with garlic mashed potatoes and honey-rosemary carrots

Yield: 2

Home Chef

Pine nuts and butter make a great topping on roasted chicken breast. Served with garlic mashed potatoes and honey-rosemary carrots.
Cook: 40 to 50

• 12oz boneless skinless chicken breasts
• 12oz Yukon potatoes
• 12oz carrot
• 1oz cream cheese
• 1oz butter
• ¾oz roasted garlic & herb butter
• ½oz honey
• ½oz pine nuts
• 1rosemary sprig
• ½tsp seasoned salt blend
• salt & pepper
• olive oil

Prep:

Turn oven on to 425°F. Let’s preheat, at least 10 minutes

Set cream cheese, garlic & herb butter, plain butter on counter to soften

Prepare a baking sheet with foil and cooking spray.

Make the mashed potatoes:

Cut potatoes into large evenly sized chunks.

Bring a medium pot with potato chunks covered with salted cold water to boil over medium-high heat.

Once boiling, cook until the potatoes are fork-tender, 12-15 minutes.

Remove from burner. Reserve ¼ cup potato cooking water. Drain potatoes in a colander/strainer and return to pot. Add softened cream cheese, half the reserved potato cooking water (reserve remaining for adjusting consistency, if necessary), softened garlic & herb butter, and a pinch of salt. Mash until combined and smooth. If too dry, add additional reserved potato cooking water, 1 TBS at a time, until desired consistency is reached. Cover and set aside.

While potatoes cook, continue recipe.

Prepare ingredients and make pine nut butter:

Peel, trim, and cut carrot into ½”-wide by 2″-long sticks.

Finely chop pine nuts.

Stem and coarsely chop rosemary.

Combine pine nuts and softened plain butter in a mixing bowl. Set aside.

Pat chicken dry and season both sides with seasoned salt and a pinch of pepper.

Roast the carrots:

Place carrots on prepared baking sheet and toss with 2 tsp olive oil, 1 tsp rosemary (use more, if desired), ¼ tsp salt, and a pinch of pepper. Spread into a single layer.

Roast in hot oven until tender and lightly browned, 15-18 minutes.

Carefully remove it from the oven. Drizzle honey over roasted carrots.

While carrots are roasting, continue the recipe.

Cook the chicken:

Place a medium non-stick pan over medium heat and add 1 tsp olive oil.

Add chicken to hot pan and cook until browned and chicken reaches a minimum internal temperature of 165°F, 5-7 minutes per side.

Remove from burner. Rest, 3 minutes.

Finish the dish:

Plate dish as pictured, topping the chicken with the pine nut butter. Bon appétit!