Kitchen notes · a little help before you start
Honey Garlic Chicken and Potato Bake
Golden-edged potatoes and peppers tucked under honey-garlic chicken make a generous dish to share. The savory sauce has just a little sweetness, with plenty to coat the vegetables underneath. Let it settle briefly after baking, then scoop up chicken and vegetables together for dinner.
- Prep
- 20 min
- Cook
- 60 min
- Total
- 110 min
- Original yield
- Serves 6
- Ingredients
- 13 listed
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Recipe categories & planning details
- Meal type
- Dinner
- Primary protein
- Chicken
- Cuisine
- American
- Cooking method
- Baking · Baked & roasted
- Preparation & total time
- Prep: 16–30 minutes · Total: over 60 minutes
A few quick notes
1. Reserve half the sauce
Use only half the mixed sauce to marinate the chicken. Keep the other half aside for the assembled baking dish.
2. Match the potato pieces
Cut the potatoes to roughly the same size so they can finish cooking together in the full baking dish.
3. Seal the first bake
Cover tightly with foil for the first forty minutes. The trapped steam helps tenderize the potatoes before the uncovered finish.
Get to know the ingredients
Boneless breasts
Coat the breasts with sauce before marinating. The directions allow thirty minutes or an overnight rest in the refrigerator.
Onion rings
Slice the onions into rings and mix them with potato chunks and sliced peppers before laying the chicken over them.
Divided oil
The larger oil portion belongs in the honey sauce. Keep the smaller portion for tossing the vegetables with their seasonings.
Let’s make it
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Original recipe: Serves 6. Original quantities shown.
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How to make it
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The last little job
A brief rest
After the chicken cooks through and the potatoes turn tender, rest the dish five minutes before serving the warm portions.
A little more help as you go
Spread vegetables evenly
Use the nine-by-thirteen-inch dish to spread the seasoned vegetables in an even layer before arranging the chicken over them.
Optional extra browning
For extra color, use the broiler for the last two to three minutes after the uncovered baking stage.
A few questions you might have
Can I use boneless chicken thighs?
You can use boneless, skinless thighs with the same timing. Bone-in thighs need about ten minutes longer after uncovering.
Can I prepare the vegetables the night before?
You can chop them ahead and refrigerate in water overnight. Drain well before assembling the dish.
Could I include carrots?
You can use carrots at the start with the potatoes, so they cook during the covered and uncovered stages.
When could zucchini go in?
Add zucchini when the foil comes off, before the uncovered part of baking.
How should the finished dish look?
The chicken should be cooked through, the potatoes tender and the edges golden after the uncovered baking stage.
Any more cooking tips?
Cut the potatoes to roughly the same size so they finish cooking at the same time. The foil is not optional for the first 40 minutes. It traps the steam that gets the potatoes tender in a full dish. Keep half the sauce back for pouring/brushing over at the end. It’s easy to pour it all onto the chicken by accident. Boneless skinless chicken thighs work with the same timing. Bone in thighs need about 10 minutes longer once the foil is off. Use a 9×13 inch dish so everything sits in a single layer. A smaller dish means a deeper layer and uneven cooking. Marinate up to 24 hours ahead. Vegetables can be chopped the night before and kept in water in the fridge, then drained well. Carrots go in at the start with the potatoes. Zucchini goes in when the foil comes off.
Storage & reheating safety
For cooked, perishable leftovers, refrigerate within 2 hours (1 hour above 90°F), using shallow containers for prompt cooling. Keep the refrigerator at 40°F or below, use refrigerated leftovers within 3–4 days, and reheat hot leftovers to 165°F, checked with a food thermometer. Follow any shorter package limit.
These are general safety limits, not a tested storage or freezing recommendation for this particular dish. USDA leftovers guidance · Safe cooking temperatures
Recipe source: jocooks.com. Ingredient names and quantities may be adapted for the pantry.
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