Pan-Seared Chicken with Shallots

When it comes to chicken, I got to my usual Chicken Flourtine, but I needed something new and different. So I came across this receipe where I actually had everything on hand and didn't have to go shopping (Love it when that happens). Try it out and let me know what you think :)
Ingredients

• 3 tablespoons unsalted butter, divided
• 1 tablespoon olive oil
• 4 skinless, boneless chicken breast halves - pounded thin
• salt and pepper to taste
• 2 shallots, chopped
• 1 clove garlic, minced
• 1/3 cup dry white wine
• 1/2 cup chicken broth

Directions

1. Melt 1 tablespoon butter and heat olive oil in a large skillet over medium heat. Season chicken with salt and pepper, and brown on both sides in the skillet. Cover, and continue cooking 10 minutes, or until chicken juices run clear. Set aside, and keep warm.
2. Mix shallots and garlic into skillet over medium heat, and cook until tender. Stir in wine, and cook until heated through. Stir in broth, and continue cooking 5 minutes, or until reduced and slightly thickened. Mix in the remaining butter until melted. Serve the sauce over the chicken.

Hasselback Potatoes ROCK

Another Rock awesome Recipe. Thank you Sunny Anderson:

Ingredients

• 16 ounces red new potatoes
• 3 to 5 garlic cloves, thinly sliced
• 4 tablespoons unsalted butter, melted
• 2 tablespoons olive oil
• Kosher salt and freshly ground black pepper
• Herbed Sour Cream, recipe follows

Directions

Preheat oven to 400 degrees F.

Using a wooden spoon as a cradle, place each potato in the spoon and make several parallel slits into each potato top making sure not to slice completely through. Place 3 garlic slices between slits at the crown of each potato. Toss in a medium bowl with butter and olive oil. Place on a baking sheet and sprinkle generously with salt and pepper. Bake until tops are crispy and potatoes are cooked through, about 1 hour. Transfer to a platter and top with Herbed Sour Cream.

Herbed Sour Cream:

• 1/2 cup sour cream
• 1/2 teaspoon garlic powder
• 1 tablespoon finely chopped fresh parsley leaves
• Kosher salt and freshly ground black pepper

Combine ingredients in a small bowl. Season, to taste, and refrigerate until use.

Great Potatoes!!!!

So I have a husband who is not a fan of potatoes... unless they are in the french fried version. So I thought besides mashed and roasted, there had to be other ways to make them tasty. Low and behold Giada De Laurentiis comes through again. I'm watching her show and she is making this potatoes boil with chicken stock. Genius right? I think so anyway. Probably something you are taught in culinary school on day one. So her you go, her Lemon-Basil Potatoes:

Ingredients

• 16 baby new potatoes, halved
• 2 cups low-sodium chicken stock
• 1/2 cup fresh lemon juice, plus 2 teaspoons
• 2 tablespoons extra-virgin olive oil
• 1 teaspoon kosher salt, plus extra for seasoning
• 1/4 teaspoon freshly ground black pepper, plus extra for seasoning
• 1 teaspoon lemon zest
• 1/4 cup chopped fresh basil leaves

Directions

Place the potatoes, chicken stock, lemon juice, 2 tablespoons olive oil, 1 teaspoon salt, and 1/4 teaspoon black pepper in a medium saucepan. Bring to a boil over medium-high heat. Reduce the heat and simmer until the potatoes are tender, about 20 to 25 minutes.

Drain the potatoes and place in a serving bowl. Drizzle with the remaining olive oil. Add the lemon zest and 3 tablespoons of the basil. Toss well and garnish with the remaining chopped basil.