Cold chicken & potato bowl
No cooking needed
Chilled chicken and cooked potatoes with lemon, garlic and olive oil. A seven-minute lunch when both chicken and potatoes are already cooked.
The 7 minutes starts with fully cooked, chilled chicken and plain cooked, chilled potatoes. Cooking and cooling both happens beforehand. Serve cold; no reheating or appliance is needed.
Method
Cut the cooked ingredients
Cut 140 g of chilled cooked chicken and 350 g of chilled cooked potatoes into bite-sized pieces.
Dress and serve cold
Finely grate the garlic and mix it with the measured lemon juice and olive oil. Toss with the chicken and potatoes. Divide into equal portions and serve cold.
Make it lunch tomorrow
Use cooked chicken and potatoes that were cooled and refrigerated within two hours of cooking. Eat within 48 hours of their original cooking time; assembling this meal does not restart that clock. Keep chilled during storage and transport. Follow an earlier use-by date where applicable.
Cooking and packing guidanceWashing up
A board, knife, bowl and spoon.
Appliance settings
No appliance needed. Assemble by hand and follow the recipe’s chilling instructions where given.
Nutrition estimate
| Nutrient | Per portion | Total for 1 |
|---|---|---|
| Calories | 505 kcal | 505 kcal |
| Carbs | 62.1 g | 62.1 g |
| Fat | 8.4 g | 8.4 g |
| Protein | 48.9 g | 48.9 g |
| Fibre | 5.7 g | 5.7 g |
Copy macros includes the total for 1 portion. Estimates use ingredient weights in the stated preparation state. Optional extras are excluded; packet values may differ. How these are calculated
Reference values and assumptions
- Cooked skinless chicken breast. Weigh after cooking. CoFID roasted light meat is a proxy for plain cooked skinless breast. Added oil, sauce or marinade needs its own allowance. Source
- Cooked peeled potatoes, plain. Weigh after cooking. Uses boiled peeled potatoes as a proxy for plain steamed potatoes. Added oil or sauce needs its own allowance. Source
- Lemon juice. Fibre uses the Matvaretabellen reference for lemon juice bottled; the other values retain the CoFID estimate. Source
- Garlic. Fibre uses the Matvaretabellen reference for garlic raw; the other values retain the CoFID estimate. Source
Recipe notes
- Use plain cooked chicken without a sauce or coating. The weights here are cooked weights, so do not substitute the same weight of raw chicken.
- Plain steamed or boiled potatoes are the basis of the nutrition estimate. Potatoes cooked with oil or other ingredients need an adjusted estimate.
Sources & further reading
Added 17 September 2026.