Pickle Chicken Ranch Potato Bowl

• 240 g raw Potato (8.5 oz raw)
• 8 g Olive oil (⅔ tbsp)
• 1 g Paprika (½ tsp)
• 1 g Garlic powder (⅓ tsp)
• 1.5 g Salt (¼ tsp)
• 170 g raw Chicken breast (6.0 oz raw)
• 0.3 g Black pepper (⅛ tsp)
• 60 g raw Romaine lettuce (2.1 oz raw)
• 55 g drained Dill pickles (1.9 oz drained)
• 25 g raw Red onion (0.9 oz raw)
• 30 g Reduced-fat ranch dressing (1.1 oz)

You'll need: Baking sheet, Parchment paper, Bowl, Frying pan, Spatula, Cutting board and knife.

Method

1. Season the potatoes

   Heat the oven to 220°C (425°F) and line the baking sheet with parchment paper. Cut the potato into 2 cm (¾ inch) cubes. Toss them in the bowl with half the oil, the paprika, the garlic powder and half the salt, then spread them out on the sheet so they don't touch.

   Dry the cubes with a clean towel first. Wet potatoes steam instead of crisping.

2. Roast the potatoes

   Roast the potatoes for 25–30 minutes, turning them once halfway, until golden and crisp at the edges. Start the chicken when they have about 10 minutes left.

   Push a fork into the biggest cube. It should slide in with no resistance.

3. Cook the chicken

   Cut the chicken into 2 cm (¾ inch) pieces and season with the pepper and the rest of the salt. Then scrub the board, knife and your hands with soap before you touch anything else. Heat the rest of the oil in the frying pan over medium-high heat and cook the chicken for 6–8 minutes, turning, until golden and 74°C (165°F) inside.

   Cut one of the biggest pieces open. No pink and clear juices means it's done.

4. Build the bowl and drizzle with ranch

   Shred the romaine, chop the pickles and finely slice the red onion. Put the lettuce in a bowl, add the hot potatoes and chicken, then the pickles and onion. Drizzle with the ranch.

   Spoon on a little pickle brine with the ranch for a tangier dressing.

Swaps

• Chicken breast → Lean ground turkey (93%)Brown it 6–8 minutes until it reaches 74°C (165°F).
• Potato → Sweet potatoSweeter and softer. Roast it about 5 minutes less.