Baked chicken with potatoes is a tasty and flavorful main course. A classic main course I remember from my Sunday lunches as a child is Baked Chicken with Potatoes. It cooks all together and is always enjoyed by everyone at the table. For the chicken, you can choose the cuts you prefer, only chicken drumsticks, thigh pieces, or both as I chose. A main and a side dish together, perfect to prepare in advance. A typical dish of Italian cuisine, great for any occasion, for everyday lunch or a festive day. I also recommend not missing the recipe for Chicken Cacciatore. Let’s head to the kitchen and prepare the Baked Chicken and Potatoes together
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- Difficulty: Easy
- Cost: Economical
- Preparation time: 15 Minutes
- Portions: 4People
- Cooking methods: Oven
- Cuisine: Italian
- Energy 322.64 (Kcal)
- Carbohydrates 13.54 (g) of which sugars 0.62 (g)
- Proteins 19.57 (g)
- Fat 21.01 (g) of which saturated 5.87 (g)of which unsaturated 10.52 (g)
- Fibers 1.65 (g)
- Sodium 215.69 (mg)
Indicative values for a portion of 200 g processed in an automated way starting from the nutritional information available on the CREA* and FoodData Central** databases. It is not food and / or nutritional advice.
* CREATES Food and Nutrition Research Center: https://www.crea.gov.it/alimenti-e-nutrizione https://www.alimentinutrizione.it ** U.S. Department of Agriculture, Agricultural Research Service. FoodData Central, 2019. https://fdc.nal.usda.gov
Ingredients for Baked Chicken
- 1.32 lbs chicken drumsticks
- 1.10 lbs potatoes
- 1/3 cup grated Parmesan cheese
- 2 tbsp extra virgin olive oil
- 1 sprig rosemary
- 2 cloves garlic
- to taste salt
- 1 pinch pepper
How to prepare Baked Chicken and Potatoes
Peel the potatoes. Wash them and cut them into cubes of about the same size for even cooking. For the chicken, I used drumsticks and thigh pieces, but you can choose the pieces you prefer.
Pour 2 tablespoons of olive oil on the bottom of a baking dish or pan. Arrange the chicken pieces inside. Add the potatoes, distributing them among the chicken pieces. Add the whole garlic cloves, or if you prefer, you can chop them.
Salt, add a pinch of pepper, and sprinkle with grated Parmesan cheese. Drizzle with oil on top and lastly pour half a glass of water sideways into the baking dish.
Cover the dish with a sheet of aluminum foil and bake for 30 minutes in a preheated static oven at 392°F, placing the dish on the lower part of the oven. Remove the foil and continue cooking the Baked Chicken with Potatoes for another 30 minutes. This way, the chicken will cook well inside, staying tender and crispy outside.
See you tomorrow with a new recipe, hugs, Loredana
Loredana’s Tips
If there is leftover chicken, store it in a container in the fridge. You will just need to reheat it for a few minutes in the hot oven or microwave
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