Spanish chicken pie

Name: Spanish chicken pie
Prep time: 8 min
Cook time: 14 min
Total time: 22 min
Yield: 4 servings
Cuisine: Spanish
Ingredients: 1 kg Potatoes; 3 tsp Paprika; 2 teaspoons Olive Oil; 2 sliced Onion; 2 cloves minced Garlic; 800g Tinned Tomatos; 300g Chicken; 140g Roasted pepper; Handful Green Olives

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

A one-pot Chicken recipe with Spanish flavors, built for busy weeknights when you want real food without a sink full of dishes. Comes together in roughly 37 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 · 22 min total

1 kg Potatoes
3 tsp Paprika
2 teaspoons Olive Oil
2 sliced Onion
2 cloves minced Garlic
800g Tinned Tomatos
300g Chicken
140g Roasted Pepper
Handful Green Olives

Step-by-step instructions

Heat oven to 200C/fan 180C/gas 6. Boil the potatoes for 15-20 mins until tender. Drain, return to the pan, then mash with some seasoning and 2 tsp of the paprika.
Meanwhile, heat the oil in a large pan, then fry the onions and garlic for a few mins until softened. Stir in the remaining paprika for 1 min, add the tomatoes , then, bring to a simmer. Tip into a large ovenproof dish, then stir in the chicken, peppers, olives and some seasoning.
Spoon over the mash, then bake for 15 mins until the mash is golden on top and the sauce is bubbling.

Why this works on a weeknight

Spanish chicken pie genuinely fits a 30-minute weeknight window, which is why it earned a spot in our Skillet & One-Pan 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. Spanish chicken pie 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 🥘 Skillet & One-Pan Chicken Spanish ⚡ 30-Min Dinner