Chicken

Name: Chicken with Cherry Pan Sauce plus Loaded Mashed Potatoes, Cheesy Spinach Dip & Chocolate Lava Cakes
Yield: 2 servings
Ingredients: 6 tbsp Sour Cream; 1 unit Cherry Jam; 4 oz Bacon; 12 oz Potato; 6 oz Carrot; 5 oz Spinach; 1 1/2 oz Corn; 2 unit Chocolate Lava Cake; 6 oz Asparagus; 1 unit Chicken Stock Concentrate; 4 oz Cream Sauce Base; 9 tbsp Parmesan Cheese; 10 oz Chicken Cutlets; 1 oz Cheese Roux Concentrate; 2 unit Scallions; 1 tsp Garlic Powder; 1 tbsp Butter, tbsp; 1 tbsp Cooking Oil, tbsp; tsp Salt, tsp; tsp Black Pepper, tsp

with Cherry Pan Sauce plus Loaded Mashed Potatoes, Cheesy Spinach Dip & Chocolate Lava Cakes

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This Mother’s Day, serve up a three-course celebratory dinner that will surprise and delight the most important lady in your life (and everyone else at the table). The evening starts with a creamy homemade spinach dip with carrot sticks and tortilla chips, perfect for pairing with mom’s fave beverage while you cook. For the main event: juicy seared chicken with a rich cherry pan sauce, tender roasted asparagus, and mashed potatoes loaded with sour cream, Parmesan, scallions, and crisp, smoky bacon. We hope mom’s a chocolate-lover, because after dinner, it’s rich, fudgy lava cake time! You get the flowers, we’ve got the rest. Ready? Go!

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Difficulty: medium
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Ingredients

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6 tbsp Sour Cream
1 unit Cherry Jam
4 oz Bacon
12 oz Potato
6 oz Carrot
5 oz Spinach
1 1/2 oz Corn
2 unit Chocolate Lava Cake
6 oz Asparagus
1 unit Chicken Stock Concentrate
4 oz Cream Sauce Base
9 tbsp Parmesan Cheese
10 oz Chicken Cutlets
1 oz Cheese Roux Concentrate
2 unit Scallions
1 tsp Garlic Powder
1 tbsp Butter, tbsp
1 tbsp Cooking Oil, tbsp
tsp Salt, tsp
tsp Black Pepper, tsp

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Instructions

7 steps

1

Adjust racks to top and middle positions and preheat oven to 425 degrees. Wash and dry produce.

Dice potatoes into ½-inch pieces. Place in a medium pot with enough salted water to cover by 2 inches. Bring to a boil and cook until tender, 15-20 minutes. Reserve ½ cup potato cooking liquid, then drain.

Return potatoes to pot and mash until smooth and creamy, adding splashes of reserved potato cooking liquid as needed. Cover to keep warm. (You’ll finish the potatoes in Step 6.)
2

While potatoes cook, place spinach and 1 TBSP water (2 TBSP for 4 servings) in a large microwave-safe bowl. Cover tightly with plastic wrap and microwave until wilted, 2-4 minutes. Carefully remove plastic and transfer spinach to a paper-towel-lined plate; let cool. TIP: No microwave? No problem! Heat a drizzle of oil in a large pan over medium-high heat. Add spinach and cook, stirring, until wilted, 3-4 minutes.

Place bacon* on a baking sheet; roast on top rack until crispy, 15-20 minutes. Transfer to a cutting board. Once cool enough to handle, roughly chop.
3

Meanwhile, trim, peel, and cut carrots into sticks (like fries; ours were 4 inches long and ½ inch thick). Trim and discard bottom 1 inch from asparagus. Trim and thinly slice scallions, separating whites from greens.

Once spinach is cool enough to handle, place in the center of a clean kitchen towel. Gather into a tight bundle and squeeze over the sink to remove as much moisture as possible. Finely chop spinach.
4

Whisk cream sauce base, cheese roux, and garlic powder in a small pot until combined, then set over medium-high heat; cook, whisking, until slightly thickened, 1-2 minutes. Reduce heat to low; stir in two packets of sour cream and two packets of Parmesan (four packets of sour cream and four packets of Parmesan for 4 servings) until melted and combined, 1 minute. (TIP: It may take time for Parm to fully melt—just keep stirring!) Stir in chopped spinach and season with salt and pepper. (If mixture seems too thick, stir in a splash of water.)

Transfer dip to a bowl and serve with carrot sticks and tortilla chips along with Mom’s favorite beverage while you prepare the rest of the meal. TIP: Prefer to serve the dip with the main course? Reheat over medium-low heat right before serving!
5

Pat chicken* dry with paper towels; season all over with salt and pepper.

Heat a drizzle of oil in a large pan over high heat. Add chicken and sear until golden brown, 2 minutes per side. Turn off heat; transfer chicken to one side of a second baking sheet. Wipe out pan and let cool slightly.

Toss asparagus on empty side of sheet with a drizzle of oil, salt, and pepper. Roast on middle rack until chicken is cooked through and asparagus is tender and lightly browned, 10-12 minutes.
6

Stir remaining Parmesan and one packet of sour cream (two packets for 4 servings) into mashed potatoes until cheese has melted, 1 minute. Fold in half the bacon and half the scallion greens. Taste and season with salt and pepper. Cover to keep warm. TIP: If bacon isn’t finished yet, stir in right before serving.

Heat a drizzle of oil in pan used for chicken over medium heat. Add scallion whites and cook, stirring, until softened and fragrant, 1 minute. Stir in ¼ cup water (1⁄3 cup for 4), jam, and stock concentrate. Cook, stirring, until thickened, 2-3 minutes. Remove pan from heat; stir in remaining sour cream and 1 TBSP butter (2 TBSP for 4). Season with salt and pepper.
7

Slice chicken crosswise.

Divide chicken, asparagus, and mashed potatoes between plates. Spoon sauce over chicken and sprinkle potatoes with remaining bacon and remaining scallion greens. Serve.

For dessert, preheat oven to 350 degrees; unwrap thawed lava cakes and place on a third baking sheet. Heat on middle rack until center is warm and gooey, 10-14 minutes (or microwave for 30-45 seconds).

Chicken is fully cooked when internal temperature reaches 165°.

Bacon is fully cooked when internal temperature reaches 145°.