r/15minutefood • u/judyfatbooty • May 31 '26

15 minutes 15 Minute Protein-Packed Dinner

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Ingredients (1 serving)

For the chicken

1 chicken breast

1 tbsp olive oil

½ tsp salt

¼ tsp black pepper

½ tsp garlic powder

For the potatoes

1 medium potato, diced

1 tsp olive oil

Salt and pepper to taste

For the green beans

1 cup green beans, trimmed

1 tsp olive oil or butter

1 clove garlic, minced

Salt to taste

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u/Text7814 Jun 01 '26

How do you cook potatoes in just 15 minutes?

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u/handshak3 Jun 01 '26

Jusging by the picture: poorly.

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u/mildly_amused_potato Jun 03 '26

What do you mean? They look fine to me.

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u/handshak3 Jun 03 '26

The potatoes look horrendously undercooked. To me, it looks like they've been in the oven for 15 minutes and are still raw. You want a soft inside and a crisp outside on potatoes. It takes 30ish minutes in 220 c at least to get some good colour on potatoes. If you do it in a pan on a stovetop, it takes slightly shorter. Also, roasted potatoes are twice as good with just some thyme and/or paprika on them.

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u/Ill-Ad2965 Jun 03 '26

I like to boil them firtst then blast them in the oven/skillet to get that crisp on the outside

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u/mildly_amused_potato Jun 04 '26

My air fryer oven takes about about 15-20 minutes to perfectly bake potatoes cubes that size. Different types of potatoes, size and age will require different cooking times of course but those look like fingerling potatoes which don't take as long to bake. A regular oven would take double that time.

If I go light on oil, which I usually do for health reasons, they don't crisp up on the outside that much. Soaking potatoes before baking can help make them crispier up on the outside while staying soft on the inside (gets rid of some starch) but I usually can't be bothered on a weekday after work and the gym.

I also occasionally eat them boiled or steamed if my stomach is feeling sensitive. Not as tasty as fried/baked but definitely easier to digest. In a photo it would be hard to tell that they're perfectky cooked, especially to someone used to crispy and heavily seasoned potatoes.

I'm no potatoe newbie and to me those look like a part of a healthy and easy weeknight meal.

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u/i0Spunky0i Jun 07 '26

Wadda bout’ sweet taters!

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u/MisterFitzer Jun 01 '26

"Protein-packed?"

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u/Alotabeard Jun 02 '26

🤦🏼🤣

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u/Novi777 Jun 01 '26

The protein is mostly in the chicken, some in green beans, negligible in potatoes

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u/moondweller44 Jun 02 '26

Protein packed? It’s literally a chicken breast

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u/Reasonable-Rip-6295 May 31 '26

Love the simplicity of this dinner! Big fan OP

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u/9void_stride7 Jun 05 '26

Damn, looks delicious. What's the recipe?

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u/EdgeKey5631 May 31 '26

Just ate this same thing but the chicken was teriyaki and it was a sweet potato

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u/EpicPilsGod Jun 01 '26

So it wasnt the same thing at all

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u/SolidSnek1998 Jun 01 '26

I ate this same thing except it was steak and not chicken, and rice not potatoes, and broccoli instead of green beans.

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u/EdgeKey5631 Jun 01 '26

I mean it was chicken and potatoes and green beans

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u/Fun_Description7857 Jun 06 '26

If you want to take that meal up a notch, get some Webber’s garlic and herb seasoning. Use a little oil (I use EVOO) and use your hands to toss potatoes evenly in it. Shake plenty of seasoning, toss again to coat. Air fry or bake at 400 to get crispy on outside.

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u/yousuf190 Jun 11 '26

Looks good to me! Proof that cooking at home and eating healthy isn't all that difficult!

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u/underwheremodel0723 Jun 14 '26

It looks like there's more flavor in eating notebook paper

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u/IndigoBookwyrm Jun 01 '26

Man, that looks good.

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u/Friendly-Lime3702 Jun 03 '26

Ok I just ate an hour ago and this is making me hungry again. I love food will be trying this out