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Oven Baked Chicken and Potatoes
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5 from 13 votes

Oven Baked Chicken and Potatoes

This oven-baked chicken and potatoes is an easy and delicious meal to add to your weeknight calendar. Crispy skinned chicken and buttery potatoes. What's not to love? There are no fancy ingredients; 15 minutes to prep and ready in about an hour.
Course dinner, Main Dish
Cuisine American
Keyword Oven Baked Chicken and Potatoes
Prep Time 15 minutes
Cook Time 1 hour
Servings 6 servings
Author Gina Abernathy

Ingredients

  • 6-8 chicken thighs
  • 4-5 medium potatoes thickly diced
  • 1 cup spinach optional
  • 1 can cream of mushroom soup
  • 1/2 cup milk
  • lemon pepper and garlic powder to taste
  • oil
  • 4 tablespoons butter sliced into thin slices

Instructions

  • Preheat oven to 400 degrees.
  • Line a 13 x 9 baking dish with foil. Set aside.
  • Wash and dry the chicken thighs.
  • Add oil to a skillet to cover the bottom. Heat oil and add chicken skin side down. Sprinkle seasonings on the top of the chicken. Cook and brown for about 4-5 minutes and then flip. Season the top of the chicken and let the other side brown for 4-5 minutes. You are not cooking the chicken until done. You are just browning the outside.
  • While the chicken is browning, wash potatoes and dice into 2" pieces and place in the bottom of the prepared baking dish. Add spinach. Drizzle with vegetable oil. Toss to coat. Set aside.
  • In a small bowl, mix soup and milk. Stir until combined. Set aside.
  • Remove chicken from skillet and add to the top of potatoes in baking dish.
  • Pour the soup mixture over the top of the chicken and potatoes. Place butter slices on and around the chicken. This will melt and cook with the potatoes.
  • Cover with foil—Bake for one hour at 400 degrees.

Notes

Oil: The oil will vary depending on the size of your skillet. You need enough to cover the bottom of the skillet for browning the chicken.
Depending on the vegetables you use for this dish (extra potatoes, added carrots, etc.) you will need a tablespoon or two to drizzle over the top of your vegetables. Just add enough to make sure they are evenly coated.