I was making onion-cream chicken ("Zwiebel-Sahne Hähnchen") and garlic herb potato pieces from mixes someone bought for me.

I thought we only had 1 baking tray, so I tried putting the chicken on a plate and shoving in into the oven, but it couldn't fit. Figuring that the potato pieces needed to be baked more than the chicken, I prioritised them.

After browning the 4 drumsticks, I put them and the sauce on the stove on medium heat. The chicken powder mix didn't dissolve properly in the cream - at first I thought I was screwed, but then I realised it was probably the onion bits.

The recipe for wedges calls for raw wedges but mine are pre-cooked slices. After 20 minutes in the oven the potatoes weren't crispy and I was supposed to turn them after 22 1/2 mins.

By the time I found the other oven tray and had transferred the chicken to it, the potato pieces were slightly overdone so I took them out of the even; in the end they crisped properly after all. So I had another baking tray to wash since I had to eat the chicken immediately (after microwaving it for 1 1/2 minutes to make sure it was cooked).

While eating, I realised that herb and garlic potato slices are not the best thing to eat with chicken with onion-cream sauce. I should've cooked rice to pour the sauce over, but I wanted to use up the 250g of pre-washed/peeled/sliced potatoes I had. Also, I'd added water to the onion-cream chicken because on the stove it was boiling down and I wanted to have some sauce at the end. Apparently it doesn't work that way because now I've a small layer of yellow water and a larger layer of sauce below it.

The worst part is I'm still hungry after 2 drumsticks and 250g of potatoes. Gah. This is what happens when you skip breakfast. At least for dinner I'll know to eat the 2 remaining drumsticks with rice.


I can always try making Zwiebel Sahne Hahnchen myself from a recipe, but not having access to whatever flavourings they add in for the extra kick, it won't be as nice.