Sheet-Pan Chicken & Potatoes
Chicken and potatoes roasted on one tray until everything is golden and the pan juices become the sauce.
Ingredients
- 700 g Chicken
- 4 Potatoes
- 3 tbsp Extra-virgin olive oil
- 1½ tsp Smoked paprika
- 1½ tsp Salt
- 1 Onion (optional)
- 4 cloves Garlic (optional)
- 1 Lemon (optional)
- ½ tsp Black pepper (optional)
Method
- Heat the oven to 210°C (410°F).
- Cut the potatoes into chunks and the onion into wedges.
- Toss the chicken, potatoes, onion, and whole garlic cloves on the sheet tray with the oil, paprika, salt, and pepper until evenly coated.
- Roast the tray until the chicken is burnished and the potatoes crisp, 35–40 minutes, turning the potatoes once halfway.
- Squeeze the lemon over the whole tray and serve straight from the pan.
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About Sheet-Pan Chicken & Potatoes
Sheet-pan chicken and potatoes is a modern American approach to the roast dinner, collapsing a whole meal onto a single tray for minimal effort and cleanup. Chicken, potato chunks, onion wedges, and whole garlic cloves are tossed with olive oil and smoked paprika, then roasted together until everything turns golden. The genius of the format is that the chicken releases juices as it cooks, and those drippings season the potatoes and onions roasting beneath and around it. It's weeknight cooking that eats like something more considered.
The payoff is contrast: burnished, savory chicken skin, crisp-edged potatoes that have soaked up the pan juices, and sweet softened onion, all tied together by smoky paprika. Turning the potatoes halfway ensures they crisp evenly rather than steaming on one side, and roasting the garlic whole lets it go mellow and jammy to squeeze out over the plate. A squeeze of lemon across the hot tray at the end brightens the richness and pulls the flavors into focus. High in protein and served straight from the pan, it's the kind of self-saucing meal that suits busy nights and feeds four with almost no fuss.
Sheet-Pan Chicken & Potatoes: frequently asked questions
How many calories are in Sheet-Pan Chicken & Potatoes?
A serving has about 607 calories — 36.5g protein, 31.6g carbs, 37.2g fat, 4.5g fiber. Figures are estimated from the ingredient amounts and will shift with your portions and brands.
Is it high in protein?
Each serving has about 36.5g of protein, roughly 24% of its calories.
Is Sheet-Pan Chicken & Potatoes gluten-free?
Based on its ingredients, Sheet-Pan Chicken & Potatoes has no gluten-containing components, so it's naturally gluten-free — as always, check that any packaged ingredients you use are certified gluten-free to be safe.
Do I need every ingredient to make Sheet-Pan Chicken & Potatoes?
The core ingredients are essential, but you can leave out onion, garlic, lemon — they're optional and mainly there for extra flavor or finish.
How many servings does Sheet-Pan Chicken & Potatoes make?
This recipe makes 4 servings. In the app you can scale it up or down and the ingredient amounts adjust automatically.