Sweet & Smoky Chicken Cutlets
with Chili Roasted Carrots, Mashed Potatoes & Cherry Sauce
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If you’re craving something that’s good and hearty, this recipe has got you covered. Pork tenderloin is rubbed with cinnamon and smoked paprika, which brings a layer of warm aromatics to the meat. It’s then roasted and drizzled in a cherry jam sauce that adds sweetness to all that savory. The mashed potatoes on the side stay creamy and classic, but there are also tender roasted carrots with a sprinkle of chili flakes for a pop of heat.
Ingredients
12 ounce
Potatoes
2 unit
Cherry Jam
12 ounce
Carrot
2 tablespoon
Sour Cream
1 tablespoon
Smoky Cinnamon Paprika Spice
5 teaspoon
White Wine Vinegar
1 teaspoon
Chili Flakes
10 ounce
Chicken Cutlets
Not included in your delivery
teaspoon (tsp)
Salt
2 tablespoon (tbsp)
Olive Oil
2 teaspoon (tsp)
Cooking Oil
teaspoon (tsp)
Black Pepper
Nutrition Values
Utensils
Cooking Steps
• Adjust rack to middle position (top and middle positions for 4 servings) and preheat oven to 450 degrees. Wash and dry produce. • Peel and cut carrots on a diagonal into ½-inch pieces.
• Dice potatoes into ½-inch pieces; place 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 ½ cup potato cooking liquid, then drain and return potatoes to pot. • Keep covered off heat until ready to mash.
• Meanwhile, pat pork* dry with paper towels. Rub with a large drizzle of olive oil; season generously all over with salt and pepper. Reserve ¼ tsp Cinnamon Paprika Spice in a small microwave-safe bowl (you’ll use it later); rub pork all over with remaining Cinnamon Paprika Spice. • Place pork on one side of a baking sheet. Toss carrots on empty side with a drizzle of oil, salt, and pepper. (For 4 servings, use 2 sheets; roast carrots on top rack and pork on middle rack.) • Roast on middle rack until pork is cooked through, 18-20 minutes. Transfer pork to a cutting board to rest, 5 minutes. Return carrots to oven until browned and tender, 3-5 minutes more.
Swap in chicken* for pork; roast 15-18 minutes. Return carrots to oven and continue roasting, 5-7 minutes more.
• While pork roasts, to bowl with reserved Cinnamon Paprika Spice, add jam and 1 tsp vinegar (be sure to measure; we sent more); stir to combine. Microwave until warm, 30-60 seconds. Stir in 1 TBSP butter (2 TBSP for 4 servings) until melted. Season with salt and pepper.
• Mash drained potatoes with sour cream and 1 TBSP butter (2 TBSP for 4 servings) until smooth and creamy, adding splashes of reserved potato cooking liquid as needed. Season with salt and pepper.
• Slice pork crosswise. • Toss carrots with a pinch of chili flakes to taste. • Divide pork, mashed potatoes, and carrots between plates. Drizzle sauce over pork and serve.
Customer reviews
Review summary
Updated on Dec 2025- Flavor: The cherry sauce was a hit, and many enjoyed the smoky-sweet spice blend on the chicken 🍗.
- Ease of prep: Some found the cooking times too long, resulting in overcooked chicken and carrots.
- Suggestions: Consider reducing oven time for juicier chicken; adjust carrot cooking time based on size.
- Portions: Add a green vegetable to create a more balanced meal.
Reviews from our home cooks
Recipe was okay. Between my 3 meals, the carrots were terribly different in size. I also substituted chicken in this one and was disappointed. The chicken can vary dramatically from great cuts to bits and pieces. This time was bits and pieces.
15-18 mins at 450° cooks the tiny chicken cutlets into jerky cutlets and definitely don't need an additional 5-7mins for the carrots. Everything was way over cooked
Love the spice blend on this chicken love the idea of being to change the protein in the new recipes
The quality of the chicken was not quite up to par. It seemed grainy, with bits of fat or gristle. Flavors were all good.
This one was good. Cherry sauce was really nice. Carrots were meh. Potatoes were good.
The cinnamon part of this was a little weird, but a good weird.
The chicken substitute was great. Keep allowing fish and chicken substitutes!
