Honey Mustard Chicken Breasts
with Potato Galette and Green Beans

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This sheet pan dinner is a great go-to meal for 4. The potato galette (a savory tart) is so elegant and delicious that once you learn how easy it is to make, it could become a side dish staple for you, whether you use the oven or the air fryer to make it. The key to making the galette is using a mandolin slicer so you get thinly (and evenly) sliced potatoes. Substituting asparagus for the green beans would be a nice change in the spring. Although this recipe comes out beautifully in your air fryer, you will need to air-fry the chicken and the vegetables in separate batches.

2 tablespoons Dijon mustard

2 tablespoons honey

1 teaspoon olive oil

1 teaspoon Worcestershire sauce

1 teaspoon salt

freshly ground black pepper

4 (5-ounce) boneless, skinless chicken breasts

1 pound Yukon gold potatoes (about 2 large), thinly sliced ⅛-inch thick

¼ cup butter, melted

½ shallot, minced

2 tablespoons fresh thyme leaves

4 ounces grated Gruyère cheese

12 ounces fresh green beans, (about 3 to 4 cups)

sprigs of fresh thyme

Oven Directions

Serves:4

Cooking Time:60 minutes

1.  Combine the Dijon mustard, honey, olive oil, Worcestershire sauce, salt and freshly ground black pepper in a large bowl. Add the chicken breasts to the bowl, toss to coat both sides and pierce the chicken breasts several times with a fork to tenderize and help the marinade penetrate. Refrigerate the marinating chicken for 1 to 3 hours.

2.  While the chicken is marinating, make the potato galette. Use a mandolin slicer to thinly slice the potatoes into ⅛-inch slices. Place the potato slices in a large bowl and add the melted butter, shallot, fresh thyme, salt and freshly ground pepper. Toss to coat well.

3.  Pre-heat the oven to 375°F.

4.  Brush or spray one quarter of a large sheet pan with oil. Shingle the potato slices on the greased sheet pan in three overlapping rows to make a 12-inch by 7-inch rectangle. Sprinkle one third of the cheese on top of the potatoes. Add two more layers of potato slices and grated cheese. In the end you should have one 12-inch by 7-inch rectangle made up of three layers of potato and cheese. Transfer the sheet pan to the oven.

5.  Bake the potato galette for 25 minutes. Remove the pan from the oven and tilt the pan slightly to distribute the melted butter evenly over the empty section of the sheet pan. Toss the green beans with olive oil, salt and freshly ground black pepper and place them next to the potato galette. Place the marinated chicken breast on the empty portion of the sheet pan next to the beans and spoon the extra marinade on top of the chicken. Return the pan to the oven and bake for 30 minutes, tossing the green beans once during the cooking process.

6.  After 30 minutes of baking, turn on the broiler. Broil the dinner for an additional 5 minutes, until the galette is golden brown and the chicken is cooked through (the internal temperature of the chicken should be 165°F).

7.  To serve, cut the potato galette into four pieces and garnish with fresh thyme sprigs. Transfer the chicken breasts to a platter, spooning any sauce on the tray over the top. Serve the chicken breasts with a portion of the potato galette and green beans on the side.

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Additional Cooking Directions for

Honey Mustard Chicken Breasts with Potato Galette and Green Beans

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Slicing the breast makes for a prettier presentation of this quick and easy chicken dinner.

Air Fryer Directions

Serves:4

Cooking Time:50 minutes

1.  Combine the Dijon mustard, honey, olive oil, Worcestershire sauce, salt and freshly ground black pepper in a large bowl. Add the chicken breasts to the bowl, toss to coat both sides and pierce the chicken breasts several times with a fork to tenderize and help the marinade penetrate. Refrigerate the marinating chicken for 1 to 3 hours.

2.  While the chicken is marinating, make the potato galette. Use a mandolin slicer to thinly slice the potatoes into ⅛-inch slices. Place the potato slices in a large bowl and add the melted butter, shallot, fresh thyme, salt and freshly ground pepper. Toss to coat well.

3.  Place a 12-inch long piece of aluminum foil on the counter top. Arrange one third of the potatoes on the foil in a 7-inch circle overlapping each other. Make sure the circle is the same size or smaller than the air fryer basket. Sprinkle one third of the cheese over the potatoes. Repeat with 2 more layers of potato slices and grated cheese.

4.  Pre-heat the air fryer to 380°F.

5.  Use the aluminum foil to lower the potatoes (and foil) into the air fryer basket. Fold the foil loosely over the potatoes. Air-fry at 380°F for 30 minutes. Reduce the temperature of the air fryer to 340°F. Open the aluminum foil and poke some holes in the bottom of the foil for the fat to drain away. Air-fry for an additional 5 minutes to brown the top layer of the potatoes. Remove the potato galette from the air fryer and close the foil on top to keep the potatoes warm. (If desired, hold the potatoes in a 200°F oven to keep warm.) Discard any grease from the bottom of the air fryer drawer.

6.  Cut the green beans in half and transfer them to the air fryer basket. Drizzle the beans with olive oil and season with salt and freshly ground black pepper.

7.  Air-fry the green beans at 400°F for 5 to 7 minutes. Transfer them to a bowl and cover with foil.

8.  Place the chicken breasts in the air fryer basket and pour the extra marinade over the top. Air-fry at 380°F for 6 to 8 minutes, flipping the breasts over halfway through the cooking process.

9.  To serve, cut the potato galette into four pieces and garnish with fresh thyme sprigs. Transfer the chicken breasts to a platter, spooning any sauce from the bottom drawer over the top. Serve the chicken breasts with a portion of the potato galette and green beans on the side. Note: If needed, return the green beans to the air fryer for 1 to 2 minutes to warm them up.