Popcorn Chicken & Cheesy Bacon Potatoes
with Corn, Greens & BBQ Sauce
- Milk
- Eggs
- Soy
- May contain traces of allergens
- Milk
- Gluten
- Peanuts
- Sesame
- Wheat
- Almond
- Brazil nut
- Traces of Cashew
- Hazelnut
- Macadamia
- Pecan
- Pine Nut
- Pistachio
- Walnut
Coat juicy chicken thigh in cornflour and a couple of our staple seasonings, and you have our not-so-secret recipe for popcorn chicken! Team with some solid sides - including a good dose of green beans and baby broccoli for crunch, colour, and your veggie fix. When plating up, don't forget to add a drizzle of ranch dressing; it adds that creaminess and tang we know you want!
Ingredients
1 bag
Chat Potatoes
1 cob
corn
1 packet
diced bacon
(May be present: Soy, Milk)
1 bag
green beans
1 bunch
baby broccoli
2 clove
garlic
1 packet
chicken thigh
1 sachet
cornflour
(May be present: Gluten, Milk, Peanuts, Sesame, Soy, Wheat, Almond, Brazil nut, Cashew, Hazelnut, Macadamia, Pecan, Pine Nut, Pistachio, Walnut)
1 sachet
chicken-style stock powder
1 bag
herbs
1 packet
ranch dressing
(Contains: Eggs, Milk)
1 packet
Mustard Mayo
(Contains: Eggs May be present: Milk)
1 packet
smoked Cheddar cheese
(Contains: Milk)
1 sachet
Nan's special seasoning
1 packet
BBQ sauce
Not included in your delivery
olive oil
10 g
butter
(Contains: Milk)
Utensils
Cooking Steps
Preheat oven to 240°C/220°C fan-forced. Cut chat potatoes and corn cob in half. Grate smoked Cheddar cheese and set aside. Place potatoes on one side of lined oven tray. Drizzle with olive oil, season with salt and toss to coat. Add corn to other side of tray. Roast for 10 minutes, then remove from oven. Sprinkle bacon and shredded cheese over potatoes (you may need to break up the bacon with your hands!). Return to oven and roast until potatoes are tender and cheese is melted and golden, a further 10-15 minutes.
TIP: Cut any larger chat potatoes into quarters! You want them to all be similar in size.
Trim green beans and baby broccoli (halve any thick baby broccoli stems lengthways). Finely chop garlic. Cut chicken thigh into 2cm chunks and transfer to a medium bowl.
In a large frying pan, heat a drizzle of olive oil over high heat. Cook green beans and baby broccoli, tossing, until tender, 6-7 minutes. Add garlic and cook until fragrant, 1 minute. Season with salt and pepper to taste. Transfer to a plate. Cover to keep warm.
TIP: Add a dash of water to help speed up the cooking process!
To bowl with the chicken, add cornflour, chicken-style stock powder and Nan's special seasoning. Toss to coat.
Return pan to medium-high heat with enough olive oil to coat the base. When oil is hot, dust off any excess flour from chicken, then cook chicken, tossing occasionally, until browned and cooked through, 6-8 minutes (cook in batches if your pan is getting crowded). Transfer to a paper towel-lined plate.
Finely chop herbs. Sprinkle herbs over potatoes. Spread corn with butter, then season. Divide popcorn chicken, corn and greens between plates. Drizzle chicken with BBQ sauce and ranch dressing. Serve with cheesy bacon potatoes and mustard mayo.
Customer reviews
Review summary
Updated on July 2026- Flavour: The popcorn chicken was a standout, with Nan's special seasoning delivering bold, addictive flavour that the whole family loved. The roasted corn and cheesy bacon potatoes were also widely praised as delicious highlights of the dish.
- Ease of prep: Most found it straightforward to cook, though many noted it took longer than the estimated time, particularly when cleaning and trimming chicken thigh and cooking the potatoes through.
- Suggestions: Several customers found the three sauces excessive and suggested using just one or two; the BBQ sauce in particular was flagged as too sweet and overpowering, with many enjoying the chicken just as much without it. Some found the cornflour coating turned powdery or gluggy, and recommended dusting off excess flour well before frying, cooking in small batches, and not letting the coated chicken sit too long before hitting the pan. A few customers successfully used an air fryer for the chicken, while one preferred steaming the corn rather than roasting it to add freshness. If the chicken seasoning feels too intense, halving the spice quantity was suggested, especially for younger children.
- Leftovers: Most households reported little to nothing left over, though one customer noted the dish does not reheat well the next day. Another enjoyed leftover popcorn chicken in a wrap for lunch.
- Portions: Portions were generally considered generous, with several customers noting there was more than enough food; a few felt the potato quantity was too large relative to the chicken.
