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Maple mustard chicken legs with mashed potatoes & nutty green beans

1 serving prepared 

Here's what you get:


Chicken leg 
Fry seasoning 
Yukon Gold potato (not pictured/not used)
Sour cream (not used)
Maple syrup 
Dijon mustard 
Green bean 
Pecan

The protein:

The chicken was rubbed with olive oil and coated in the fry seasoning and a bit of salt and pepper. These went into the oven for about 30 minutes the oven was preheated to 450 degrees.

The chicken will be coated in the sauce made from the Dijon mustard and maple syrup before serving.

The greenbeans:

These were tossed with a bit of olive oil and salt pepper.

Once the chicken had cooked for about 20 minutes the pain with the beans was added to the oven. These were allowed to cook for 10 minutes before adding the pecans and allowing it to cook for an additional 2 minutes. 

The sauce:

Make the sauce the maple syrup and mustard word combined no additional salt or pepper we're at it at this step the sauce was heated slightly in a small pan until thickened.

The plate:


The maple mustard sauce year was nice but very awful looking visually. It took on the mustard more instead of balancing out. I was expecting a more red or brown coloring like the picture. The pecans in the green beans were nice too and I'm glad I skipped the potatoes because the chicken and beans were very filling.

- Kris

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