Healthy Chicken Potato Bake

Healthy chicken potato bake. Creamy tasting chicken and vegetables covered in crispy potatoes. Perfect as a family meal or for entertaining.

This healthy chicken potato bake is a simple chicken and potato gratin recipe which is a great meal for family or entertaining friends.

It's a delicious, healthy dish to make and any leftovers can be frozen for future meals too.

The recipe is largely based on my popular salmon and spinach potato bake, but this time, I'm using chicken thighs instead of the salmon and peas as the vegetable.

You'll find this chicken potato recipe perfect for cooler days. It's satisfying, filling, and a complete meal in one dish.

Unlike other such recipes you might find on the internet, here I'm not using any cream in this dish, so it's a chicken potato bake with no cream.

It's healthier but still incredibly satisfying and it still has the taste of a creamy chicken potato bake!

Instead of cream, I've made my light but creamy sauce using skimmed milk and the juices of the cooking chicken thighs.

Using chicken thighs gives the dish it's rich flavour as well as being lovely and tender to eat.

The combination of these ingredients as well as the onion and garlic ensure this simple potato bake is still both healthy and delicious.

If you lightly spray the sliced potatoes with low fat cooking spray prior to cooking, it gives this chicken potato bake a perfect crispy browned topping.

This healthy chicken potato bake is easy to make, great for meal prepping and a fantastic option for busy weeknights!

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• Why You Should Make This Healthy Chicken Potato Bake
• Ingredients
• Step By Step Instructions
• Equipment
• FAQ's
• Other Popular Baked Chicken Recipes To Try
• 📋 Healthy Chicken Potato Bake Recipe
• Nutrition Label
• Rate The Recipe

Why You Should Make This Healthy Chicken Potato Bake

• Nutritious: Packed with protein from chicken thighs, fibre from the potatoes, and plenty of vitamins from the peas, this dish is a wholesome meal.
• No cream is used: Unlike traditional gratins, this version doesn't use any cream but still has a satisfying creamy texture.
• Easy to make: A meal in one dish that's simple to prepare.
• Healthier than traditional chicken potato bake recipes: Hearty and filling, but with less calories than those made with cream.
• Great for entertaining or families: A great recipe for entertaining that will impress your guests or just for family meals.

Ingredients

• Cornflour - used to thicken the sauce. Ordinary flour is OK but may produce lumps.
• Freshly Ground Salt and Black Pepper
• Boneless Skinless Chicken Thigh Fillets
• Waxy Potatoes
• Olive Oil - cooking olive oil is fine. No need for extra-virgin olive oil.
• Onion
• Garlic Cloves - use only fresh.
• Skimmed Milk - whole milk is fine but then this won't be a healthy recipe and you probably won't need to use the cornflour to thicken the sauce.
• Frozen Peas
• Low Calorie Cooking Oil Spray

See recipe card for quantities.

Step By Step Instructions

Detailed instructions are in the recipe card below. But here is a quick step by step guide of how to make this healthy chicken potato bake:

Steps 1 & 2

• Pre-heat oven to 180c Fan.
• Season the cornflour in a bowl.

Step 3

• Dip each piece of chicken into the seasoned flour and set aside.

Step 4

• Cook the potato slices. then drain them in a colander or sieve.

Step 5

• Gently heat the olive oil in a large frying pan. Sauté the onion until soft.

Step 6

• Add the garlic and seasoned chicken to the pan. Cook until chicken browned slightly.

Step 7

• Add the skimmed milk. Continue cooking until it thickens. Season to taste.

Step 8

• Pour the contents of the pan into a casserole dish. Stir in the frozen peas and distribute evenly.

Step 9

• Top the chicken mixture with the potato slices. Spray the top of the potatoes evenly using the cooking oil spray.

Step 10

• Bake in the centre of an oven until the potatoes are brown and crispy. Turn on the grill at the end of cooking to make your potatoes extra crispy.

Equipment

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FAQ's

How Many Calories Are Chicken Potato Bake?

There are 258 calories in this healthier recipe.

Can I Use Chicken Breasts Instead Of Chicken Thighs?

You can use chopped chicken breasts instead of chicken thighs. However you may need to add some chicken stock to the sauce because chicken thighs are more succulent and their juices help to make the sauce. Plus chicken breasts might be drier and less juicy.

Can I Use Leftover Cooked Chicken?

Certainly. Any kind of leftover cooked chicken could be added in at step 6. (above). You wouldn't need to brown the chicken.

What Kind Of Potatoes Can I Use?

You want to use a waxy potato that doesn't fall apart on cooking. So definitely not a floury type of potato. I use Jersey Royal but you could also use Maris Peer or Charlotte.

What Other Vegetables Can I Use Instead of Peas?

This is a versatile recipe so you can easily swap vegetables to suit your preferences. For example you could use carrots, sweetcorn or green beans instead.

What To Serve With This Creamy Healthy Chicken Potato Bake?

For a great comfort food experience, serve this healthy chicken potato bake with a crisp side salad or some steamed greens like steamed broccoli.

How To Store?

This potato chicken bake will store for 1-2 days in the fridge.

Can I Freeze?

Yes, you can freeze this bake. Allow it to cool completely first before portioning up into individual containers.

How To Reheat?

Allow to thaw overnight in the fridge. Reheat in an oven proof baking dish covered with tin foil.

Other Popular Baked Chicken Recipes To Try

Nutrition Label

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