Smoky Chicken w/ Apples, Fennel, and Sweet Potatoes

Smoky Chicken with Apples, Fennel, and Sweet Potatoes

Another recipes from Lunds & Byerly’s Meal Creation kits.


Servings: 2
Estimated Time: 35 min.
Equipment: sauté pan, chef's knife, cutting board, vegetable peeler

Ingredients

  • 2 x Chicekn Breasts

  • 1 Red apple (your choice on variety)

  • 1 Fennel Bulb

  • 1 large sweet potato

  • 1 onion

  • Chicken seasoning (your choice)

  • Smoked Paprika

  • Chicken broth concentrate

  • Vinegar

  • Butter

  • Extra virgin olice oil

  • Water

  • Salt & Pepper to taste

Directions

  • Wash, dry and prepare the vegetables. Peel sweet potatoies and cut into medium dice cubes. Dice apple with skin on; discard core. Cut fennel bulb in half lengthwise, cut out the core and thily slice bulb. Peel and thinly slice onion. Pour vinegar over the diced apples and toss gently to coat.

  • Place chicken on a plate and season both sides with smoked paprika and chicken seasoning on the chicken.

  • Heat a saute pan over medium-high heat. Add 1 Tbsp olive oil to the pan. Carefully place chicken in the pan and sear for 3-4 minutes per side. Remove chicken from pan and let rest on a clean plate.

  • Melt butter in the pan and add sweet poratoes, fennel and onions. Season veggies with reminaing seasoning and sauté them for 4-5 minutes. Return the chicken to the pan and add chicekn broth concentrate and 1 cup water.

  • When the broth begins to boil, turn down the heat but retain a strong simmer. Summer until liquid has reduced by half its volume. Add apples to the pan and continue cooking for another 4-5 minutes. When apples start to soften, remove chicken and slice.

  • Increase heat to reduce the rest of the liquid. There should be very little liquid remaining in the pan before serving. With liquid cooked away, sauté veggies until they being to brown. Divide veggies between 2 plates and top with sliced chicken.