Here’s a simple, comforting chicken and potato bake recipe — perfect for an easy weeknight dinner.
🥔🍗 Creamy Chicken & Potato Bake
🛒 Ingredients (Serves 4–6)
- 4 chicken breasts or thighs (boneless or bone-in)
- 800g–1kg potatoes, thinly sliced
- 1 onion, sliced
- 2 cloves garlic, minced
- 1 cup (250ml) cream
- ½ cup chicken stock
- 1 cup grated cheese (cheddar, mozzarella, or a mix)
- 1 tsp dried thyme or rosemary
- 1 tsp paprika
- Salt & pepper to taste
- 2 tbsp olive oil
- Optional: spinach, mushrooms, or bacon pieces
👩🍳 Instructions
- Preheat oven to 180°C (350°F).
- Prepare potatoes
Slice thinly (about 3–4mm). Toss with a little olive oil, salt, and pepper. - Layer the bake
- Grease a baking dish.
- Layer half the potatoes on the bottom.
- Add onion and garlic.
- Place chicken on top. Season with paprika, herbs, salt, and pepper.
- Add remaining potatoes around/over the chicken.
- Make it creamy
Mix cream and chicken stock together. Pour evenly over the dish. - Cover & bake
Cover with foil and bake for 40 minutes. - Add cheese
Remove foil, sprinkle cheese on top, and bake uncovered for another 20–25 minutes until golden and potatoes are tender. - Rest & serve
Let it sit for 5–10 minutes before serving.
🔥 Optional Crispy Upgrade
For extra crispiness, grill (broil) the top for 3–5 minutes at the end.
If you’d like, I can also give you:
- A quick 5-ingredient version
- A healthy/light version
- Or a dump-and-bake no-pre-cook version 😊
