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Roasted Garlic Chicken with Red Potatoes

March 9, 2012 by Erin, The $5 Dinner Mom 24 Comments

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Roasted Garlic Chicken with Red Potatoes

Our house is now on the market. Which means I’m in “do-all-it-takes-to-keep-it-super-clean” mode. I’m coming up with as many shortcuts and time savers as I can to keep the house clean and picked up throughout the day. We’ve already had 2 showings…another one on the calendar for this weekend. In anticipation of this “someone could be coming to look any time,” I’ve decided that most of our meals will be baked.

No need to dirty the stove-top.

No time to clean up any spills or overflows.

This is the first “house on the market bakes” I’ve made. Thus far. I imagine many more in our future. (For more easy cleanup dinners, visit One Dish Dinners!)

Garlic. Don’t skimp on it when you make this roasted chicken and red potatoes. Be liberal. Very liberal.

(I should note that you could also use fresh garlic…I’d use 8-10 cloves, crushed or minced!)

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Roasted Garlic Chicken with Red Potatoes

Be very generous and liberal with the garlic you add to this meal.
Prep Time10 minutes minutes
Cook Time50 minutes minutes
Servings - 4 servings

Ingredients 

  • 4 small boneless, skinless chicken breasts, about 1 1/4 lb.
  • 6 medium red potatoes, about 2-3 lbs. quartered
  • 1 tsp olive oil drizzled on top
  • 1 tsp balsamic vinegar drizzled on top
  • 3 tsp minced dried garlic
  • Salt and pepper
  • Fresh or frozen veggies side dish

Instructions

  • Preheat oven to 400 F.
  • Place the chicken in the bottom of a 9x13 glass baking dish. Add the quartered red potatoes around and on top of the chicken.
  • Drizzle the olive oil and balsamic vinegar over the top. Sprinkle salt and pepper over top and as well as the garlic. Be liberal with the garlic 🙂
  • Bake in the preheated oven for 45 to 50 minutes, or until the chicken has cooked through and the potatoes are fork tender.
  • Prepare the veggies as directed or your favorite way.
  • Serve Roasted Garlic Chicken with Red Potatoes and veggies.
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Filed Under: Budget Friendly Recipes, Chicken Recipes, Gluten Free Casein Free Soy Free Recipes, Gluten Free Recipes, One Dish Dinners Recipes, Potato Recipes

Comments

  1. Meghan says

    March 9, 2012 at 6:45 pm

    This sounds really yummy!

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  2. Carla Easley says

    March 9, 2012 at 9:35 pm

    Yummy! Really great meal idea at a GREAT price 🙂

    Reply
  3. sassy says

    March 9, 2012 at 9:41 pm

    Sounds fantastic. I don’t understand how 3 chicken breasts equal 4 serving though.

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    • C Blue says

      March 9, 2012 at 10:12 pm

      2 servings must be 1 breast split betwen 2 children.

      Reply
    • tonia says

      January 28, 2015 at 10:28 pm

      A typical chicken breastfeeding is larger than a serving we almost always cut ours in half and will end up with six servings chicken from this meal

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      • tonia says

        January 28, 2015 at 10:29 pm

        Organization that should just say breast! My bad 😂 new tablet

        Reply
  4. Abigail's Mommy says

    March 9, 2012 at 11:42 pm

    You could add carrots to make it a true one pot dish.

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  5. ann b says

    March 10, 2012 at 2:18 pm

    feel kinda dumb asking it but do you cover with tin foil?

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    • Mary says

      March 12, 2012 at 8:32 am

      Don’t cover it. You want to roast the chicken and potatoes and brown them. And don’t feel dumb asking — that’s how we learn. =-)

      Reply
  6. Hanna says

    April 1, 2012 at 5:40 pm

    Can I use red wine vinegar or apple cider vinegar instead?

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  7. Katie says

    May 25, 2012 at 11:52 am

    I love the $5 dinner for my husband and I, but we both come from a very large family. So how can I stay in a reasonable budget when I cook for them, but still make something tasty and different?

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  8. Meghan says

    September 11, 2012 at 3:33 pm

    Approx. how many calories per serving?

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  9. Erin says

    September 28, 2012 at 11:46 pm

    I just tried this recipe for dinner. The potatoes came out hard and the dinner wasn’t very flavorful. Maybe the potatoes need to be baked or boiled a bit before hand? The chicken came out nice and tender, but very bland 🙁

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  10. Nathalie says

    October 25, 2012 at 7:32 pm

    I just made this for dinner & OMG! It was so delicious! Thank you so much for this super easy recipe that tastes amazing.

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  11. kristin says

    February 2, 2013 at 12:38 am

    This recipe is very good! I added a little extra balsamic vinegar as well as garlic. The next time i made it I added mushrooms and shallot with little bit of fresh basil and it was delicious! Awesome recipe!!!!

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  12. Becky says

    February 8, 2013 at 8:42 pm

    made this tonight… added my veggies (squash and onions) into the dish. the potatoes did come out a little under-cooked, next time I will either put them on the bottom or just on top of the chicken with the veggies on top. make sure to add plenty of garlic for flavor. I also really like balsamic so I added a good amount of that too. I will definitely be making this again!

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  13. Martha says

    September 16, 2013 at 1:22 pm

    Is it boneless and skinless chicken?

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  14. Brahbra says

    May 2, 2014 at 5:45 pm

    Where do you find chicken breast for less than $2.50/lb? It’s about $4.59/lb around here…

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    • Aimee says

      May 21, 2014 at 6:47 pm

      In 2012 the chicken was probably cheaper! Making this now….. Hoping for a good turn out:)

      Reply
  15. Angel Ayala says

    July 10, 2014 at 7:31 pm

    I buy chicken breast for $1.99 lb. Just saying.

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  16. Tonya says

    February 8, 2015 at 5:27 pm

    How much olive oil and balsamic vinegar?

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    • Jenn K says

      February 10, 2015 at 11:58 am

      As much as you’d like! It’s just drizzled on top so there’s really not a measurement for it.

      Reply

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  1. March into spring with these versatile recipes | Smart Living Blog says:
    March 12, 2012 at 1:34 pm

    […] For another good chicken option, I’m eager to try this roasted garlic chicken with red potatoes. Again, it’s not deep-fried, which keeps it on the lighter side, but this still feels like a satisfying, cool-weather dish to me — maybe because of the liberal use of garlic. ($5 Dinners) […]

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