Quick Garlic & Herb Chicken with Smashed Potatoes

Thanks to Collective Bias and Land O'Lakes Saute Express Saute Stater I had a quick dinner on the table in 30 minutes with this Garlic & Herb Chicken with Smashed Potatoes. 

I'm always looking for easy ways to get dinner on the table during the week.  Especially with the fatigue from being pregnant I don't have the energy (or patience!) to spend a long time making dinner after coming home from a long day of work.

So when I heard about these new Land O’Lakes Sauté Express® Sauté Starters, I knew I had to try them and see if they made things as quick and easy as they claimed. I made a quick stop by Walmart on my way home from work and picked up the Garlic & Herb Sauté Express Sauté Starters, along with some chicken and potatoes.

Sauté Express Sauté Starters are seasoned butter & olive oil that make cooking up your favorite dish so easy. All you have to do is melt the little packets and then sauté your food in it and it comes out cooked and full of flavor.

Garlic & Herb Chicken with Smashed Potatoes

1 package Garlic & Herb Sauté Express Sauté Starters
1 lb. uncooked chicken breast tenders
24 oz. baby dutch yellow potatoes

For the chicken
1. In a large skillet, melt two packets of the Garlic & Herb Sauté Express Sauté Starters over medium high heat. Once melted, place chicken in skillet and cook for 5-7. Turn chicken and sauté for another 5 minutes or until thoroughly cooked.

For the potatoes
1. Fill a medium sized pot with enough water to submerge the potatoes in. Bring pot to a boil and then add potatoes. Reduce heat to medium high and cook for approximately 10 or until potatoes are fork tender.

2. Drain the potatoes into a colander. Next place the potatoes (be careful as they will be hot), onto a cookies sheet or large work surface. Using the smooth side of a meat tenderizer, smash down each potato.

3. In the same pot you used to cook the potatoes, melt two packets of Garlic & Herb Sauté Express Starters over medium high heat. Place smashed potatoes into pot and cook on each side for 5 minutes.

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Hearty Pot Roast with Carrots & Potatoes

I love my slow cooker and now I found a great way to make an easy meal of Hearty Pot Roast with Potatoes & Carrots thanks to Kraft Recipe Makers.

Even though my husband and I don't have children yet, since my husband is a high school teacher, there' s always a little adjusting period at the beginning of a new school year. I get spoiled over the summer when my husband is out because he'll cook dinner during the week, but when school starts back up I'm always on the look out for easy, but healthy meals to make.

I had the opportunity to try Kraft Recipe Makers earlier this week. I found them on a shelf above the refrigerated meat at my local Vons. There were a few different types to try some in a skillet, a few in the oven, but I spotted one that uses the slow cooker and that had my name all over it. It also happened to be Pot Roast, which I really like. The back of the box listed out exactly how much of each of the ingredients you need - and I love how they were all fresh! It made shopping for the rest of my meal a cinch (and health too!)

All we had to do when we got home was shop up the onion and potato, then throw them in with the carrots, pot roast and the first sauce packer from the Recipe Makers box. It all cooked for a few hours and then a few minutes before we were ready to eat. I added the finishing sauce from the Recipe Makers box, which was this delicious gravy that made the food so rich and hearty. The flavors of the final dish were very good and all the ingredients went together well.

I loves how easy (and delicious!) this meal was. I think my only complaint would be that the box said it would make 7 servings. I don't really think it was enough food for 7 people, probably more like 4-5. I do have to say though the leftovers have been really good for lunch this week! I will definitely be keeping these meals in mind for dinners during the school year :)

I was selected for this opportunity as a member of Clever Girls Collective and the content and opinions expressed here are all my own.