Usually we do potato on the side. Yellow potatoes, wash them and slice in half and score the top with a knife. Put them sliced side up with a dab of butter on each, stick in oven (400 usually) and stick in the oven until the butter melts then take out, flip over the potato so sliced side is down and stick back in the oven until cooked (I never really time it so I couldn’t tell you exactly…)
The potatoes turn out nice and crisp on the cut side.
Other veggies are usually squash of some kind and broccoli.
I made it with spagetti in tomato sauce. I also had some ciabatta bread and fresh green salad with it. It all came together nicely. I made Quorn fillet parmesan for myself.
No offense, Flutterby, but I hate potatoes with pasta. Hate 'em hate 'em hate 'em. Just seems too heavy and starchy to me to have both together. YMM (and clearly does) V, of course.
An Gadai, my Irish friend, glad you had a good meal!