Super Easy chicken and potatoes!

I knew today was a day that I'd be out working for most of the afternoon.  So I needed an easy meal.  Chicken and potatoes!  So this morning, I pulled out three chicken breasts and put them in a marinade.  I buy boneless, skinless chicken breasts.  When you buy them in the store, they're really thick,and I prefer them to be thin.  A lot of people pound the breasts out to make them thinner, but I prefer to take a fillet knife and slice them in half the thick way.  I do this prior to putting them in the marinade.  You can use any marinade you like.  My favorite is World Harbors brand Island Mango.  I put the chicken and marinade in a sealed gallon size bag.  Throw it in the fridge and let it sit as long as you want.

Now, for the potatoes.  Super easy roasted potatoes, because I like easy!  I don't parboil them, just right into the oven.

4-6 potatoes
olive oil
Paula Deen Seasoning
Parmesan cheese

Tonight I used red potatoes, because that's what I had.  Take however many potatoes you need....I used 4 for 5 people.  Wash them and pat them dry with a paper towel.  I don't peel them.  Cut them into bite sized pieces.  Spread them on a cookie sheet.  I line the cookie sheet with parchment paper.

Sprinkle olive oil over the potatoes.  I don't measure, just ensure that all potatoes have olive oil on them.  Sprinkle Paula seasoning over the potatoes and then sprinkle parmesan cheese over the top.  Cook for about 1 hour at 375.

 And Voila!  The finished product!  The outsides are slightly crispy, the inside is soft and flavorful.  THe seasonings are so good.

And now for the chicken.....again, super easy.  I cook the chicken on a flat topped, counter top griddle.  I dump the entire contents of the bag onto the griddle, marinade and all.  I have found that cooking the chicken in the marinade helps keep it moist, as well as adding more flavor to the chicken.  Because the chicken is thin, it only takes about 10 minutes to cook through.

And for a vegetable tonight, simple steamed broccoli.  The only time required is the time it takes to trim the stems and toss them in the steamer basket to cook.  And really, not much is better than delicious steamed broccoli!!

Total prep time tonight was about 15 minutes, and while the cook time was about an hour, the cook time that I needed to pay attention was only about 10 minutes.  I had no leftovers, and Josh ate three pieces of chicken, which means dinner was a success!