Taco Chicken and Baked Parsnips
 
 
Ingredients
  • Chicken breasts, boneless- 4 (each cut into half)
  • Taco sauce- 3 tbsp
  • Ground pepper- ¼ tsp
  • Salt- little
  • Olive oil- 2 tbsp
For making Baked Parsnips
  • Parsnips, cut round- 3
  • Taco sauce- 3 tbsp
  • Ground pepper- ¼ tsp
  • Cooking spray
For making Caramelized onions
  • Onions, cut thin and long- 3
  • Rosemary- 2 sprigs
  • Ground pepper- ¼ tsp
  • Salt- to taste
Instructions
  1. Marinate the chicken breasts with taco sauce, ground pepper and salt, keep aside for 10 minutes.
  2. Heat a skillet over medium heat, add olive oil.
  3. Place the marinated chicken breasts, cover the pan and cook till the chicken turns brown on both sides.
  4. Remove from the pan and keep aside.
Baking parsnips
  1. Peel the outer skin of parsnips, cut into 1 inch round shape.
  2. Season the parsnips with taco sauce and ground pepper.
  3. Preheat the oven to 400 F.
  4. Spread the parsnips on a baking sheet lined with aluminum foil and greased with cooking spray.
  5. Bake for 20 minutes, till the parsnips turn golden brown in color.
Making Caramelized Onions
  1. In the same skillet used for roasting chicken (as it has all the chicken drippings and oil) add the onions, rosemary, ground pepper and salt.
  2. Cover the skillet with its lid and let the onion turn really tender.
  3. Once the onions turn tender, uncover the skillet and let the onion turn caramelized, stir it frequently to avoid sticking to the skillet.
Plating
  1. Make a bed of caramelized onions on a plate, place the chicken breasts and top it with baked parsnips.
Recipe by Cooking with Thas - Smart Cooking, Smart Living at https://thasneen.com/cooking/taco-chicken-and-baked-parsnips/