{"id":12150,"date":"2012-03-16T00:06:24","date_gmt":"2012-03-16T07:06:24","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.raisingjane.org\/journal\/?p=12150"},"modified":"2012-03-16T00:06:24","modified_gmt":"2012-03-16T07:06:24","slug":"todays-recipe-old-fashioned-potato-nest","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.raisingjane.org\/journal\/12150","title":{"rendered":"Today’s Recipe: Old-Fashioned Potato Nest"},"content":{"rendered":"

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POTATO NEST
\nPREP TIME: 50 MINUTES
\nCOOK TIME: 35 MINUTES
\nMAKES: 6 SERVING<\/p>\n

15\u00a0\u00a0 small red potatoes (about 1\u00be lbs), halved
\n3\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 T butter
\n\u00bd\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0cup whole milk
\n2\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 T olive oil
\n3\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 garlic cloves, peeled, and minced
\n4\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 celery stalks
\n2\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 chicken breasts, seasoned to taste, cooked and diced (about 3 cups)
\n\u00bc\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0cup walnuts, blanched and peeled (for directions on blanching, see Old-Fashioned Stuffed Dates<\/a> recipe)
\n4\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 radishes, thinly sliced
\n\u2153\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 cup parsley leaves<\/p>\n

1. Place potatoes in a medium saucepan and fill with enough water to cover the potatoes. Bring to a boil over high heat. Boil until the potatoes are tender (about 25 minutes).
\n2. Drain the potatoes and put them into a large bowl. Add butter and slowly pour in milk while mixing with a hand mixer.
\n3. Pour mashed potatoes onto a large plate or platter. To form a nest, hollow out the center with a rubber spatula, and then build up the sides using wet hands.
\n4. In a large skillet, heat olive oil over medium heat. Add garlic and celery and cook for 3-5 minutes, or until celery is tender-crisp. Add chicken and cook for an additional 3-5 minutes or until heated through. Remove from heat.
\n5. Carefully spoon chicken and celery into the center of the potato nest. Garnish with walnuts, radishes, and parsley leaves. Serve with Creamy Chicken Gravy (below).<\/p>\n

Gather ingredients.<\/p>\n

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Place 15 halved, small red potatoes (about 1\u00be lbs) in a medium saucepan, and fill with enough water to cover the potatoes.<\/p>\n

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Bring to a boil over high heat. Boil until the potatoes are tender (about 25 minutes). Drain the potatoes and put them into a large bowl.<\/p>\n

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\nAdd 3 T butter.<\/p>\n

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\nSlowly pour in \u00bd cup of milk while mixing with a hand mixer.
\n(Pardon our version of a hand mixer.)<\/p>\n

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\nPour mashed potatoes onto a large plate or platter.<\/p>\n

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\nTo form a nest, hollow out the center with a rubber spatula.<\/p>\n

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\nThen build up the sides using wet hands.<\/p>\n

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\nPour 2 T of olive oil into a large skillet and heat over medium heat.<\/p>\n

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\nAdd 3 peeled and minced garlic cloves.<\/p>\n

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\nAdd 4 sliced celery stalks.<\/p>\n

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\nCook garlic and celery for 3-5 minutes, or until celery is tender-crisp.<\/p>\n

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\nAdd 2 cooked and diced chicken breasts (about 3 cups).<\/p>\n

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\nCook for an additional 3-5 minutes, or until everything is heated through.<\/p>\n

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\nCarefully spoon chicken and celery into the center of the potato nest.<\/p>\n

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\nScatter \u00bc cup blanched and peeled walnuts over the top.
\n(*For directions on blanching, see Old-Fashioned Stuffed Dates<\/a> recipe.)<\/p>\n

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Garnish with 1\/3 cup parsley leaves.<\/p>\n

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Garnish with 4 thinly sliced radishes.<\/p>\n

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Serve with Creamy Chicken Gravy.<\/p>\n

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CREAMY CHICKEN GRAVY
\nPREP TIME: 2 MINUTES
\nCOOK TIME: 10 MINUTES
\nMAKES: 1\u00bd\u00a0 CUPS<\/p>\n

1\u00bd\u00a0 T butter
\n2\u00a0\u00a0 \u00a0 T flour
\n\u00be\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 cup chicken broth
\n\u00be\u00a0\u00a0 \u00a0cup milk
\nsalt and pepper to taste<\/p>\n

1. Melt butter in a small saucepan over medium heat. Add flour and cook for about 30 seconds.
\n2. Pour in chicken broth and milk. Continue to cook over medium heat, stirring constantly until thickened (about 10 minutes).
\n3. Season with salt and pepper to taste.\t\t<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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