Tuscan Chicken and Potato Sheet Pan Dinner with Balsamic Burst Tomatoes at Home

In this straightforward Tuscan Chicken and Potato Sheet Pan Dinner, fingerling potatoes roast alongside chicken breasts that have been seasoned with my from-scratch Tuscan seasoning blend, garlic and fresh lemon juice. A side parcel of balsamic tomatoes completes this straightforward one-pan meal. Serves 4 in about 45 minutes.

You have no idea how good it feels to not have to write about turkey or leftovers. Instead, I get to tell you about this satisfying sheet pan dinner I made weeks ago. Since then, I’ve made it twice. That’s how much we loved it.

Early this month I randomly shared my recipe for Tuscan seasoning. A blend of dried herbs and spices like rosemary, fennel, onion and garlic powder create a simple yet aromatic blend that I put to work in this method. Seasoning not only the potatoes but the chicken, in what particularly well could be one of my regular sheet pan dinners.

Worth cooking it as much as we do!

For this Tuscan Chicken and Potato Sheet Pan Dinner set out:

• cherry tomatoes
• balsamic vinegar
• olive oil
• kosher salt
• freshly ground black pepper
• fingerling potatoes (or other small, baby potatoes)
• Kitchen-made Tuscan Seasoning
• garlic powder
• paprika
• thin cut chicken breast
• juice from a lemon – about 2 tablespoons
• garlic
• Pecorino Romano cheese
• fresh basil

Preheat your oven to 400℉ (or 200℃).

Next, place the pint of (rinsed and patted dry) cherry tomatoes and 2 cloves of garlic that have been minced onto a large sheet of aluminum foil. Drizzle with 2 teaspoons each of olive oil and balsamic vinegar.

Then season with a pinch of kosher salt and a few turns of freshly ground black pepper.

Once preheated, place the parcel on the bottom rack of your oven and roast for 20 minutes.

Meanwhile, in a mixing bowl, add the 1-1/2 pounds of potato halves with 2 teaspoons olive oil, 1 teaspoon Tuscan seasoning, 1/2 teaspoon both garlic powder and paprika, and a few pinches of kosher salt.

Throughly toss to coat the potatoes evenly.

Then arrange the potatoes around the perimeter of a rimmed, metal baking sheet. Roast on the middle rack of your preheated oven for 10 minutes.

So straightforward!

Next place the 4 thin-cut chicken breasts into a shallow dish or use the bowl from the potatoes. Drizzle with a teaspoon of olive oil and the juice of 1 lemon. Grate 2 cloves of garlic and measure and add in 1 tablespoon of the tuscan seasoning.

Toss to coat evenly.

By now the potatoes have roasted for 10 minutes.

Remove the pan from the oven and place the chicken breasts and any remaining marinade in the center of the sheet pan and roast for 20 minutes. Rotate the pan half way through to ensure even cooking.

Once the chicken has roasted for 18 to 20 minutes, remove the sheet pan and move the oven rack to the highest position and turn on your broiler. Next, grate roughly a 1/2 tablespoon of Pecorino Romano cheese over top of each of the chicken breasts and slide the pan under the boiler until the cheese has melted and the chicken is golden in spots. Watch carefully so the potatoes and/or chicken do not burn.

Once the tomatoes have been in the oven for 20 to 25 minutes, take them out of the oven and onto a heat safe surface. Carefully open the parcel and if any of the tomatoes are still plump, use a fork to pop them.

Transfer to a bowl for serving.

Handsome!

Finally, serve the Tuscan chicken with the roasted potatoes, balsamic burst tomatoes on the side (or on top!) with a squeeze of fresh lemon over the chicken and top with more Pecorino, if desired, and fresh basil leaves.

The seasoned potatoes are crispy and the chicken is moist and flavor-packed. The balsamic burst tomatoes are the brightness this meal needs. Not only adding a pop of color to the plate and flavor-packed with bread. I’m simply saying.

This is a Tuscan Chicken and Potato Sheet Pan Dinner is a gourmet meal that is effortlessly made using a sheet pan and foil.

The flavors are out of this world, I simply know you are going to love this one!

Enjoy! And if you give this Tuscan Chicken and Potato Sheet Pan Dinner recipe a try, let me know! Snap a photo and tag me on twitter or instagram!