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Honey Balsamic Chicken with Crispy Broccoli & Potatoes

Honey Balsamic Chicken with Crispy Broccoli & Potatoes

An United States dinner. Ready in about 1 hour 1 minutes. Difficulty: medium.

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Ingredients

How many people?

− 4 people +

Recipe makes 4

Main ingredient

  • 2 chicken breasts

Fresh & other

  • 5 potatoes
  • 1 broccoli
  • 2 cloves garlic
  • honey
  • chicken stock Shopping tip: Chicken broth (carton or can), or a chicken bouillon cube in hot water.
  • 1 tbsp butter

Sauces & oils

  • balsamic vinegar
  • 1 tbsp vegetable oil
  • 1 tbsp olive oil

How to make it

Steps in our own plain words.

  1. 2 Servings, 1.

  2. Turn the oven on to 425 degrees.

  3. Wash and dry all produce.

  4. Cut potatoes in 1 2-inch-thick wedges.

  5. Toss on one side of a sheet pan with pepper, salt and a drizzle of oil.

  6. (For 4 servings.

  7. Spread potatoes out across sheet.) Roast over the top rack for 5 minutes, 2.

  8. While that cooks, cut broccoli florets in bite-size pieces, if necessary.

  9. Peel and finely chop garlic.

  10. Mix 1 TBSP olive oil (2 TBSP.

  11. Keep going for 4 servings) and half the garlic in a small microwave-safe bowl.

  12. Microwave until garlic sizzles, 30 seconds, 3.

  13. Wait until potatoes have roasted 5 minutes.

  14. Remove sheet from oven.

  15. Add broccoli to empty side.

  16. Toss with garlic oil, salt, and pepper.

  17. (For 4 servings.

  18. Add broccoli to second sheet.) Continue roasting till potatoes and broccoli are brown and crispy, 15-20 minutes more, 4.

  19. While veggies roast, pat chicken dry using paper towels.

  20. Season all over with salt and pepper.

  21. Heat a drizzle of oil in a big pan over medium-high heat.

  22. Add chicken.

  23. Heat till brown and cooked through, 5-6 min per side.

  24. Turn off heat.

  25. Set chicken aside to rest.

  26. Wash out pan, 5.

  27. Heat pan used.

  28. Keep going for chicken over medium-high heat.

  29. Add a drizzle of oil and rest of the garlic.

  30. Cook until it smells good, 30 seconds.

  31. Stir in 1 4 cup water, stock concentrate, honey and vinegar (1 3 cup for 4 servings).

  32. Simmer till thick and glossy, 2-3 minutes.

  33. Take it off the heat.

  34. Mix in 1 TBSP butter (2 TBSP.

  35. Keep going for 4).

  36. Season with salt and pepper, 6.

  37. Return chicken to pan.

  38. Turn to coat in glaze.

  39. Divide chicken, broccoli, and potatoes between plates.

  40. Spoon any remaining glaze over chicken.

  41. Serve.

On the side: Green salad

A side we added to round out the meal. It is not part of the original recipe.

How to make it (10 min)
  1. Rinse the salad greens. Slice the cucumber.
  2. Put it all in a bowl and toss with the dressing just before eating.

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Recipe from TheMealDB. Steps rewritten in our own words. Times are estimates.