Chicken Parmentier

Name: Chicken Parmentier
Prep time: 16 min
Cook time: 30 min
Total time: 46 min
Yield: 4 servings
Cuisine: France
Ingredients: 1.5kg Potatoes; 30g Butter; 5 tblsp Double Cream; 2 Egg Yolks; 30g Butter; 7 Shallots; 3 chopped Carrots; 2 sticks Celery; 1 finely chopped Garlic Clove; 4 tbsp White Wine; 1 tbls Tomato Puree; 400g Tinned Tomatos; 350ml Chicken Stock; 600g Chicken; 16 Black Olives; 2 tbs Parsley; 50g Gruyere cheese

By The Spice & Simmer Kitchen · Published May 3, 2026

A one-pot Chicken recipe with France flavors, built for busy weeknights when you want real food without a sink full of dishes. Comes together in roughly 51 minutes, serves about 4, and uses ingredients you can find at any normal grocery store. The technique is simple: build a base in your pot, layer in the main ingredients, simmer until everything has had time to talk to each other, and serve straight from the pan. If you're cooking for picky eaters, this one tends to land — the flavors are recognizable, the texture is comforting, and there's nothing weird hiding in the ingredient list. Perfect for the kind of evening where you want dinner on the table by 7pm and the kitchen empty by 7:30.

Ingredients

Makes 4 servings · 46 min total

1.5kg Potatoes
30g Butter
5 tblsp Double Cream
2 Egg Yolks
30g Butter
7 Shallots
3 chopped Carrots
2 sticks Celery
1 finely chopped Garlic Clove
4 tbsp White Wine
1 tbls Tomato Puree
400g Tinned Tomatos
350ml Chicken Stock
600g Chicken
16 Black Olives
2 tbs Parsley
50g Gruyere Cheese

Step-by-step instructions

For the topping, boil the potatoes in salted water until tender. Drain and push through a potato ricer, or mash thoroughly. Stir in the butter, cream and egg yolks. Season and set aside.
For the filling, melt the butter in a large pan. Add the shallots, carrots and celery and gently fry until soft, then add the garlic. Pour in the wine and cook for 1 minute. Stir in the tomato purée, chopped tomatoes and stock and cook for 10–15 minutes, until thickened. Add the shredded chicken, olives and parsley. Season to taste with salt and pepper.
Preheat the oven to 180C/160C Fan/Gas 4.
Put the filling in a 20x30cm/8x12in ovenproof dish and top with the mashed potato. Grate over the Gruyère. Bake for 30–35 minutes, until piping hot and the potato is golden-brown.

Why this works on a weeknight

Chicken Parmentier lands at about 46 minutes total — a little longer than our 30-minute target, but most of that time is hands-off simmering, which is why it earned a spot in our Sheet-Pan Dinners collection. The technique is forgiving, the ingredient list is grocery-store standard, and the active cooking time is short enough that you can answer a text message in the middle without ruining dinner.

Cleanup notes

This is a single-pan recipe, so the cleanup is exactly one pan, one cutting board, and one knife. While the dish rests, fill the pan with hot soapy water — by the time you are done eating, the residue lifts off with a single pass of a sponge. Skip the steel wool on cast iron; a stiff brush and warm water are all you need to keep the seasoning intact.

Make-ahead and leftovers

Leftovers keep covered in the fridge for up to three days. Reheat in a dry pan over medium-low with a splash of water or stock to loosen the sauce. Chicken Parmentier actually improves overnight as the flavors keep talking to each other, so doubling the recipe and packing tomorrow's lunch is a high-leverage weeknight move.

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