potato casserole with chicken and bacon added for extra deliciousness. Don’t expect to have leftovers – this one disappears fast!
9. Loaded Chicken and Potato Casserole
This hearty casserole packs in seasoned chicken breast, potatoes, cheese, bacon, and green onions for a complete meal in one dish.
It’s like having all your favorite loaded baked potato toppings combined with juicy chicken in a single, satisfying casserole. Great for family dinners!
International Flavors
10. Easy Creamy Chicken Potato Curry
This delicious curry is made with coconut milk, tomatoes, and simple spices. It takes just 40 minutes to make but tastes like it simmered all day.
Cooking time: 40 minutes
Serve it with rice, naan bread, or homemade flatbread for a complete meal that’ll transport your taste buds straight to South Asia.
11. Peruvian Chicken Bowl with Potatoes
For something unique, try this Peruvian-inspired chicken bowl! It’s packed with flavor and interesting textures.
The green sauce (either Xilli pipián Verde or Aji Verde) really makes this dish special. While it takes a bit more effort than some recipes, the results are totally worth it.
12. Easy Chinese Chicken Potato Stew
This savory stew combines tender chicken breast, hearty potatoes, and carrots in a flavorful sauce with Chinese-inspired seasonings.
Perfect with steamed rice, this stew offers a comforting meal with an international twist that’ll quickly become a family favorite.
Honey and Mustard Variations
13. Honey Mustard Chicken and Potatoes
This oven-baked dish features succulent chicken in what might be the best honey mustard sauce ever created.
The chicken juices meld into the honey mustard sauce while baking, creating an incredible flavor that coats both the chicken and potatoes perfectly.
14. One-Pan Maple Mustard Chicken and Potatoes
With just 5 ingredients and one pan, this maple-mustard variation delivers big flavor with minimal effort or cleanup.
The combination of maple and mustard creates a sweet-tangy glaze that caramelizes beautifully on both the chicken and potatoes.
Slow Cooker and Crockpot Options
15. Slow Cooker Creamy Chicken Potato Soup
This slow cooker soup is loaded with flavor and requires almost no effort – perfect for busy days!
Cooking time: 240 minutes (mostly hands-off)
The slow cooking process allows the flavors to develop and meld together, resulting in a rich, satisfying soup that’s perfect for cold evenings.
16. Slow Cooker Chicken Potato Soup
Another fantastic slow cooker option, this hearty soup is perfect for weeknights or lazy winter weekends.
Cooking time: 240 minutes (mostly hands-off)
17. Crockpot Chicken and Potatoes
This hassle-free recipe is perfect for hectic weeknights. Just toss everything in the Crockpot and let it do the work while you handle other tasks.
The chicken becomes fall-apart tender, and the potatoes soak up all the wonderful flavors from the seasoning and chicken juices.
18. Crockpot Chicken Thighs and Potatoes
While this uses thighs instead of breast, you can easily substitute. This dish creates a rich gravy-like sauce that’s absolutely delicious.
Simply sauté some onions and garlic first, then throw everything in the Crockpot and let the magic happen!
Creative Variations
19. BBQ Chicken Stuffed Baked Potatoes
This fun twist uses baked potatoes as the base for BBQ chicken topping. You can use store-bought BBQ sauce and rotisserie chicken for super quick preparation.
Pile the saucy chicken onto perfectly baked potatoes and top with cheese, green onions, and sour cream for a satisfying meal that feels special.
20. Caprese Chicken and Potatoes
This Mediterranean-inspired casserole combines chicken breast and potatoes with Italian herbs, balsamic vinegar, melty mozzarella, and fresh basil.
It’s healthy, flavorful, and bakes up in one dish for easy cleanup. The combination of flavors is bright and satisfying.
21. Sheet Pan Greek Garlic Butter Chicken and Potatoes
This recipe features fresh Mediterranean flavors like oregano, lemon, garlic, and feta cheese. The one-pan cooking method allows all the flavors to mingle beautifully.
The lemon and oregano give this dish a distinctively Greek character that’s both refreshing and comforting at the same time.
Special Occasion Dishes
22. Lemon Herb Mediterranean Chicken and Potatoes
This impressive dish features juicy chicken breast, crispy potatoes, charred peppers, zucchini, and onion, all infused with garlic, lemon, and herbs.
Despite looking fancy, it’s cooked in a single pan, minimizing cleanup. Perfect for when you want to impress dinner guests without spending hours in the kitchen.
23. Balsamic Jalapeno Roasted Chicken and Potatoes
The combination of balsamic vinegar and jalapenos adds unexpected but delightful flavors to this chicken and potato dish.
The jalapenos become crispy during roasting, adding both texture and a hint of heat, while the balsamic vinegar sauce gives everything a rich, tangy flavor.
Pasta Crossovers
24. Creamy Chicken and Potato Pasta
This unique pasta dish combines tender chicken breast, crispy potatoes, and mushrooms in a rich, creamy sauce with bowtie pasta.
The starchy potatoes add an unexpected but delightful texture to the pasta dish. Top it with grated Parmesan cheese for the perfect finish!
25. Creamy Spinach Chicken Gnocchi
While not technically using regular potatoes, gnocchi are potato dumplings that pair beautifully with chicken and a creamy sauce.
Cooking time: 25 minutes
This has to be the ultimate comfort food! The creamy spinach sauce envelops the chicken and pillowy gnocchi for a restaurant-quality meal made at home.
Simple Tonight’s Dinner Recipe
If you’re really pressed for time, here’s an ultra-simple recipe:
Quick Cubed Chicken and Potato Dinner
Ingredients:
- 2-3 chicken breasts, cubed
- 3-5 small to medium potatoes, diced
- Your favorite seasonings
- Olive oil
Directions:
- Season the chicken cubes with salt, pepper, and your favorite spices
- Toss the potatoes with olive oil and seasonings
- Roast everything on a sheet pan at 425°F for about 20-25 minutes
- Add a veggie on the side, and dinner is served!
Tips for Perfect Chicken Breast and Potato Dishes
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Don’t overcook the chicken – Breast meat can dry out quickly. Use a meat thermometer and remove it from heat at 165°F.
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Cut potatoes to the right size – Make sure your potato pieces match your cooking method. Smaller pieces for quick skillet meals, larger chunks for longer roasting times.
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Season generously – Both chicken breast and potatoes benefit from proper seasoning. Don’t be shy with herbs, spices, and salt.
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Let one-pan meals work their magic – When you cook chicken and potatoes together, the chicken juices flavor the potatoes naturally. Take advantage of this by arranging them thoughtfully in the pan.
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Rest your chicken – Let chicken breast rest for 5-10 minutes after cooking for juicier results.
Wrapping Up
With these 25 delicious recipes, you’ll never wonder what to make with chicken breast and potatoes again! From quick weeknight skillets to impressive weekend meals, these versatile ingredients can create countless delicious combinations.
What I love most about these recipes is how they transform everyday ingredients into extraordinary meals. Just keep chicken breasts and potatoes on hand, and you’ll always be ready to make something delicious!
Which recipe will you try first? I’m thinking that Garlic Butter Chicken and Potatoes Skillet is calling my name tonight!
One Pan Chicken and Potatoes Recipe
- ▢ 8 chicken thighs and drumsticks about 2 ½ pounds
- ▢ 1 ½ pounds baby potatoes halved
- ▢ ¼ cup olive oil
- ▢ ¼ cup lemon juice
- ▢ 6 garlic cloves pressed
- ▢ 1 teaspoon 7 spice
- ▢ 1 teaspoon paprika
- ▢ 2 teaspoons salt
- ▢ 1 teaspoon black pepper
- Preheat oven to 400°F. Dry the chicken and potatoes well with a paper towel and place on a 9 x 13 oven-safe rimmed baking dish.
- In a small bowl, whisk together the olive oil, lemon juice, garlic, 7 Spice, paprika, salt and pepper. Drizzle over the chicken in the pan. Add the potatoes and use your hands to evenly coat the chicken and potatoes with the sauce.
- Bake uncovered for 55-65 minutes until the potatoes are fork tender and the chicken is cooked through. Broil for 3-5 more minutes if needed for a golden brown color.
- Allow the chicken to rest for 5 minutes before serving. Garnish with fresh parsley.
Nutrition information provided is an estimate. It will vary based on cooking method and specific ingredients used.
- Pat your potatoes and chicken dry before adding them to the pan. Removing excess moisture will help everything crisp up, rather than steam, when it roasts!
- Use skin-on chicken thighs. The skin will not only crisp up, but it will also protect the meat from drying out. My kids are huge fans!
- Use your hands to coat the chicken and potatoes in the sauce. If you don’t mind getting messy (I don’t), using your hands will help ensure that your meat and potatoes are well coated and covered with flavor.
- Let your chicken rest for at least 5 minutes before serving. Resting meats before serving allows the juices to redistribute, making each bite more tender, flavorful and juicy.
- Add a veggie side. Classic veggie dishes are great with simple, hearty chicken and potatoes. My favorites are green bean almond, cauliflower gratin, and roast carrots.
- Pair with salad. For a lighter side dish, a green salad adds color and freshness! Try my chopped green goddess or a tried and true Caesar salad.
This dish is best served as soon as it’s ready imo, but leftovers will keep well in the fridge for up to 5 days. When you’re ready to eat, you can enjoy your chicken cold, or re-heat it in the oven at 350°F for 20 minutes or so until warmed through.
The chicken will freeze quite well, but I definitely wouldn’t recommend freezing your potatoes. They’ll get mealy when thawed! Just let the meat cool, place it in an airtight container, and it’ll keep in the freezer for up to 3 months. Thaw it in the fridge overnight and reheat in the oven when you’re ready to eat.
I don’t usually marinate my chicken before cooking it, but you absolutely can if you prefer! Coat your chicken and potatoes in the sauce, then cover it with plastic wrap and place in the fridge. Just don’t let it sit for too long! After a couple of hours, the acid in the sauce may start to break down the meat.
Baked Chicken and Potatoes Ingredients
- Chicken: I’m using a mixture of bone-in chicken thighs and drumsticks! If you’d rather go with chicken breast, the oven time should be reduced and you may need to cut your potatoes smaller to cook quicker.
- Potatoes: You can use any type of potatoes with this dish, but I love throwing in baby potatoes and cutting them in half to cook evenly.
- Sauce: I make this sauce with olive oil, lemon juice, 7 Spice, paprika, salt, and pepper. You can switch things up with the seasoning like lemon pepper, Italian seasoning, Cajun seasoning, or even a BBQ spice blend.
This Potato Chicken Casserole Will Blow Your Mind!
FAQ
What food to make with chicken and potatoes?
- Creamy tarragon chicken & potato bake. …
- Chicken & crispy capers with new potatoes. …
- Truffle chicken & potato gratin. …
- Chicken piccata with garlicky greens & new potatoes. …
- Roast chicken with dill & potatoes. …
- One-pot chicken with chorizo & new potatoes. …
- Spanish chicken with chorizo, potatoes & chickpeas.
Can you cook raw chicken and potatoes at the same time?
Yes, you can cook raw chicken and potatoes together in various ways, such as baking, roasting, or in a crockpot, provided the chicken is cut into evenly sized pieces and reaches a safe internal temperature of 165°F (74°C). To ensure the potatoes cook through and have a good texture, you can cut them into similarly sized pieces, season them well, and roast them alongside the chicken. For crispier potatoes, you can place them on a rack or flip them halfway through cooking, according to Cucina by Elena.
What dishes can be made from chicken breast?
- 01 of 30. Baked Caesar Chicken. …
- 02 of 30. Buffalo Chicken Sliders. …
- 03 of 30. Chicken Florentine. …
- 04 of 30. Grilled Lemon Pepper Chicken. …
- 05 of 30. Birria de Pollo (Chicken Birria) …
- 06 of 30. Sheet Pan Quesadillas. …
- 07 of 30. Grilled Chicken Salad with Seasonal Fruit. …
- 08 of 30.
Can I eat potatoes and chicken together?
Potatoes tossed in garlic and olive oil and baked to a golden brown right in the same dish with tender, juicy chicken thighs guarantees a successful meal every time.