Pine Nut Butter Chicken Breast
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!