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Healthy Chicken Skillet with Cajun Potatoes and Veggies

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A healthy chicken skillet recipe that contains cajun-spiced potatoes and vegetables. Uses only one pot and is ready in under 30 minutes!

Healthy Chicken Skillet with Cajun Potatoes and Veggies. A one pot, 30-minute dinner recipe!

Well, hi there! Look at that. It’s Thursday.

Isn’t it funny how as soon as Wednesday is over, everything just seems a little bit easier? Or is that just me?

The weekend/light at the end of the tunnel is near. Spring is almost springing. And I’m dreaming of sleeping in (although that never really seems to happen on the weekend), going to the park, and sitting on the deck in the sun.

These are my lofty weekend goals. #ambitions

 

Healthy Chicken Skillet with Cajun Potatoes and Veggies. A one pot, 30-minute dinner recipe!

Healthy Chicken Skillet with Cajun Potatoes and Veggies. A one pot, 30-minute dinner recipe!

If you’re feeling the same type of ambitions as I am these days, you probably don’t want to be slaving over dinner. Or slaving over the dishes afterwards.

So I have a wonderful solution for you! This healthy chicken skillet recipe is inspired by the Chili-Lime Chicken & Sweet Potato Skillet, which was my #1 most popular post published in 2015.

The premise is totally the same: cook your chicken, then your potatoes nearly through. Add a bunch of veggies, some diced tomatoes and just enough cajun seasoning to give it a kick.

We ate this four times. Seriously, if we’re going to eat anything FOUR times around here, you’d better believe it’s good!

Healthy Chicken Skillet with Cajun Potatoes and Veggies. A one pot, 30-minute dinner recipe!

Healthy Chicken Skillet with Cajun Potatoes and Veggies. A one pot, 30-minute dinner recipe!

I used chicken thighs for this recipe because they are cheap, however you could easily sub chicken breasts in here.

You could make this a ‘clean out the fridge’ kind of meal and use a variety of different veggies: zucchini, broccoli, you name it. If they can cook through in the same-ish time as a bell pepper, go for it!

This healthy chicken skillet all comes together in just 30 minutes (if you prep your veggies while the chicken cooks).

One pan AND 30 minutes. And healthy. And makes a great lunch the next day.

#winning

Have a GREAT end of the week, guys! See you on Monday! I have another 3-in-1 slow cooker series coming your way next week!

How about some more chicken skillet inspiration?

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One Pan Cajun Chicken & Potatoes

Course: Dinner
Cuisine: American
Calories: 214kcal
Author: Denise
Servings: 4
A healthy chicken skillet recipe that contains cajun-spiced potatoes and vegetables.  Uses only one pot and is ready in under 30 minutes!
Cook Time30 mins
Total Time30 mins

Ingredients

  • 1 tablespoon olive oil
  • 4 chicken thighs cut into bite-sized pieces
  • 2 cups baby yellow potatoes cut into 1/2 inch pieces
  • 1/4 red onion diced
  • 1 cup snap peas
  • 2 bell peppers sliced
  • 1 1/2 cups diced tomatoes canned, include juices
  • 1 tablespoon + 1 teaspoon cajun seasoning
  • 1/4 teaspoon salt

optional

  • parmesan cheese

Instructions

  • In a large pan, heat oil over medium heat.
  • Add the chicken and cook for 5 or so minutes, until lightly browned (don't worry about cooking through). Remove from pan.
  • Add the potatoes to the pan (adding additional oil if you need).
  • Cook, stirring every 2 or so minutes for 10 minutes.
  • Add the chicken back to the pan along with the red onion, snap peas, bell peppers, diced tomatoes, cajun seasoning and salt.
  • Cover and cook, stirring every 2 minutes, for 10 more minutes. Remove lid and cook for an additional 5 minutes (keep stirring every couple of minutes).
  • Serve with freshly grated parmesan cheese.

Notes

To cook this in 30 minutes, get the chicken in the pan, then start prepping the rest of the ingredients.
This can be made with chicken breast; you may not need to add any extra oil to the pan when you add the potatoes, and you can reduce the cook time by 5 minutes.

Nutrition

Serving: 1/4 batch | Calories: 214kcal | Carbohydrates: 21g | Protein: 16g | Fat: 8g | Saturated Fat: 2g | Cholesterol: 69mg | Sodium: 1975mg | Fiber: 4g | Sugar: 5g

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Comments

  1. HL

    April 8, 2018 at 7:36 am


    This dish was easy to make and super flavorful! I can easily substitute the veggies with whatever I had on hand. I used asparagus instead of snap peas. Turned out great. Will be repeating this again but trying it with prawns next week!

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  2. Rebecca

    April 10, 2017 at 7:12 pm

    I made this tonight and it turned out wonderful. I did salt and pepper the chicken while cooking and salted the potatoes at the time I was cooking them as well. It was a beautiful dish and tasted great.

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  3. Amanda

    February 26, 2017 at 8:40 pm

    Made this for dinner tonight and we loved it! Completely forgot to add the tomatoes but it was still delicious. Thanks for the recipe!

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  5. Kelly

    March 19, 2016 at 5:04 pm

    Yes, I totally share those ambitions and wish I was having this for dinner tonight! Who wants to wash more dishes when I can spend more time eating this gorgeous meal! Get in mah belly! 🙂

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  8. [email protected]

    March 18, 2016 at 11:53 pm

    This is a really great idea, Denise. I love how simple and fresh and healthy (and most of all, quick!) it is. I bet it’s lovely with that bit of parm on the top, and I reckon it’d make a great pasta sauce, too.
    Pinning this, and checking out your other skillet chicken recipe, too 🙂

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  9. Cheyanne @ No Spoon Necessary

    March 18, 2016 at 3:13 pm

    After Wednesday the week totally feels so much easier! So it’s not just you, girlfriend! 😉 Loving this one pan dish, Denise! So much cajun-y delicious flavor and it is super easy! Winning all day long for sure! I’ll take the whole skillet, please! Cheers, dear – to a wonderful weekend!

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  10. Jess @ Flying on Jess Fuel

    March 18, 2016 at 1:30 pm

    Hooray for the weekend! I seriously love “clean out the fridge” meals. I hate wasting food, so I am always making those kind of dinners. This looks so yummy! Cajun seasoning is one of my favorites, and I know it just goes perfectly with chicken and potatoes!

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