Chicken, Grated Beets, and Beet Greens with Orange Butter

I had a ridiculous amount of veggies to use up so invited my sisters & nieces over for an early Mother's Day dinner and made this (along with green beans and roasted potatoes) with golden beets and bulked up the beet greens by adding kale. Everyone loved it!! ....even the niece that refuses to eat beets due to vomiting (sorry) the first couple of times she had them as a kid. Because the beets are grated they have a different texture and look which I think helped her get past the mental block. I recommend adding extra orange zest to the butter so that it really permeates into the chicken. I would make this over and over.

• bnealbby6856

• Tracy, CA

• 5/9/2021

I love this recipe! I usually double it-the leftovers make a fantastic Panini with swiss cheese on crusty bread!

• lindseyas1

• Birmingham, AL

• 1/10/2015

Very nice. We liked it very much. We didn't have Sherry wine vinegar so we used red wine vinegar which was too mild. Added balsamic at the table and it was just perfect. The beet greens were soooo delicious! Unfortunately there wasn't enough of them, so next time I'll supplement with kale. Oh, and I used the beet stalks as well, chopping them up very fine and adding them to the skillet a minute ahead of the of the grated beets. Serving suggestion: sprinkle a bit of Gorgonzola cheese on the red beets when plating for enhanced presentation. P.S. Don't forget to peel the beets. In reading other reviews, it seems not everyone knows to do that.

• OneMist8k

• Pennsylvania

• 12/22/2014

Delicious. I also used balsamic vinegar. I grilled the chicken on BBQ. Where recipe calls for 1/3 cup water in the beets at the end I used half orange juice, half water mixed. Beets were easy to grate but is kind of messy. Overall a nice change for using beets.

• JeannineT

• Sacramento, Ca.

• 9/16/2014

One word: Delicious

• JunaMaria

• Sonoma, CA

• 7/24/2014

I made this as specified and it makes a really tasty weeknight meal. I put orange butter on everything and worked very well. I thought the beets might be mushy, but no, they were crisp and fresh. I didn't find it difficult to grate them - I left about 4 inches of stems at the end to make a handle to hold onto while I used the box grater. No need to dirty the food processor!

• sarahtude

• Los Angeles

• 3/3/2013

Delicious. We will make it again.

• midwife68

• 7/29/2012

We loved this meal. We actually did the chicken on the grill, but followed the recipe for the greens. Per other reviewers, I used balsamic vinegar and I put the orange butter on the greens rather than on the chicken. Sprinkled a small amt. of finishing salt on top. Delicious!

• hardylee

• Cincinnati, OH

• 7/4/2012

We received some beets and greens in our CSA box. This recipe was perfect. Simple preparation and great taste.

• devilpanda

• Chicago, IL

• 6/27/2012

really yummy, especially the orange butter. I didn't have all the ingredients so I substituted green garlic and leeks for the shallots and balsamic for the sherry vinegar. I rubbed a little mashed garlic onto the chicken breasts and I added red cabbage to the beet greens, which was really delicious!

• Anonymous

• oakland, ca

• 4/6/2012

I disagree with the last review. I think it's really healthy, tasty and beautiful on the plate! If there is any drawback, it's the beet prep. Grating can be very messy and rough on the knuckles.

• AuntieMonkinini

• 3/17/2012

I wasn't impressed with this dish. easy? yes, healthy? yes, but delicious? no. It tastes like mid week dinner, nothing especial. I won't make it again.

• daniguinha

• los angeles, ca

• 3/14/2012

My chicken was already cooking in the crockpot when I found this recipe for my beets. I did pop the chicken into the skillet for a few minutes to lightly brown even though it was already done. Then proceeded with the recipe as written except I used Balsamic vinegar. Greens had a great nutty flavor. This recipe paired nicely with Ellie Krieger's Orange-Pissacio Wild Rice Salad I had left over from yesterday. Definately a keeper!

• Anonymous

• Houston

• 1/7/2012

I liked this recipe easy and tasty. I would not have thought to combine beets, greens, and chicken! I added garlic salt to the chicken.

• Anonymous

• Chicago, IL

• 9/24/2011

I love beets and wanted a way to use them, my husband doesn't care for them but he liked this a lot. Now for the changes. No shallots so I used a red onion, no Sherry wine vinegar so I used a little basalmic and a little Port but more than the recipe called for. I was worried about tasteless chicken so sauted a crushed clove of garlic in the oil before putting in the chicken and then while cooking squeezed some of the orange into the pan, and since I happened to be drinking it at the time added a splash of white wine. Made more orange butter then called for and added some while cooking beets. It was really tasty! And my husband went back for seconds and even asked if there were more beets!

• Anonymous

• Bayfield, CO

• 9/12/2011