Ingredients

  • 4 bone-in chicken breast halves, 8 to 10 ounces each
  • Salt and freshly ground pepper
  • 3 tablespoons extra-virgin olive oil
  • 1 medium onion, finely chopped
  • 2 baking potatoes, peeled and cut into 1/2-inch cubes
  • 1/4 pound shiitake mushrooms, stemmed, caps sliced
  • 2 thyme sprigs
  • 1/2 cup water
  • 2 Bosc pears, cored and cut into 1/2-inch pieces

Method

  • Preheat the oven to 400.
  • Season the chicken with salt and pepper.
  • In a large, deep skillet, heat 2 tablespoons of the olive oil until shimmering.
  • Add the chicken, skin-side down, and cook over moderately high heat, turning once, until browned, about 6 minutes.
  • Transfer to a baking dish.
  • Roast the chicken for 15 minutes, or until the juices run clear when the breasts are pierced.
  • Meanwhile, in the same skillet, heat the remaining 1 tablespoon of oil until shimmering.
  • Add the onion and cook, stirring, until barely softened, 3 minutes.
  • Add the potatoes, shiitakes and thyme and cook, stirring, for 2 minutes; season with salt and pepper.
  • Add the water, cover and cook until the potatoes are browned, about 7 minutes.
  • Add the pears, cover and cook over moderately low heat until crisp-tender, about 3 minutes longer.
  • Discard the thyme.
  • Transfer the chicken to plates and serve with the hash.