Better than mashed potatoes: how to cook delicious potatoes with chicken and cheese in the oven

To avoid cooking a side dish of potatoes and meat separately, combine everything in one dish. Chicken fillet is perfect for this. If you fry it properly, it will turn out to be very juicy and will perfectly match the potatoes.

The idea of cooking baked potatoes with chicken fillet for a hearty lunch is published on the Instagram page of food blogger Yana with the nickname ya.na.cooking. The taste of the dish will pleasantly surprise you.

Ingredients:

• medium potatoes – 12 pcs.
• fillet – 2 pcs.
• onion – 1 pc.
• sweet pepper – 1-2 pcs.
• cream – 20%
• tomato paste – 1.5 tbsp.
• cheese – 250 g
• garlic
• oregano – 2 tsp.
• paprika – 2/3 tsp.
• salt, pepper
• olive oil

Method of preparation:

1. Cut the potatoes into small cubes, and dry well.

2. Pour in olive oil, add oregano, salt, and pepper.

3. Mix well and place on parchment.

4. Bake at 180 degrees until the potatoes are tender (about 35 minutes).

5. Dice the fillet, onion and bell pepper.

6. Fry the onion for a few minutes, add the fillet and pepper.

7. Mix well and add paprika, dry garlic, salt, and ground pepper in a few minutes. Do not fry the fillet for a long time to keep it juicy.

8. Add tomato paste and cream, mix well, and simmer for 5 minutes.

9. Grate the cheese on a coarse grater.

10. Put the chicken and vegetables on the cooked potatoes and sprinkle with cheese. Bake for 5 minutes at 170 degrees.