Flattened Chicken, Smashed Red Potatoes, and Kale

I've listed the directions here for each component separately, so you can make them individually if desired. This is also easy to do all at once!


Flattened Chicken

Ingredients

4-6 chicken tenders or 1-2 chicken breasts
1/4 cup flour
1 tsp salt
1 tsp ground black pepper
2 tbsp butter
1/8-1/4 cup chicken stock (see Tips)

Directions

1. Place the chicken on a cutting board. Cover with saran wrap and hit with a heavy object to flatten to about 1/4 inch thick. I use a kitchen-dedicated mallet. You can make the chicken thicker if you want, but it will take longer to cook.
2. Melt butter in a skillet.
3. Mix together flour, salt, and pepper on a plate. Coat outside of chicken in flour, place in pan in melted butter over medium to medium-high heat.
4. Flip chicken over as needed, browning both sides.
5. Remove chicken from heat onto a plate to rest.
6. Add chicken broth to the pan the chicken was cooked in, adding it to the remaining browned bits and butter. Saute over low to medium heat until it thickens.
7. Serve chicken with sauce. You can also use the sauce on potatoes.

Smashed Red Potatoes

Ingredients

5-7 medium red potatoes
1-2 cups chicken stock
1/8-1/4 cup milk
salt and pepper to taste

Directions

1. Dice the red potatoes and put in a pot with chicken stock. Make sure you have enough stock to just cover the potatoes. Bring to a boil.
2. Once potatoes are soft (you should be able to easily pierce them with a fork), drain potatoes.
3. Using a mixer (or you can do it by hand), mash the potatoes with milk until they are the consistency you want.

Kale

Ingredients

2-3 cups fresh kale
4-5 cups water
Parmesan cheese, if desired

Directions

1. Bring water to a boil.
2. Drop the kale into the boiling water to cook for several minutes until the leaves soften.
3. Serve topped with Parmesan cheese, if desired.

Tips

1. If you are making all of these together, just use the chicken stock you have left over after you drain the potatoes for the chicken.
2. I find that the red potatoes cooked this way look a little waxy, so don't be put off by that. I do not peel these before I cook them. I simply wash them and cut off any bad spots.
3. You can also top the potatoes and kale with sauteed mushrooms, onion, and minced garlic - delicious!