Chicken Green Beans and Potatoes are a healthy dinner loaded with tender and juicy chicken and delicious veggies! It’s a simple one-pan wonder seasoned with Italian spices and roasted to perfection. Easy to prepare with minimal cleanup, it’s guaranteed to please!
This easy dish is the ideal meal to serve on busy weeknights. It uses basic ingredients you likely have on hand, and is on the dinner table in just 30 minutes!
Ingredients You’ll Need
- baby red potatoes
- cherry or grape tomatoes
- chicken breasts
- lemon
- garlic
- oregano
- thyme
- olive oil
- salt and pepper
- butter
- 3/4 lb green beans
- fresh rosemary (optional)
- fresh parsley (optional)
How to Make Chicken Green Beans and Potatoes
- Add potatoes and tomatoes to the baking sheet, and spread them evenly.
- Add chicken breasts in the middle a few inches apart. Rub chicken breasts with 1 tablespoon of oil. Sprinkle minced garlic, oregano and thyme across the pan. Add salt and pepper to taste.
- Drizzle the rest of olive oil evenly across. Toss to mix well. Place several lemon slices on top of chicken.
- Butter a piece of parchment paper, and cover the chicken and vegetables with buttered parchment paper (butter side facing down)
- Bake at 450°F for 18 to 20 minutes, adding green beans halfway through.
- As soon as clear juice starts to seep out of your chicken breasts, they are cooked through. If chicken looks pale, broil for the last 5 minutes.
- Let your chicken rest for 5 to 10 minutes before serving. Cover with aluminum foil while resting. Garnish with optional fresh minced parsley. Serve and enjoy!
Other Vegetable Options
If green beans aren’t your favorite, replace them with broccoli, asparagus, cauliflower, Brussels sprouts or whatever you have on hand. You can also use a combination of veggies.
What Kind Of Potatoes Should I Use?
Red or white new potatoes are excellent choices and Yukon gold potatoes would also work.
Can You Cook Chicken And Green Beans Together?
Yes. The chicken and green beans are cooked together in this dish. To ensure that the chicken is fully cooked, it should reach an internal temperature of 165°F on an instant-read thermometer.
What Goes Well With Chicken And Green Beans?
This chicken green beans and potatoes recipe is a complete one-dish meal but would be delicious served with a fresh garden salad.
Chicken Green Beans and Potatoes Recipe
Ingredients
- 1 lb baby red potatoes quartered
- 12 cherry or grape tomatoes
- 3-4 chicken breasts boneless, skinless
- 1 lemon sliced into rings
- 4 tsp garlic minced
- 1 tsp oregano
- 1 tsp thyme
- 4 tbsp olive oil
- salt and pepper to taste
- 1 tbsp butter
- 3 sprigs fresh rosemary optional
- 3/4 lb green beans trimmed
- fresh parsley optional for serving
Instructions
- Preheat the oven to 450°F and set your oven rack to the upper half. Set aside a large baking sheet.
- Scatter potatoes and tomatoes across the baking sheet. Add chicken breasts in the middle a few inches apart. Rub chicken breasts with 1 tablespoon of oil.
- Sprinkle minced garlic, oregano and thyme across the pan. Add salt and pepper to taste.
- Drizzle the rest of olive oil evenly across. Toss to mix well. Place several lemon slices on top of chicken.
- Butter a piece of parchment paper, and cover the chicken and vegetables with buttered parchment paper (butter side facing down)
- Bake for 18 to 20 minutes, adding green beans halfway through (see note).
- As soon as clear juice starts to seep out of your chicken breasts, it means that they are cooked through. If chicken looks pale, broil for the last 5 minutes.
- Let your chicken rest for 5 to 10 minutes before serving. Cover with aluminum foil while resting.
- Garnish with optional fresh minced parsley. Serve and enjoy!
Notes
- Thick green beans will need 15 minutes, while skinny green beans only take 10 minutes in the oven.
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