Pan-fried Chicken in Sage Butter
with roasted broccolini and sweet potato mash
Though this dish has a lot of enticing elements, the standout may just be the sage butter that bastes the juicy chicken. Sage is a herb with a powerful and distinctive taste, but it's also packed with vitamins A and C as well as even more antioxidants!
The quantities provided above are averages only.
Ingredients
320 grams
Irish Chicken Breast
2 unit(s)
Sweet Potato
2 sachet(s)
Paprika
(Contains Mustard)
10 grams
Sage
150 grams
Broccolini
20 grams
Walnuts
(Contains Walnuts May be present Peanut, Sesame, Cereals containing gluten)
Not included in your delivery
to taste
Water
to taste
Butter
to taste
Milk (Optional)
to taste
Salt
to taste
Pepper
to taste
Oil
Nutrition Values
Utensils
Cooking Steps
- Preheat the oven to 240°C/220°C fan/gas mark 9.
- Boil a pot of salted water.
- Trim the broccolini.
- On a lined baking tray, toss the broccolini with paprika, salt, pepper and a drizzle of oil.
- Roast on the top shelf of the oven until golden, 10-15 mins.
- Meanwhile, chop the sweet potatoes into 2cm chunks (peeling optional).
- When the water is boiling, add the sweet potato and cook until fork tender, 15-20 mins.
- Once cooked, drain in a colander and return to the pot, off the heat.
- Add a knob of butter and a splash of milk or water. Mash until smooth.
- Season with salt and pepper then cover with the lid to keep warm.
- While the sweet potato simmers, lay the chicken breasts out on a board.
- Place your hand flat on top of the chicken breast and carefully slice through horizontally to make two thin steaks. IMPORTANT: Wash hands and equipment after handling raw chicken and its packaging.
TIP: Notice a stronger smell from your chicken? Don’t worry, this is normal due to packaging we use to keep it fresh. It will still taste delicious once cooked!
- Meanwhile, place a large pan over medium heat (no oil). Dry-fry the walnuts for 1-2 mins. Remove from the pan and set aside.
- Return the pan to medium-high heat with a drizzle of oil.
- When hot, add the chicken and season with salt and pepper.
- Fry until cooked through, 3-6 mins on each side (cook in batches if your pan is too crowded). IMPORTANT: Chicken is cooked when no longer pink in the middle.
- Once cooked, remove from the pan and set aside.
- When everything is almost ready, return the pan to medium-high heat with 2 tbsp butter (double for 4p) and a drizzle of oil.
- Pick the sage leaves from their stalks (keeping them whole). Discard the stalks.
- Fry the sage leaves in the melted butter until crispy, shifting as they cook, 2-3 mins.
- When the sage has crisped, add the chicken back to the pan.
- Carefully use a spoon to baste the chicken in the fragrant sage butter.
- Divide your chicken steaks between plates.
- Add a spoonful of sweet potato mash and roast paprika veg on the side.
- Drizzle any remaining sage butter over the chicken.
- Scatter the walnuts over the top.
