Skillet-Roasted Chicken and Green Beans: A Foolproof Weeknight Dinner | America’s Test Kitchen



Tired of dry chicken breast and soggy sides? We’ve cracked the code on making a complete, delicious, and foolproof weeknight dinner all in one pan. Dan Souza shows Bridget Lancaster how to cook skillet-roasted chicken breast that guarantees juicy, tender meat with crispy, golden-brown skin every time. Cooking the green beans in the rendered chicken fat brings big flavor to the vegetables. This is an easy recipe you’ll be adding to your permanent rotation.

Skillet-Roasted Chicken Breasts with Garlicky Green Beans Recipe:

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  1. Why yes! This recipe segment did end rather abruptly. The final 70 seconds:

    Bridget: And that skin has beautiful flavor.
    Dan: It's true – that low and slow technique and the slow searing and then getting in the oven…
    B: Mmm.
    D: Helps to cook really evenly.
    B: Let me tuck into one of these beans here.
    D: Mmm.
    B: Mmm.
    B: Mmm! It tastes like roast chicken and green beans has a baby.
    D: Right? it's schmaltzy.
    B: It's schmaltzy.
    D: Really unctuous. Really nice.
    B: Well, it has that deep caramelized fat flavor – all that fond that was in the bottom of the pan.
    D: What I love about this method is it really is a technique that has a lot of broad use.
    D: So you can actually switch out the vegetable and you could make a completely different dinner.
    B: And you can find all of those instructions on our website.
    B: What a beautiful pairing – Green beans, chicken?
    B: Kind if dream team now.
    D: Right?
    B: Like you and me!
    D: Exactly!
    B: [laughs]
    B: If you want to wake up your Tuesday nights and make this fantastic pairing
    B: It stars by seasoning the chicken right under the skin and start the chicken breast skin side down in a cold skillet.
    B: Use the flavorful chicken fond and fat to cook those green beans.
    B: So, from America's Test Kitchen, Skillet-Roasted Chicken Breasts with Garlicky Green Beans.
    B: Just what other vegetables are you talking about? Like broccoli?
    D: Broccoli is great with this method.

  2. Um, no pepper on the chicken? 20+ minutes of resting chicken, uncovered, while making the beans? Cold chicken and warm beans does not compute. Going to give Dan a very rare thumbs down on this one.

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