Chicken with Cherry Pan Sauce
with Loaded Mashed Potatoes & Roasted Green Beans
- Milk
The star of tonight’s dinner is a creamy, sweet, and tangy pan sauce. You’ll learn from the pros how to do it right! After searing the chicken until golden-brown and juicy, you’ll add scallions, cherry jam, concentrated chicken stock, sour cream, and butter. You’ll spoon all that richness over the chicken and serve it with tender roasted green beans and mashed potatoes loaded with sour cream, Parmesan, scallions, and crisp, smoky bacon.
Ingredients
12 ounce
Potatoes
4 ounce
Bacon
6 ounce
Green Beans
2 unit
Scallions
1.5 tablespoon
Sour Cream
(Contains: Milk)
10 ounce
Chicken Cutlets
1 unit
Cherry Jam
1 unit
Chicken Stock Concentrate
Not included in your delivery
Salt
Pepper
1 tablespoon
Cooking Oil
3 tablespoon
Butter
(Contains: Milk)
Nutrition Values
Utensils
Cooking Steps
• Adjust racks to top and middle positions and preheat oven to 425 degrees. Wash and dry produce. • Dice 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. • Return potatoes to pot and cover to keep warm. (You’ll finish the potatoes in Step 4.)
• Place bacon* on a baking sheet; roast on top rack until crispy, 15-20 minutes. Transfer to a cutting board. Once cool enough to handle, roughly chop. • Meanwhile, trim green beans if necessary. Trim and thinly slice scallions, separating whites from greens.
• Pat chicken* dry with paper towels; season all over with salt and pepper. • Heat a drizzle of oil in a large pan over high heat. Add chicken and sear until golden brown, 2 minutes per side. Turn off heat; transfer chicken to one side of a second baking sheet. Wipe out pan and let cool slightly. • Toss green beans on empty side of sheet with a drizzle of oil, salt, and pepper. Roast on middle rack until chicken is cooked through and green beans are tender and lightly browned, 12-15 minutes.
• To pot with potatoes, add sour cream and 2 TBSP butter (3 TBSP for 4 servings). Mash until smooth and creamy, adding splashes of reserved potato cooking liquid as needed. • Fold in half the bacon and half the scallion greens. Taste and season with salt and pepper. Cover to keep warm. TIP: If bacon isn’t finished yet, stir in right before serving.
• Heat a drizzle of oil in pan used for chicken over medium heat. Add scallion whites and cook, stirring, until softened and fragrant, 1 minute. • Stir in ¼ cup water (1⁄3 cup for 4 servings), jam, and stock concentrate. Cook, stirring, until thickened, 2-3 minutes. Remove from heat; stir in remaining sour cream and 1 TBSP butter (2 TBSP for 4). Season with salt and pepper.
• Slice chicken crosswise. • Divide chicken, green beans, and mashed potatoes between plates. Spoon sauce over chicken and sprinkle mashed potatoes with remaining bacon and remaining scallion greens. Serve.
Bacon is fully cooked when internal temperature reaches 145°.
Chicken is fully cooked when internal temperature reaches 165°.
Customer reviews
Review summary
Updated on Dec 2025- Flavor: Many loved the cherry pan sauce, praising its perfect blend of sweet and savory 🍒. Some found it subtle, while others wanted more cherry flavor.
- Ease of prep: Most found it easy to make, though a few noted the sauce didn't thicken as expected.
- Suggestions: Consider adding more sauce, as some wanted extra. Adjust sour cream carefully between potatoes and sauce for best results.
- Portions: The loaded mashed potatoes were a hit, but a few wished for larger chicken portions.
- Texture: Some preferred creamier mashed potatoes; try adding a splash of milk for smoother consistency.
Reviews from our home cooks
The chicken and cherry pan sauce was delicious as was the mashed potatoes. The green beans were a lovely addition. We always enjoy your vegetables.
Man! This was excellent. I wondered about the cherry pan sauce, but it was the perfect blend of sweet and savory.
Great meal but....the steps need a little tweaking. When making the potatoes, it says to add sour cream with no measurement. When making the sauce, it says to add "the rest of the sour cream." Based on the potato directions, there wouldn't be any sour cream left. Please add in how much sour cream should be added to the mashed potatoes.
This was probably the tastiest chicken from Hello Fresh that I've made. I usually don't repeat recipes but if I see this recipe again I'll definitely get it.
Really didn't expect to love the sauce so much but it's great! I charred my greens a little to hard but idc they were good too!
I mis read the instructions and put the sour cream in with the jam it was good just probably not as jammy. The bacon was a nice addition to the potatoes. It was a big hit. My husband would like a bigger portion of meat.
This was the best one yet. I did change the potatoe recipe to milk instead of reserve water. It was delicious.
Ridiculously decadent meal. Loved it. Like ordering the chicken at a steakhouse.
Very tasty, without being too complicated to make. I agree it is a premium meal!
The sauce didn't thicken like I would have liked and it uses a lot of pans. But overall it was a good meal!
