Crunchy Chicken Breast Bites with Sweet Potato Mash and Asparagus

Ingredients

• 1 pound Chicken breast chunks remove all excess fat
• 1/4 cup Honey mustard
• 1/4 cup Soft butter with canola oil (from tub) melted
• 2-3 tbsp Hot sauce optional
• 1 tbsp Dried basil
• 1 cup Panko bread crumbs
• 3-4 cloves Garlic minced
• 2 large Sweet potatoes wash and thinly slice (~1/4“)
• 2 tbsp Soft butter with canola oil (from tub) (for potato mash)
• 1 pound Asparagus remove ~1/2“ of bottom ends
• Kosher Salt as needed
• Ground black pepper as needed

Instructions

1. Preheat oven to 500 degrees Fahrenheit.
2. Prepare all ingredients.
3. Combine mustard, garlic, butter, basil, and hot sauce in medium bowl. Cover chicken thoroughly with mixture in the bowl. In a separate small bowl, add panko bread crumbs. Roll chicken in the panko crumbs until fully covered. Place chicken in oven-safe pan. Make sure to place chicken chunks close together to avoid dryness. Cook chicken for 15 minutes. Check thickest chicken chunk, if not fully cooked then decrease oven temperature to 300 degrees Fahrenheit and cook for 5 additional minutes.
4. As chicken is baking, fill sauce pan with water and set to boil. Place sliced sweet potatoes into boiling water. Allow to cook until soft. Drain water from potato. Mash potato with a fork or other utensil. Add the soft butter to potato. Continue to mix and mash until smooth. Cover and set aside.
5. Steam or microwave asparagus for 1 minute. Cover and set aside.
6. When all items are prepared, serve and enjoy!