Taste of Home
Chicken with Celery Root Puree
TOTAL TIME: Prep: 30 min. Cook: 15 min.
YIELD: 4 servings.
Celeriac, or celery root, is a root veggie that combines well with other seasonal ingredients and adds nice texture and flavor to this puree. —Taste of Home Test Kitchen
Ingredients
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4 boneless skinless chicken breast halves (6 ounces each)
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1/2 teaspoon pepper
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1/4 teaspoon salt
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3 teaspoons canola oil, divided
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1 large celery root, peeled and chopped (about 3 cups)
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2 cups chopped peeled butternut squash
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1 small onion, chopped
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2 garlic cloves, minced
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2/3 cup unsweetened apple juice
Directions
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1.
Sprinkle chicken with pepper and salt. In a large nonstick skillet, heat 2 teaspoons oil over medium heat. Brown chicken on both sides. Remove chicken from pan.
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2.
In same pan, heat remaining oil over medium-high heat. Add celery root, squash and onion; cook and stir until squash is crisp-tender. Add garlic; cook 1 minute longer.
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3.
Return chicken to pan; add apple juice. Bring to a boil. Reduce heat; simmer, covered, 12-15 minutes or until a thermometer inserted in chicken reads 165°.
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4.
Remove chicken; keep warm. Cool vegetable mixture slightly. Process in a food processor until smooth. Return to pan and heat through. Serve with chicken.
Nutrition Facts
1 chicken breast half with 2/3 cup puree: 328 calories, 8g fat (1g saturated fat), 94mg cholesterol, 348mg sodium, 28g carbohydrate (10g sugars, 5g fiber), 37g protein. Diabetic Exchanges: 5 lean meat, 2 starch, 1/2 fat.
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