This Just In: Parsnips are soooooo good! If you haven’t cooked them before, please try them in this recipe!
Chicken with mushrooms and roasted eggplant with a side of parsnip fries
Turn the oven onto 325 degrees and put one medium and one large pot of water on the stove to boil.
Cut 3 chicken breasts into 2 or 3 pieces each and drop them into the larger pot of water.
Slice two baby eggplants lengthwise into thin pieces, place them on a baking sheet and cover in 2T olive oil (not enough to saturate each piece, but try to get every piece at least somewhat coated)
Cut up 3 medium parsnips into chunks put them into the medium pot of boiling water.
Flip the eggplant slices after 8-9 minutes in the oven.
Slice up 1/4 of a red onion into thin strips and cut up about 6-8 baby portobello or crimini mushrooms into slices. Place both into a large saute pan with olive oil on low-medium heat.
Drain the water from the two pots on the stove after about 15 minutes, or when the center of each piece is white ( slightly pink in the very center is okay, just as long as it’s not fleshy). Set aside and let cool.
Remove the eggplant from the oven. The pieces should be dark, but not burnt, and should look pretty dry.
Chop the chicken into bite sized pieces, chop the parsnips into rounds, and cut the eggplant pieces in half.
Put the parsnips in a saute pan with 2T olive oil on medium heat and shake back and forth to coat all of the pieces. Flip the pieces over often ( just flip your wrist a little to get the pieces to ‘jump’ in the air.
Add the chicken and the eggplant to the large saute pan with the onions and mushrooms and mix the ingredients around. Flip the parsnips again!
Make a quick dressing for chicken dish – combine 2T olive oil, a splash of balsamic vinegar, some stone ground mustard and some ground pepper. Mix those ingredients together and pour on the chicken and other vegetables.
Flip the parsnips!
Serve and EAT!
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[...] my fridge for about 2 months. The moment I tossed it, Crossfit Aspire put up yet another awesome recipe involving my pale little nemesis and my resolve heightened. I would find a way to use a parsnip. I [...]