Southern-Style Chicken & Creamy Relish

Ingredients

Buy

• 2 lbs chicken breast
• 0.5 lb green beans
• 3 tbsp raisins (ideally golden)

On Hand

• 1/2 cup mayo
• 4 cloves garlic
• 1 tbsp hot sauce
• 3/4 cup corn starch
• 2/3 tbsp onion powder
• 2/3 tbsp ground yellow mustard seeds
• 2/3 tbsp paprika
• 1.5 cup white rice
• 6 tbsp sweet pickle relish

Instructions

• Cook rice
• Add raisins to rice
• In a large bowl, combine hot sauce , pickle relish , and mayo
• in a small bowl, combine onion powder , ground yellow mustard seeds , paprika to make spice blend
• In a non-stick pan, heat olive oil on medium high
• add green beans , season with salt and pepper, cook 3-5 minutes until lightly browned
• add 2 tbsp of water. Cook 30 seconds, until most of the water has cooked off
• add copped garlic , season w/ salt & pepper. Cook 1-2 minutes until softened
• Transfer to a bowl and cover with foil to keep warm
• wipe out pan
• Pat the chicken dry with paper towel and chop into bite-sized pieces
• add to bowl, season with salt & pepper
• add corn starch and spice blend, toss to coat
• heat a thin layer of oil on medium-high
• once oil is hot enough that a pinch of cornstarch sizzles, add the coated chicken in an event layer
• cook without stirring 3-4 minutes until browsed
• continue to cook, stirring frequently, 3-4 minutes until browned and cooked through
• discarding any oil from pan, transfer the cooked chicken to the bowl of creamy relish , stir to coat
• serve the dressed chicken with rice and cooked green beans