Brooke’s Magically Perfect Chicken Every. Single. Time. The “Dump It In the Pan and Walk Away” Chicken & Potatoes What’s Going On: This is one of those dinners where you do almost nothing, walk around acting like you’re busy, and then somehow pull a pan of golden, buttery, fall-apart chicken out of the oven like you’re the CEO of Home Cooking. I used what I had — Italian packet instead of ranch, garlic paste instead of effort — and it still turned out stupid good. Truly idiot-proof. Truly delici