Crispy Cheddar Chicken, Mashed Potatoes & Broccoli
Customize your chicken with almonds OR panko!
- Tree Nuts
- Milk
- Wheat
- Eggs
**Now with more chicken! You asked, we listened: This isn't the HelloFresh you remember. Bigger menu. Upgraded recipes. Increased portion sizes. More variety. The best way to cook dinner just got BETTER.** Everyone has different dietary needs—but that doesn’t mean you need to make separate meals for everyone at your table! Here, you have the option of coating cheesy chicken with either crispy panko or a savory almond crust (or if you're feeling bold, both! We send you everything you need). To complete the dish you’ll serve a side of creamy chive mashed potatoes and roasted broccoli.
Ingredients
1 tablespoon
Fry Seasoning
12 ounce
Chicken Cutlets
1.5 ounce
Sliced Almonds
(Contains: Tree Nuts)
8 ounce
Broccoli
¼ ounce
Chives
½ cup
Cheddar Cheese
(Contains: Milk)
1.5 tablespoon
Sour Cream
(Contains: Milk)
¼ cup
Panko Breadcrumbs
(Contains: Wheat)
2 tablespoon
Mayonnaise
(Contains: Eggs)
12 ounce
Potatoes
Not included in your delivery
Salt
Pepper
Cooking Oil
Olive Oil
Butter
(Contains: Milk)
Nutrition Values
Utensils
Cooking Steps
• Adjust rack to top position (top and middle positions for 4 servings) and preheat oven to 425 degrees. Wash and dry produce. • Crush almonds in their bag (make a small slit in the bag and use a rolling pin or pan to crush the nuts). Cut broccoli into bite-size pieces if necessary. Dice potatoes into 1⁄2-inch pieces. Mince chives.
• For Panko Topping: Place 1 TBSP butter(2 TBSP for 4 servings) in a medium microwave-safe bowl; microwave until melted, 30 seconds. Stir in panko, 2 TBSP cheddar, 1⁄4 tsp Fry Seasoning (you’ll use the rest later), salt, and pepper.
• For Almond Topping: Place 1 TBSP butter(2 TBSP for 4) in a separate medium microwave-safe bowl; microwave until melted, 30 seconds. Stir in crushed almonds, 2 TBSP cheddar, 1⁄4 tsp Fry Seasoning (you’ll use the rest later), salt, and pepper.
• Pat chicken dry with paper towels; season all over with remaining Fry Seasoning, salt, and pepper. Place on one side of a lightly oiled baking sheet (for 4 servings, spread chicken out across entire sheet). • Evenly spread a thin layer of mayonnaise onto tops of chicken (you might not use it all); mound with your choice of panko mixture and/or almond mixture, pressing to adhere (no need to coat the undersides).
• Toss broccoli on opposite side of sheet from chicken with a drizzle of olive oil, salt, and pepper. (For 4 servings, toss broccoli on a second sheet.) • Roast on top rack until broccoli is browned and tender and chicken is cooked through, 18-22 minutes (for 4, roast broccoli on middle rack and chicken on top rack) (if broccoli is done before chicken, carefully remove from sheet and continue roasting chicken). TIP: For a deeply golden crust, broil chicken for the last 2-3 minutes.
• Meanwhile, place potatoes in a large pot with enough salted water to cover by 2 inches. Bring to a boil and cook until tender, 15-20 minutes. • Reserve 1⁄2 cup potato cooking liquid, then drain. Return potatoes to pot.
• To pot with potatoes, add sour cream, half the chives, remaining cheddar, and 1 TBSP butter (2 TBSP for 4 servings). Mash until smooth and creamy, adding splashes of reserved potato cooking liquid as needed. Season with salt and pepper.
• Divide chicken, mashed potatoes, and broccoli between plates. Top mashed potatoes with remaining chives. Serve.
Poultry is fully cooked when internal temperature reaches 165°.
Customer reviews
Review summary
Updated on Dec 2025- Flavor: Many loved the crispy cheddar chicken, with some praising the almond-panko combo for amazing taste 🍗.
- Ease of prep: Several found it easy to make, with one calling it "one of the best meals yet" for simple preparation.
- Suggestions: Consider mixing cheese with chicken topping at the end to avoid grumpiness; some found extra seasoning helpful.
- Portions: A few mentioned small potato quantities; consider adding extra if you're extra hungry.
- Customization: Customers appreciated the option to choose between almond and panko crusts, great for dietary needs.
Reviews from our home cooks
We loved being able to customize our chicken with almonds or with panko crumbs. Having different options is great as my husband is allergic to Gluten. This meal was delicious!
The mashed potatoes are so good with the sour cream and cheddar. The cheddar topping on the chicken is delicious and the fry seasoning is a great flavoring for the chicken.
I used a little almond and panko together, very tasty dish. My 4-year-old and my husband both loved it.
Came with green beans but it was a perfect combination! We did the panko on the chicken and added the almonds to the beans.
We did not receive broccoli, but green beans (which was good as well). It tasted yummy, but to make this again I would not mix the cheese with the panko, but top the chicken at the end as the cheese got grumpy and didn't melt evenly with mixed with the butter and panko. This was good will make again.
Chose to make parmesan crusted potatoes instead of mashed and they were delicious! Green beans were a great substitution. This is probably my favorite meal I've had so far.
This was one of the best meals yet. The chicken and mashed potatoes were SO flavorful and delicious!!!
This was a great recipe. Good taste and easy to make
This blew me away! This meal is very close to what I make. This meal was 100 times better, it does not weigh you down after eating.
The almonds gave a chewy texture which was odd and made me feel like the chicken was undercooked. The mashed potatoes were delicious
