Chicken With Smashed Baby Red Potatoes Pot Pie Style
photo by Bev I Am
- Ready In:
- 50mins
- Ingredients:
- 10
- Serves:
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2-4
ingredients
- 1 1⁄2 lbs baby red potatoes
- 1 tablespoon vegetable oil
- 4 boneless skinless chicken breast halves (about 1 1/4 lbs)
- salt and pepper
- 1 1⁄2 cups matchstick thin carrots (about half of a 10 oz bag)
- 1 cup chicken broth
- 1⁄4 cup heavy cream
- 1⁄2 teaspoon dried tarragon
- 1 cup frozen peas, thawed
- 2 tablespoons butter
directions
- Cook potatoes in water for about 12 minutes or until tender.
- Sprinkle chicken with salt and pepper to taste.
- In skillet, heat oil over medium high heat, add chicken and cook for 6 minutes.
- Turn chicken over, reduce heat, cover and cook for 8 minutes more.
- Transfer chicken to plate to keep warm.
- To same skillet, add carrots, broth, cream and dried tarragon, cover and cook over medium high heat for 5 minutes or until carrots are tender.
- Remove skillet from heat and stir in peas.
- Coarsely mash potatoes with margarine and salt and pepper to taste.
- Spoon potatoes onto serving dish, top with chicken and pour vegetable cream sauce mixture over.
- Note: If sauce is not thick enough, mix together a tablespoon or so of flour with a little water and stir into sauce before adding peas and allow to cook for a few minutes longer.
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Reviews
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This is indeed a nice homey dinner. I took a few liberties with it - I didn't have red potatoes and used russet. I also added a dollop of sour cream when I mashed them. I didn't have cream, so I used milk and thickened with flour as suggested. I also added a whisper of garlic powder and dry mustard to the mix. Served with Varsha's cheesy muffins. Thanks for posting!
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This makes a wonderful supper. It tastes like you spent a lot of time preparing, but it is really very simple. I cut up my chicken breast to bite-sized pieces, peeled my baby red potatoes and I also did thicken the sauce, other than that I followed exactly Marie's directions. I served with Marie's suggested biscuits and some cranberry sauce for the perfect supper. Thanks for another great supper, Marie!
RECIPE SUBMITTED BY
Marie
Fairport, NY
I live in upstate New York. I am retired and now have time to enjoy my children, my grandchildren and great grandchildren.