Fast cuisine
After-work pan with chicken and vegetables
This is exactly the kind of dish you need after a long day at work. Everything goes into a pan, is fried briefly and at the end you have a warm, honest meal without much effort. Fast, uncomplicated and still really good.
Timing
- Preparation: approx. 15 minutes
- Cooking time: approx. 20 minutes
- Total: approx. 35 minutes
Estimated nutrition
per serving · Calculated for 3 servings.
- Energy
- ≈ 465 kcal
- Protein
- ≈ 42.5 g
- Carbohydrates
- ≈ 39.3 g
- Fat
- ≈ 13.7 g
Approximate values based on the listed ingredients. Brands, cheese, portion size and preparation can change the values.
Calculation basis
Item weights and household measures are estimated. Unless specified: milk with 1.5% fat, cream with 30% fat and Gouda cheese. Optional ingredients, small amounts of seasoning and separately listed side dishes are excluded. For imprecise entries, the amounts below and comparable reference products are assumed. For alternatives, the first listed ingredient is used. Cooking losses have not been measured.
Quantity assumptions and ingredient mapping
- 1 red pepper · ≈ 150.0 g
- 1 zucchini · ≈ 250.0 g
- 1 large onion · ≈ 100.0 g
- 2 cloves of garlic · ≈ 6.0 g
- 2 tbsp oil · ≈ 27.3 g
- 500 g boneless chicken breast or chicken thighs · ≈ 500 g · Assumed quantity / reference product
Matvaretabellen: Mattilsynet · Santa Maria
Food data: Max Rubner-Institut, BLS 4.0 (2025), CC BY 4.0. Calculated and rounded for this recipe. BLS 4.0 · CC BY 4.0
Ingredients
- 500 g boneless chicken breast or chicken thighs
- 600 g waxy potatoes, pre-cooked or from the day before
- 1 red pepper
- 1 zucchini
- 1 large onion
- 2 cloves of garlic
- 2 tbsp oil
- 1 teaspoon sweet paprika powder
- 1/2 tsp smoked paprika powder
- Salt, pepper
- optional: some crème fraîche or herbs to serve
Instructions
- Cut the potatoes into cubes, divide the vegetables into bite-sized pieces and cut the chicken into strips.
- Heat oil in a large pan and fry the chicken vigorously.
- Add the onion and garlic and sweat briefly.
- Add the potatoes, peppers and zucchini to the pan and fry everything together until golden brown.
- Season with paprika, salt and pepper and cook for a few more minutes.
- Serve with some crème fraîche or fresh herbs if desired.
