One-Pan Portuguese Chicken and Potatoes

Recipe video above. Here is an extra fabulous one-pan baked dinner for you to try! Juicy chicken slathered in a Nando's copycat Peri Peri seasoning, baked on a bed of lemon garlic potatoes that soak up all those tasty chicken drippings. There's plenty of delicious broth too, perfect for mopping up with bread - or just drinking like I do!Feel free to swap some potato for carrot, add cherry tomatoes towards the end, or scatter the finished dish with a handful of rocket (arugula).PS I know 1 hr 5 min bake time sounds long, but it really does take that long for the potatoes.

⏱️ Total: 80 mins 🔪 Prep: 15 mins 👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Yield: 5 servings 🏷️ Main course
One-Pan Portuguese Chicken and Potatoes

Ingredients

  • 5 chicken thighs (, bone-in, skin-on - about 1.2kg/2.4lb total weight (Note 1))
  • 3 1/2 tsp paprika (, sweet/regular or smoked)
  • 1 1/2 tsp garlic powder
  • 1 1/2 tsp dried oregano
  • 1/2 tsp coriander
  • 1/4 tsp cayenne pepper (, optional (for faint spiciness))
  • 1 tbsp brown sugar ((tightly packed))
  • 3/4 tsp cooking salt / kosher salt ((halve for table salt, +50% for flakes))
  • 1 1/2 tbsp extra virgin olive oil
  • 1 1/2 tbsp lemon juice (, or white or red wine vinegar or apple cider vinegar)
  • 700g / 1.4lb medium waxy potatoes ("washed potatoes", red potatoes, US: Yukon)
  • 1 large red onion (, cut into wedges)
  • 1 large red capsicum / bell pepper (, deseeded, cut into large 3.5cm / 1.5" squares)
  • 6 garlic cloves (, crushed using a garlic press)
  • 2 tsp dried oregano
  • 1 tsp cooking salt / kosher salt ((halve for table salt, +50% for flakes))
  • 1/4 tsp black pepper
  • 2 1/2 tbsp extra virgin olive oil
  • 3 tbsp lemon juice

Instructions

  1. Toss Potato Vegetable Bake ingredients in a roasting pan. Bake 25 minutes at 200°C/390°F (180°C). Coat chicken in seasoning, place on potatoes. Bake 40 min. Serve!
  2. Preheat oven to 200°C/390°F (180°C fan-forced).
  3. Vegetable bake head start- Put all the Potato Vegetable Bake ingredients in a large pan. Toss well to coat, separating the potato slices. Bake for 25 minutes while you prepare the chicken.
  4. Portuguese Chicken - Mix the Portuguese Seasoning ingredients in a bowl. Add the chicken and turn to coat.
  5. Bake 2 - Place the chicken on top of the potatoes, tucking the excess skin under to form bundles. Bake for 40 minutes or until the chicken is golden and cooked through.
  6. Serve the chicken and vegetables with the tasty lemony garlic broth. Bread for mopping is encouraged!