Crispy Southwestern Chicken Cutlets

🥘 Ingredients

• butter
  2 tbsp
• chicken breasts
  2 pieces
• chili powder
  1 tsp
• hot sauce
  1 tbsp
• monterey jack cheese
  ½ cup
• olive oil
  2 tbsp
• panko breadcrumbs
  ½ cup
• poblano pepper
  1 unit
• sour cream
  2 tbsp
• southwest spice blend
  1 tsp
• vegetable oil
  1 tbsp
• yellow onion
  1 unit
• yukon gold potatoes
  1.5 lbs

🍳 Cookware

• medium pot
• medium bowl
• baking sheet

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   yukon gold potatoes yellow onion poblano pepper panko breadcrumbs monterey jack cheese southwest spice blend chili powder chicken breasts sour cream hot sauce olive oil vegetable oil butter

   yukon gold potatoes: 1.5 lbs, yellow onion: 1 unit, poblano pepper: 1 unit, panko breadcrumbs: ½ cup, monterey jack cheese: ½ cup, southwest spice blend: 1 tsp, chili powder: 1 tsp, chicken breasts: 2 pieces, sour cream: 2 tbsp, hot sauce: 1 tbsp, olive oil: 2 tbsp, vegetable oil: 1 tbsp, butter: 2 tbsp
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   Preheat oven to 425°F. Wash and dry all produce. Dice yukon gold potatoes into ½-inch pieces. Place in a medium pot with enough salted water to cover by 2 inches. Bring to a boil and cook until tender ⏱️ 15-20 minutes . Reserve ½ cup potato cooking liquid, then drain and return potatoes to pot. Keep covered off heat.
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   Meanwhile, halve, peel, and thinly slice yellow onion. Core, deseed, and thinly slice poblano pepper. In a medium bowl , combine panko breadcrumbs, monterey jack cheese, southwest spice blend, a drizzle of olive oil, half the chili powder, salt, and pepper; set aside. Toss onion and poblano on one side of a baking sheet with a large drizzle of olive oil, salt, pepper, and remaining chili powder. Roast ⏱️ 5 minutes .
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   While veggies roast, pat chicken breasts dry with paper towels; season with salt and pepper. Evenly brush tops of chicken with half the sour cream. Mound panko mixture onto brushed sides, pressing to adhere. Drizzle tops of coated chicken with vegetable oil.
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   Once veggies have roasted 5 minutes, remove sheet from oven; add chicken to empty side. Roast until chicken is browned and cooked through and veggies are tender and slightly crisp ⏱️ 15-20 minutes . Veggies may finish before chicken is done. If so, remove from sheet and continue roasting chicken.
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   Meanwhile, mash potatoes until mostly smooth. Stir in butter and remaining sour cream. Add splashes of reserved potato cooking liquid as needed until smooth and creamy. Season with salt and pepper.
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   Divide chicken and mashed potatoes between plates. Top with roasted veggies. Serve with hot sauce for drizzling over if desired.