One-Pan Baked Chicken and Peppers with South Carolina BBQ Sauce is the BEST weeknight dinner... Ever. A quick and easy baked chicken recipe is prepared with sliced peppers and potatoes. It's finished with tangy, mustardy South Carolina barbecue sauce.
One-Pan Baked Chicken and Peppers with South Carolina BBQ Sauce
Easy recipe alert! I'm filing this one under "Quick and Easy Recipes" because you'll have it ready in 30 minutes or less, probably less because it took me about 30 minutes to prepare, and I tend to move on the slower side in the kitchen! This easy weeknight dinner recipe is a real life saver on busy nights.
The ingredients are simple enough. We have a large chicken breast, bell and serrano peppers, small yellow potatoes, a Cajun seasoning blend, a bit of vinegar, and one of my favorite sauces, South Carolina BBQ Sauce. It's a mustard based sauce, not heavy at all, and has an excellent level of tanginess that will make your chicken POP with flavor.
I like to make a large batch of South Carolina BBQ sauce ahead of time and keep in the fridge for the month so I can use it anytime I want. Making quick and easy recipes is a breeze when you have sauces like these on hand. Go ahead, put together a quick sauce and let's get cooking.
Ingredients for One-Pan Baked Chicken and Peppers
Keep your shopping list nice and short with these inexpensive ingredients:
- Olive oil
- Chicken breast
- Cajun seasoning
- Red bell pepper
- Serranos
- Yellow potatoes
- White wine vinegar
- South Carolina Mustard BBQ Sauce
- Chopped cilantro (for serving)
How to Make One-Pan Chicken and Peppers
Sear the ingredients. Heat some olive oil in a large skillet over medium heat. Season the chicken breasts with Cajun seasoning, then sear them in the skillet for about 3 minutes per side with the veggies and potatoes.
Make it flavorful. Splash in the vinegar, then spoon on about half a cup of that liquid gold (BBQ sauce)! Keep in mind that the vinegar will create a little steam, which is to be expected.
Bake. Bake the skillet for 15-18 minutes at 375°F. Lessen this time as needed if the chicken breasts are on the smaller side.
Enjoy! Remove the skillet from the oven and let everything cool for a few minutes before serving. Top with parsley and some extra BBQ sauce (because you can never have too much of that stuff). Enjoy!
Recipe Tips & Notes
- Cook time depends on the size of your chicken. If using smaller chicken breasts, reduce the cooking time and check them after about 10 minutes or so.
- So easy to double. Yes! Feel free to just double up on all of the ingredients listed to make more of this ridiculously good recipe.
- You can use frozen chicken breasts. Just make sure you let your frozen chicken breasts slowly thaw in the fridge prior to cooking. Also, gently pat them dry with a paper towel to remove any excess liquid.
Storage
Once your chicken and veggies cool to room temperature, transfer everything into an airtight container. In the fridge, it'll all stay nice and fresh for about 3-4 days. Reheat in the microwave or oven until warmed all the way through.
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That's it, my friends! Go get cooking! Chicken will never be boring again. Let me know how it turns out for you. I hope you enjoy it.
-- Mike H.
Try this with my BBQ Chicken Marinade recipe, too.
One-Pan Baked Chicken and Peppers with South Carolina BBQ Sauce
Ingredients
- 1 tablespoon olive oil or use spray oil
- 1 10-12 ounce chicken breast or 2 smaller breasts
- Cajun seasoning blend – 2 tablespoons or more to your preference
- 1 red bell pepper sliced
- 3 serrano peppers sliced in half lengthwise
- 2-3 small yellow potatoes sliced
- Splash of white wine vinegar
- South Carolina Mustard BBQ Sauce – Best to make this ahead!
- Chopped cilantro for serving
Instructions
- Heat the oven to 375 degrees F.
- Heat the olive oil in a large cast iron skillet over medium heat.
- Season the chicken breast liberally with Cajun seasonings and set in the pan along with the peppers and potatoes. Sear them all about 3 minutes, then flip the chicken and stir up the veggies. Sear another 3 minutes, until the chicken breast is nicely browned on each side.
- Splash in the vinegar and it will steam up. Let it reduce a minute or so.
- Spoon on about a half cup of South Carolina BBQ Sauce.
- Set into the oven and bake for 15-18 minutes, or until the chicken is cooked through and the veggies are softened up. If using smaller chicken breasts, reduce the cooking time and check them after about 10 minutes or so.
- Remove from heat and cool. Top with parsley.
- Serve with extra BBQ sauce.
Notes
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christopher brown says
this looks great to me,although u have me wondering what it would taste like with another heat element to it,like a shot or 2 of sriracha or a pinch or 2 of red pepper flakes,i also have to agree with u on your Chopped comment,ive always thought they gave out unrealistic times for chefs to get thier dishes done lol