Patatas bravas

Name: Patatas bravas
Prep time: 14 min
Cook time: 26 min
Total time: 40 min
Yield: 4 servings
Cuisine: Spanish
Ingredients: 3 tablespoons Olive Oil; 1 small finely diced Onion; 2 cloves chopped Garlic; 225g Tinned Tomatos; 1 tablespoon Tomato Puree; 2 teaspoon Paprika; Pinch Chilli Powder; Pinch Sugar; Chopped Parsley; 900g Potatoes; 2 tbsp Olive Oil

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

A one-pot Vegetarian recipe with Spanish flavors, built for busy weeknights when you want real food without a sink full of dishes. Comes together in roughly 44 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 · 40 min total

3 tablespoons Olive Oil
1 small finely diced Onion
2 cloves chopped Garlic
225g Tinned Tomatos
1 tablespoon Tomato Puree
2 teaspoon Paprika
Pinch Chilli Powder
Pinch Sugar
Chopped Parsley
900g Potatoes
2 tbsp Olive Oil

Step-by-step instructions

step 1.
Heat the oil in a pan and fry the onion for about 5 mins until softened. Add the garlic, chopped tomatoes, tomato purée, sweet paprika, chilli powder, sugar and a pinch of salt, then bring to the boil, stirring occasionally. Lower to a simmer and cook for 10 mins until pulpy. Can be kept chilled for up to 24 hrs.
step 2.
Heat oven to 200C/180C fan/gas 6. Pat the potatoes dry with kitchen paper, then tip into a roasting tin and toss in the olive oil and some seasoning. Roast for 40-50 mins until crisp and golden. Tip the potatoes into serving dishes and spoon over the tomato sauce. Sprinkle with some fresh parsley to serve.

Why this works on a weeknight

Patatas bravas lands at about 40 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. Patatas bravas 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.

Filed under 🍳 Sheet-Pan Dinners Vegetarian Spanish