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Rachael Ray

No-Thyme Quick Chicken with Smash Broc-o-tatoes and Gouda Gravy

This menu is based on the back-in-the-day idea of a good, square meal: meat, vegetable and starch. The flavors have all gotten an update, though!

This menu is based on the back-in-the-day idea of a good, square meal: meat, vegetable and starch. The flavors have all gotten an update, though!

Ingredients

  • 4 Idaho potatoes, peeled and cubed into 2-inch pieces
  • Salt
  • 4 medium pieces of boneless, skinless chicken breasts (6 ounces each)
  • 2 tablespoons fresh thyme (a few sprigs), stripped and chopped
  • Black pepper
  • 2 tablespoons extra virgin olive oil (EVOO)
  • 1 head broccoli, trimmed and cut into florets and 1-inch cubes
  • 2 tablespoons butter
  • 2 tablespoons flour
  • 1 cup chicken stock
  • 1 1/2 cups milk or half-and-half, divided
  • 1 1/2 cups shredded Gouda cheese

Preparation

Place potatoes in pot and cover with cold water. Bring to a boil, salt water, reduce heat a bit and cook until tender, about 12 minutes. Heads up: about halfway through you will add broccoli to the pot, so use a pot large enough to accommodate both.

Season the chicken breast pieces with thyme, salt and pepper. Heat 2 tablespoons EVOO in a skillet over medium-high heat and cook chicken for 6 minutes on each side.

Add broccoli to the potatoes and cook for 6 minutes.

Heat butter in a small saucepot over medium heat. When butter has melted, add in flour and cook for 1 minute, then whisk in chicken stock and 1 cup milk or half-and-half. Thicken 2-3 minutes, season the sauce with salt and pepper, then stir in the cheese in a figure eight motion with a wooden spoon for 2 minutes, or until melted. Turn off heat.

Drain cooked broccoli and potatoes and return to hot pot to dry them out. Mash the broccoli and potatoes together with up to 1/2 cup milk or half-and-half to desired consistency and season with salt and pepper.

Slice the chicken breasts on an angle. Pile some mashed Broc-o-tatoes on plates and arrange the fanned out chicken on the edge of the mound and pour the Gouda Gravy over the top.

This is one of many "Yum-o!" recipes – it's good and good for you. To find out more about Yum-o!, Rachael's nonprofit organization, go to www.yum-o.org.

Ingredients

  • 4 Idaho potatoes, peeled and cubed into 2-inch pieces
  • Salt
  • 4 medium pieces of boneless, skinless chicken breasts (6 ounces each)
  • 2 tablespoons fresh thyme (a few sprigs), stripped and chopped
  • Black pepper
  • 2 tablespoons extra virgin olive oil (EVOO)
  • 1 head broccoli, trimmed and cut into florets and 1-inch cubes
  • 2 tablespoons butter
  • 2 tablespoons flour
  • 1 cup chicken stock
  • 1 1/2 cups milk or half-and-half, divided
  • 1 1/2 cups shredded Gouda cheese

Directions

Place potatoes in pot and cover with cold water. Bring to a boil, salt water, reduce heat a bit and cook until tender, about 12 minutes. Heads up: about halfway through you will add broccoli to the pot, so use a pot large enough to accommodate both. Season the chicken breast pieces with thyme, salt and pepper. Heat 2 tablespoons EVOO in a skillet over medium-high heat and cook chicken for 6 minutes on each side. Add broccoli to the potatoes and cook for 6 minutes. Heat butter in a small saucepot over medium heat. When butter has melted, add in flour and cook for 1 minute, then whisk in chicken stock and 1 cup milk or half-and-half. Thicken 2-3 minutes, season the sauce with salt and pepper, then stir in the cheese in a figure eight motion with a wooden spoon for 2 minutes, or until melted. Turn off heat. Drain cooked broccoli and potatoes and return to hot pot to dry them out. Mash the broccoli and potatoes together with up to 1/2 cup milk or half-and-half to desired consistency and season with salt and pepper. Slice the chicken breasts on an angle. Pile some mashed Broc-o-tatoes on plates and arrange the fanned out chicken on the edge of the mound and pour the Gouda Gravy over the top.

This is one of many "Yum-o!" recipes – it's good and good for you. To find out more about Yum-o!, Rachael's nonprofit organization, go to www.yum-o.org.

Tags:boil, cheese, Chicken, Dinner, potatoes, poultry, Quick + Easy, simmer, undoRS, vegetables, Yum-o! Family-Friendly, Yum-o! The Family Cookbook