Cumin Crusted Chicken with Cotija and Mango-Garlic Sauce with Green Onion Pesto Mashed Potatoes
Cumin Crusted Chicken with Cotijan and Mango-Garlic Sauce with Green Onion Pesto Mashed Potatoes might be a good recipe to expand your main course collection. This recipe serves 4. Watching your figure? This gluten free recipe has 1791 calories, 31g of protein, and 87g of fat per serving. This recipe covers 48% of your daily requirements of vitamins and minerals. It can be enjoyed any time, but it is especially good for Thanksgiving. From preparation to the plate, this recipe takes roughly 2 hours and 1 minutes. Head to the store and pick up green onions, salt and pepper, salt and pepper, and a few other things to make it today. To use up the pumpkin seeds you could follow this main course with the Pumpkin Bark as a dessert.
Instructions
1
Whisk together the whole cumin, lemon juice, 1/2 cup olive oil, honey, and pepper in a medium baking dish.
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Lemon Juice
Cumin Seeds
Olive Oil
Pepper
Honey
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Whisk
2
Add the chicken and turn to coat. Cover, and marinate for 1 hour in the refrigerator.
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Whole Chicken
3
Preheat oven to 400 degrees F.
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4
Heat a large ovenproof saute pan over medium high heat.
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5
Remove chicken from marinade and wipe off any excess.
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Marinade
Whole Chicken
6
Combine the ground cumin, cotija, salt, and pepper in a small bowl. Dust the chicken on the skin side with the mixture.
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Ground Cumin
Whole Chicken
Pepper
Salt
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Heat 3 tablespoons olive oil in a large skillet.
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Olive Oil
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Place the chicken, skin side down, in the pan and cook until golden brown, about 3 to 4 minutes. Turn over and place in the oven.
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Whole Chicken
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Bake for 8 to 10 minutes, or until just cooked through.
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10
Serve drizzled with the Mango Garlic Sauce and with the Green Onion Pesto Mashed Potatoes.
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Green Onions
Potato
Garlic
Mango
Pesto
Sauce
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Combine chicken stock, peppercorns, and garlic in a medium saucepan and cook until reduced to 3 cups. Strain into a bowl.
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Chicken Stock
Peppercorns
Garlic
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Place both vinegars in a separate medium saucepan and cook until reduced by 1/
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13
Add the sugar and mango puree, and reduce until the sauce coats the back of a spoon thickly.
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Mango Puree
Sauce
Sugar
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Add the reduced chicken stock and cook for 10 minutes over medium heat until thickened, stirring occasionally. Season with salt and pepper.
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Salt And Pepper
Chicken Stock
15
Place potatoes in a large pot of salted water and bring to a boil. Cook until soft, about 25 to 30 minutes.
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Water
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16
Drain well and run through a food mill into a large bowl. Stir in the butter and cream and mix until combined. Swirl in the Green Onion Pesto and season with salt and pepper, to taste.
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Salt And Pepper
Green Onions
Butter
Cream
Pesto
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17
Combine pumpkin seeds, garlic, spinach, and cilantro in food processor and process until smooth.
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Pumpkin Seeds
Cilantro
Spinach
Garlic
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Add green onions and lime juice, and process until smooth.
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Green Onions
Lime Juice
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With the motor running, slowly add the oil.
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Cooking Oil
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Add the Parmesan, honey, salt, and pepper, and pulse several times until combined.