Good TV dinner
Chicken Kiev with mashed potatoes and green bean salad.
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We're taking it back to a classic time with our spin on a TV dinner.
Buttery chicken Kiev with mashed potatoes and a cold green bean salad gives us all the comfort vibes of eating dinner while enjoying some Good TV.
We will be making this full meal live from our kitchen while DJ Cousin Phil spins the tracks that take us back and make us feel good.
Our featured track is Talking Heads, “This Must Be The Place.” No better song to make you feel like home and put a smile on your face.
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Chicken Kiev Ingredients
1 chicken breast per person
1 stick of butter softened
3 cloves garlic diced
1 shallot diced
1 Tbs fresh thyme leaves
1 Tbs fresh parsley
1 Tbs fresh chive
2 Tbs fresh lemon juice
cracked black pepper and salt
1 egg (if you are making more than 2 chicken breasts you may need an additional egg)
dash of hot sauce
flour
panko bread crumbs
oil for frying the chicken
** The above butter mixture should be enough for 3-4 chicken breasts depending on size. If you plan to make more than 4, cut ingredients in half and add it into the mixture to make more.
Mashed Potato Ingredients
( serving size - 4)
3 large russet potatoes
6 Tbs of butter ( additional butter to top)
1/2 cup sour cream
3 Tbs cream cheese
2 Tbs preferred milk ( I use oat milk)
salt and pepper to taste
Green Bean Salad Ingredients
1 lb fresh green beans
2 Tbs olive oil
2 Tbs balsamic
2 cloves diced garlic - diced fine
1/4 red onion chopped thin
salt and pepper to taste
Bring a large pot of watering salt to a boil. Poke holes in the 3 potatoes and leave them whole, add them to the boiling water. Allow the potatoes to boil for 20-25 minutes or until fork tender.
While the potatoes are boiling, clean and cut the ends off of your green beans. Bring another pot to a boil with generous salt. Add green beans and blanch for 7-10 minutes until beans are crisp and tender. drain and place green beans into a bowl of cold water. in a separate mixing bowl add diced garlic, thinly sliced red onion, olive oil and balsamic. Once the green beans are cooled drain from water and add to the mixture. Sprinkle with salt and pepper and place in the fridge.
Place room temperature butter in a mixing bowl, add diced garlic, shallot, fresh herbs and salt and pepper. Add lemon juice and mash until mixture forms a paste. Place bowl in fridge.
Pre heat your oven to 400.
Using a sharp thin knife carefully cut a pocket into the side of each chicken breast. Be careful not to poke it all the way through. Try to cut the slice as long and deep as you can without cutting through the chicken. I included a video that shows what we are looking for. We won't tie string around ours as we will be breading it after.
In a mixing bowl crack your egg and add a dash of hot sauce.
Take the butter mixture from the fridge and stuff into each breast. Push on the breast to spread out the butter and close the gap. Any leftover butter mixture save to the side. Salt and pepper each side of the chicken breast. Coat each breast in flour, then dip in your egg mixture and into your panko bread crumbs, coating all of the chicken and set to the side.
At this time your potatoes should be ready. Once you can stick a fork all the way through you are good to go. Drain the potatoes and set aside, allow to cool slightly and remove the skin. The skin is very easy to remove this way.
In a large mixing bowl add your butter, cream cheese and sour cream. Add all of the pieces of potato without the skin. Mash with potato masher or fork. Add your milk and continue to mash. If you have a hand mixer I would recommend using it at this time. Add salt and pepper to taste and continue to mix or mash until you receive your preferred texture.
Turn on a large frying pan to medium heat and add around 2 Tbs of cooking oil to the hot pan. take turns frying each chicken breast 5-7 minutes each side. Allow the bread crumbs to reach a golden brown and set on a baking sheet. Top each breast with any leftover butter mixture.
Place the chicken into the oven and bake for around 15-20 minutes until chicken is cooked all the way through. If using a thermometer to check for it to be done it should reach at least 165 degrees. once the chicken is cooked remove from the oven and allow to rest 5 minutes before serving.
While the chicken is resting re heat your potatoes and add additional butter to the top. Take out your green bean salad and put on some Good TV and enjoy!!
