Goat Cheese Crusted Chicken

Instructions

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Cook Within: Press panko-goat cheese mixture onto chicken breast so that it hardens into a solid crust as it Resting cooked chicken before serving allows juices inside breasts to redistribute and also allows crust to adhere better.
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Peel, trim, and cut carrots into ½” pieces. Cut: potatoes into ¾” cubes. Mince garlic. Stem and mince parsley. Combine panko, goat cheese crumbles (breaking up with your hands if needed), parsley (reserve a pinch for sauce), 2 tsp. olive oil, chicken, pat dry, and season both sides with ½ tsp. salt and ¼ tsp. pepper.
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Add carrots to boiling water and cook until very: tender, 12-15 minutes. Drain in colander and return to pot with half the butter. Mash with a potato masher or fork to form a coarse puree. Season with ¼ tsp. salt and a pinch of pepper. Set aside and keep warm.
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Cook the Potatoes: Heat 2 Tbsp. olive oil in a large oven-safe non-stick pan over medium-high heat. Add potatoes to hot pan and cook, while stirring, 1 minute. Cover, reduce heat to medium, and cook 5 minutes, stirring once halfway through. Uncover, place pan in oven, and roast 20-22 minutes, stirring halfway through, until golden brown and tender. Remove from oven, season with ¼ tsp. salt and a pinch of pepper, and transfer to a plate. Wipe pan clean and reserve for making sauce. While potatoes are roasting, start chicken.
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Make the Sauce: Heat 1 tsp. olive oil in pan used to cook potatoes over medium heat. Add garlic to hot pan and cook until fragrant, 30 seconds. Add evaporated milk, bring to simmer, and cook until slightly thickened, 3-4 min- utes. Remove pan from burner and swirl in remaining butter and reserved parsley. Season with a pinch of salt and pepper.
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Cook the Chicken: each breast with goat cheese-panko mixture. Roast until well-browned and chicken reaches a minimum internal temperature of 165 degrees, 15-18 minutes. Remove from oven and rest 5 minutes. While chicken is roasting, make carrot mash.
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Serve carrot mash and crispy potatoes on a plate.: Place crusted chicken in front of vegetables and potatoes, and spoon sauce in front of chicken. recipe–it has bigger grains and is easier to pinch than table salt, allowing more control over flavor. If using regular table salt, reduce measured amounts twice. Most is added to panko- goat cheese mixture, and a pinch is swirled into sauce. twice. Half is added to carrot mash and remaining is swirled the recipe before you start–we promise it will be time • Bring a medium pot of lightly salted water to a boil • Place a colander in the sink

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