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This quick and easy Chicken & Chorizo Potatoes recipe is made in the air fryer for a super speedy and delicious dinner, packed with flavour.

A pan of cooked loaded air fryer potatoes with chicken and chorizo, topped with melted cheese, on a table, ready to serve.

Chorizo is one of my favourite ingredients to keep in the fridge (hurrah for long shelf life) to ‘perk’ dinner up when I’m feeling less than inspired. It works so well in this Chicken and Chorizo Potatoes dish.

I’ve paired it with chicken and veggies, loaded onto cubes of crunchy air fryer potatoes, for a speedy, satisfying meal in about 30 minutes.

Why you’ll love this Air Fryer Chicken & Chorizo Potato Tray Bake

⭐️ Delicious 30 minute dinner

⭐️ Super speedy Spanish-style chicken dinner

⭐️ So much flavour, zero fuss

A close up of pan of chicken, chorizo, olives, peppers and potatoes.

Sarah’s Notes

I am loving the discovery of using our air fryers for making traybake-style dinners. 

In the time it takes our mini roast potatoes to cook, we can stir everything else up in the pan for a totally different but delicious meal.

If you like the sound of this simple recipe, you’ll also love my Air Fryer Chicken Fajita Potatoes just as much.

Air Fryer Potatoes with Chicken and Chorizo

Raw ingredients laid out on a white counter, including chicken breasts, potatoes, chorizo, peppers, soft cheese and others.

For the air fryer potatoes:

  • Potatoes – Go for the kind that when roasted are soft and fluffy on the inside but crispy on the outside, like floury Maris Piper, King Edward or Rooster. Cube these into roughly 1cm squares.
  • Garlic granules
  • Olive oil 
  • Sweet smoked paprika

For the chicken and chorizo:

  • Olive oil 
  • Chicken – This recipe uses 2 breasts for 2 servings. Dice them.
  • Chorizo – Dice up the ring sausage-style chorizo for this recipe, rather than the finely sliced variety.
  • Veggies – Peppers, sliced up, and green olives (halved).
  • Chicken stock – Made from a cube is fine.
  • Cream cheese – You’ll need about 100g of your favourite kind.
  • Grated cheese – Any kind, I use cheddar.
  • To garnish – Chopped parsley.
  • Sea salt and freshly ground black pepper – Season to taste. Be careful to not overdo it as chorizo is salty on its own.

How to make  Air Fryer Chicken & Chorizo Potato Tray Bake

An air fryer pan with cubed potatoes inside, coated with sweet smoked paprika.

1. Toss the diced potatoes with the garlic granules, sweet smoked paprika and olive oil. Put in the airfryer and bake as per the recipe below.

A white pan filled with cubes of chorizo, frying with the oils released.

2. Meanwhile, add the chorizo to a large frying pan over a medium high and fry until crispy and the oil has coated the bottom on the pan.

A pan filled with chicken and peppers and olives.

3. Remove the chorizo, add the chicken and fry before adding the peppers and olives. Cook.

4. Add the chorizo back in and stir.

A pan of chicken and chorizo and veg with a spoon stirring in cream cheese and a hand pouring in stock.

5. Stir in the stock and cream cheese and leave to simmer before stirring in the potatoes.

Grated cheese over the top of a pan with chicken, chorizo and air fryer potatoes.

6. Top with the grated cheddar and put under the grill for a few minutes until golden. Garnish with chopped parsley.

Leftovers

In the fridge Keep this covered in the fridge for up to 3 days and reheat thoroughly before eating.

In the freezer Freeze this in portions in a freezer-safe container or bag. Defrost thoroughly and reheat until piping hot in a microwave or in a pan over a medium heat.

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Air Fryer Chicken & Chorizo Potato Tray Bake

By Sarah Rossi
Load up your air fryer potatoes with this deliciously juicy and flavourful Chicken and Chorizo Potato Tray Bake that you can throw together in about 30 minutes.
Prep Time: 10 minutes
Cook Time: 20 minutes
Total Time: 30 minutes
Servings: 4

Ingredients 

For the potatoes:

  • 600 g (1.3 lb) Potatoes, Cut into 1cm cubes
  • 2 tsp Garlic granules
  • 1 tsp Sweet smoked paprika
  • 1 tbsp Olive oil

For the chicken and chorizo:

  • 225 g (8 oz) Chorizo, Diced
  • 2 Chicken breasts, Diced
  • 2 Peppers, Sliced
  • 100 g (0.75 cups) Green olives, Halved
  • 150 ml (0.6 cups) Hot chicken stock
  • 100 g (0.5 cups) Cream cheese
  • 150 g (1.3 cups) Grated cheddar
  • Chopped parsley to garnish
  • Sea salt and freshly ground black pepper, See notes

Instructions 

  • Toss the diced potatoes with the garlic granules, sweet smoked paprika and olive oil and put in the air fryer at 200℃ for 20 minutes until soft and crispy around the edges.
  • Meanwhile, add the chorizo to a large frying pan over a medium high and fry for 5 minutes until crispy and the oil from the chorizo has coated the bottom on the pan.
  • Remove the chorizo with a slotted spoon then add the chicken and fry for 5 minutes before adding the peppers and olives and cook for 5 minutes more.
  • Add the chorizo back into the pan. Stir in the stock and cream cheese and leave to simmer for a few minutes before stirring in the potatoes.
  • Top with the grated cheddar and put under the grill for a few minutes until golden. Then garnish with chopped parsley.

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Notes

In the fridge: Keep this covered in the fridge for up to 3 days and reheat thoroughly before eating.
In the freezer: Freeze this in portions in a freezer-safe container or bag. Defrost thoroughly and reheat until piping hot in a microwave or in a pan over a medium heat.
Salt and pepper: Season to taste if you need to, but be careful to not overdo it as chorizo and stock are salty on their own.

Nutrition

Calories: 550kcalCarbohydrates: 36gProtein: 40gFat: 28gSaturated Fat: 11gPolyunsaturated Fat: 2gMonounsaturated Fat: 10gTrans Fat: 0.01gCholesterol: 124mgSodium: 923mgPotassium: 1346mgFiber: 6gSugar: 6gVitamin A: 2759IUVitamin C: 107mgCalcium: 346mgIron: 2mg

Nutrition information is automatically calculated, so should only be used as an approximation. Nutritional values are per portion unless otherwise stated.

Additional Info

Course: Main Course
Cuisine: Family Food
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This post was originally published on October 26, 2025 and updated later to make improvements.

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14 Comments

  3. 5 stars
    All my three kids ate this, which is completely unheard of. I’m absolutely over the moon, thanks so much. This is going to be a weekly favourite (just a shame my husband and I are vegetarian).

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  4. 4 stars
    Really tasty easy dinner. Quite salty so no need to season. You could do the potatoes in the oven if you don’t have an air fryer. Mine took longer in the air fryer than the recipe stated but only by about 5 mins.

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  7. Item 3 does not say put the chorizo back in the pan

    Otherwise enjoying all your recipes .

    I am 86 yrs old, live alone and I am a coeliac. Apart from that all OK.

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  8. 5 stars
    Made this recipe tonight, was a bit unsure how it would turn out as I do not have an air fryer so I just cooked potatoes in the oven for 35 mins. This was absolutely delicious and the whole family loved it and had requests to make again. Thank you Sarah for such wonderful recipes.

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