Sheet-Pan Chicken With Potatoes, Arugula and Garlic Yogurt Recipe (2024)

Very good. Had to substitute spinach for arugula and am eager to try when I have arugula. Otherwise all worked well according to the recipe. I have a tip for the dill: you can freeze fresh dill. Just snip it as you would for a recipe and spread on a sheet of plastic wrap, with wide margins. Roll the plastic up like a jelly roll and close the ends with twist ties. It's easy to remove just what you need for a dish. It's almost as good as fresh and certainly better than dried.

Fantastic! I double up on the chicken, using skinless/boneless breasts, so I have leftovers to throw into pasta, salads, tacos throughout the week. I also use baby spinach in place of arugula. Throw it UNDER the chicken & potatoes after you take the pan out of the oven and it just wilts and absorbs the marinade and chicken juices. Mmm.

Have made this wonderful recipe many times. I always seem to find another little tweak for it every time I make it. One thing that's good is to mix about a tablespoon of chopped dill into the garlic yogurt sauce and add a good squeeze of lemon juice. I always use Greek yogurt because there is no reason not to that I can discern, and it's the only kind of yogurt I have at hand. I serve this yogurt/garlic/dill sauce on the side rather than spoon it over the crispy chicken skin.

Would only marinate chicken overnight, not the potatoes. They turned brown when exposed to air.
Started potatoes 10 mins before chicken and they were nice and crispy. Put the leeks on top for last 20 mins and they didn't burn like some others reported.
Dish on whole was highly praised and delicious

I have made this dish twice, with excellent results both times. However, on the second occasion I made some adjustments: I used a combination of skinless, boneless breasts and thighs. I used medium potatoes, and cut them into wedges (eighths), which made it easy to arrange the potatoes around the chicken. (The wedges also crisped and browned nicely, which was harder to achieve with potato slices.) And I added the dill and lemon juice to the garlicky yogurt. Easy, delicious, impressive--a winner!

Why not Greek yogurt, Melissa?

Sublime! I substituted a baking sheet for a sheet pan. The lack of a ridge on the sheet meant that oil dripped to the bottom of the oven, causing a grease fire which I extinguished with 2.5 to 3 cups of water (this amount may vary based on the size of your oven and the intensity of the fire). I found that the fire added a delightful smokiness to the potatoes while the water used to extinguish it created steam in the oven, resulting in deliciously moist chicken. Would recommend!

Great recipe. First time I scattered the arugula over but that created some pretty lackluster arugula the next day when I re-heated the dish. Next time I put the hot chicken and potatoes on top of room temperature arugula and we had perfectly wilted greens, and no soggy left over greens. .

Excellent. Served it for dinner guests. I used six chicken thighs and a few more potatoes, so increased proportions of marinade and sauce accordingly. Based on all the comments, I 1) divided the recipe between two sheet pans for nice browning and crisping, 2) added the leeks when there were about 15 minutes left, 3) added some dill and lemon juice to the delicious yogurt sauce (perfect accompaniment), 4) served the chicken and potatoes on top of the arugula.

I used Greek yogurt because it's what I had on hand. However, I whisked a few tablespoons of milk into the Greek yogurt to thin it out. With the addition of the milk, the yogurt now has the right consistency of what the recipe requires.

all I had in the refrig were boneless, skinless breasts, so covered the pan for the first 20 minutes ~ oh my were they moist and tasty. Everyone loved them. Next time will use thighs for an even tastier meal. We used much more yougurt, garlic and arugula, just because, and chopped the garlic ~ grating it was just too odd. An excellent meal!

I used boneless thighs and drumsticks and doubled the recipe, and used a mixture of cubed yukon golds and halved baby red potatoes. I substituted sriracha for harissa, served chicken and potatoes over a bed of arugula with lemon juice squeezed on it, and incorporated the dill into the garlic yogurt sauce. This dish was easy and amazing. My whole family declared worthy of a once a week dinner.

I had only a harissa spice blend from the excellent World Spice here in Seattle. I tossed a couple of tablespoons of that with some kosher salt over the chicken thighs in the morning and let them dry out in the fridge all day. I think the dry spices plus the drying out in the fridge made the chicken skin extra crispy. Also aggressively spacing the ingredients in the sheet pan. I used two to ensure crisping and browning. This is a perfect recipe. We all loved it.

Our new favorite chicken recipe! I precooked the potatoes a bit, used boneless thighs, sriracha aoli (mayonnaise does amazing things to chicken) with only 15 minutes to marinate, and otherwise mostly followed the recipe except to add some fresh corn kernels to the leeks. Loved the combination of flavors, and the arugula. Gorgeous. Thank you, Melissa.

This is one of my favorite NYTCooking recipes! I make it once a month, and I use the leftovers as a pizza topping... potatoes on pizza are surprisingly delicious.

One of the best chicken recipes I’ve ever prepared and I cook a lot of chicken! Fabulous.

This was delicious, even though I made it using TJ's harissa which is not my favorite harissa. I used just one package of thighs, no drumsticks. Next time I will add an additional leek and make more of the yogurt sauce since those were both amazing. We ate it over a bed of fresh arugula. Appreciate that this recipe is simple. Will definitely make again.

Hoping for some help from all you more savvy cooks!1. I don't like spicy foods, don't have sriracha or harissa in the house, and don't want to buy them just for this. Can I leave it out completely, or is there something much milder I must use?2. I mostly use boneless/skinless chicken breasts. Any adjustments I need to make?3. I keep kosher, so I can't use yogurt with chicken. What could I sub, if anything? --Thanks from The Anxious Cook LOL

100 stars!!!

Huge success. Every last bite was eaten. Made just as written but used siracha instead of harissa. I’m going to be making this a lot, it’s a solid meal for 2 people.

Very easy to make and absolutely delicious. Would make again for small dinner party.

Are the potatoes UNpeeled?

AMAZING. Once I didn't have Harissa so I subbed Trader Joe's Italian Bomba Hot Pepper Sauce. Eureka! Better than Harissa in my opinion: punchy and spicy.

I am shocked that man who had a grease fire used WATER to extinguish it. That could have led to a disaster. Q

Just an altogether excellent meal, another wonderful recipe from Melissa Clark! Healthy and super tasty! It has definitely earned its place on our list of favorite dinner recipes. We turn the yogurt sauce into labneh with the addition of some olive oil, and often add a few sweet potatoes to the mix.

I have made this recipe so often, I have it by heart. I usually use parsley rather than dill. Every time I make it for guests, they usually ask for the recipe afterwards. It easily doubles for a larger crowd. This has definitely become a family favourite.

Made it as written and the flavors were divine! My one exception: I used boneless, skinless chicken thighs since they were on hand. They were at 170 degrees F in 20 minutes. The potatoes needed another 10 mins. Adjust cooking times based on your cut and bone-in or -out. Note about harissa: the Mina brand that comes in "mild". Lots of wonderful, sweet red pepper flavor and just a touch of warmth.

Excellent. Good enough for company. Doubled easily. Put leeks on for 6 minutes at end (forgot to add earlier) but they softened nicely. Sriracha worked well in marinade. Will try with boneless breasts. Increased yogurt sauce as suggested by others. Used Greek yogurt, mixed in some olive oil to thin a little bit, did not drizzle but still tasted great. Might add more and mix in lemon next time. Will absolutely make again. And formula could adapt to different spices easily.