Butter-Basted Chicken Breasts
with Candied Bacon Brussels Sprouts and Mashed Sweet Potatoes
Your average chicken breast is amped up with a rich pan sauce and flavorful sides like sweet potatoes and candied bacon brussels sprouts. The “candied” here refers to brown sugar that is added to the brussels and bacon and then baked in the oven to form a gorgeous caramelized layer. The dish is finished with a silky, flavor-packed pan sauce, made from garlic butter, our rich demi-glace and tangy sour cream. Served with velvety sweet potatoes to bring it all together, this decadent meal is one for the books.
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Ingredients
8 ounce
Brussels Sprouts
2 unit
Scallions
1 unit
Shallot
2 unit
Sweet Potatoes
4 ounce
Bacon
2 tablespoon
Brown Sugar
12 ounce
Chicken Breasts
2 tablespoon
Garlic Herb Butter
(Contains Milk)
1 unit
Chicken Demi-Glace
(Contains Milk)
6 tablespoon
Sour Cream
(Contains Milk)
1 teaspoon
Chili Flakes
Not included in your delivery
1 tablespoon
Butter
(Contains Milk)
1 tablespoon
Vegetable Oil
Salt
Pepper
Nutrition Values
Utensils
Instructions
Place a foil-lined baking sheet on top rack (2 foil-lined sheets on top and middle racks for 4 servings) and preheat oven to 425 degrees. Wash and dry all produce. Trim and halve Brussels sprouts lengthwise. Trim and thinly slice scallions, separating whites from greens. Halve, peel, and mince shallot until you have 3 TBSP.
Dice sweet potatoes into ½-inch pieces. Place in a large pot with enough salted water to cover by 2 inches. Boil until tender, 15-20 minutes. Reserve ½ cup potato cooking liquid, then drain. Melt 1 TBSP plain butter in same pot over medium heat. Add scallion whites; cook until softened, 1-2 minutes. Add drained potatoes and mash until smooth. Season with salt and pepper. Keep covered off heat.
Meanwhile, carefully toss Brussels sprouts on one side of prepared sheet with a drizzle of oil, salt, and pepper; arrange cut sides down. Add bacon to empty side of same sheet; season with salt and pepper. (For 4, divide between 2 sheets; roast Brussels sprouts on top rack and bacon on middle rack.) Roast 10 minutes, then remove from oven. Sprinkle bacon with brown sugar. Return to oven until bacon is crispy and Brussels sprouts are tender, 10-15 minutes more.
Meanwhile, pat chicken dry with paper towels; season all over with salt and pepper. Heat a large drizzle of oil in a large pan over medium-high heat. Add chicken and cook until browned and cooked through, 5-7 minutes per side. During the last 2 minutes of cooking, reduce heat to low and add garlic herb butter until melted. Spoon over chicken to coat. Turn off heat. Leaving butter in pan, transfer chicken to a plate.
Add minced shallot to pan with reserved garlic herb butter. Cook over low heat until softened, 1-2 minutes. Stir in demi-glace and ¼ cup water. Simmer until slightly thickened, 1-2 minutes. Turn off heat. Stir in 2 packets sour cream (4 packets for 4 servings) and any resting juices from chicken. Season with salt and pepper.
Slice chicken crosswise. Chop bacon into small pieces. Stir remaining sour cream into sweet potatoes; if needed, add reserved cooking liquid a splash at a time until creamy. Divide between plates with Brussels sprouts. Top potatoes with chicken and sauce. Garnish chicken with scallion greens and Brussels sprouts with bacon. Sprinkle with chili flakes to taste.
