One-Pan Portuguese Chicken and Potato Bake

Name: One-Pan Portuguese Chicken and Potato Bake
Prep time: 15 min
Cook time: 1 h 5 min
Total time: 1 h 20 min
Yield: 5
Cuisine: Portuguese
Ingredients: 5 chicken thighs, bone-in, skin-on; about 1.2 kg/2.4 lb total; 3½ tsp paprika, sweet, regular, or smoked; 1½ tsp garlic powder; 1½ tsp dried oregano; ½ tsp coriander; ¼ tsp cayenne pepper, optional, for faint spiciness; 1 tbsp brown sugar, tightly packed; ¾ tsp cooking salt, or kosher salt; halve for table salt, use 50% more for flakes; 1½ tbsp extra virgin olive oil; 1½ tbsp lemon juice, or white or red wine vinegar, or apple cider vinegar; 700 g (1⅜ lb) medium waxy potatoes, or washed potatoes, red potatoes, or Yukon; skin-on, cut into 5 mm slices; 1 large red onion, cut into wedges; 1 large red capsicum, or bell pepper; deseeded and cut into 3.5 cm squares; 6 garlic cloves, crushed using a garlic press; 2 tsp dried oregano; 1 tsp cooking salt, or kosher salt; halve for table salt, use 50% more for flakes; ¼ tsp black pepper; 2½ tbsp extra virgin olive oil; 3 tbsp lemon juice

Golden chicken thighs roasted with sliced potatoes, red onion, and red capsicum in a baking dish. — Portuguese-spiced chicken and vegetables baked together in one pan.

Golden, spice-rubbed chicken roasts over lemon-garlic potatoes, red onion, and capsicum in one pan.

By Cookin' KitchenSeptember 30, 2026Updated October 19, 2026

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Total: 1 hour 20 minutes
Servings: 5 servings

Prep: 15 minutes
Cook: 1 hour 5 minutes
Total: 1 hour 20 minutes
Servings: 5

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Portuguese-spiced chicken thighs roast over lemony potatoes, red onion, and capsicum. The potatoes soak up the chicken drippings, and the pan makes plenty of garlicky broth for serving.