Baked Fried Chicken With Cauliflower Mash

Ingredients

• 0.3 cup buttermilk 
• 1.5 cups buttermilk 
• 2 heads cauliflower 
• 6 servings cauliflower 
• 0.5 teaspoon ground pepper 
• 6 servings chicken (Baked chicken recipe adapted from Epicurious.com)
• 3 tablespoons dijon mustard 
• 1.5 teaspoons ground mustard dry
• 6 tablespoons flour 
• 2  garlic clove pressed
• 2 tablespoons juice of lemon fresh
• 2 teaspoons lemon zest 
• 0.3 cup cream sour low fat
• 1.5 cups panko bread crumbs whole wheat
• 1 teaspoon paprika 
• 0.5 cup parmesan cheese grated
• 0.3 cup ricotta cheese low fat
• 6 servings salt and pepper 
• 2 pounds chicken breast boneless skinless
• 1 tablespoon thyme leaves minced

Equipment

• bowl
• frying pan
• baking sheet
• whisk
• wire rack
• blender

Directions

1. For marinade:Fillet chicken breast in half to make thinner pieces, and cut in half again to make smaller pieces.
2. Whisk all marinade ingredients (except for the chicken) in large bowl.
3. Add chicken and coat in marinade.Chill overnight for more intense flavor. But if you are short on time (which I usually am) it is ok to use right away as well.For breading:Preheat to 450F
4. Mix breading ingredients large bowl.
5. Place wire rack on baking sheets.
6. Remove chicken breast from bowl and place in coating mixture.
7. Transfer to rack. Repeat with remaining chicken breasts.-
8. Place chicken breasts on rack and spray with olive oil .
9. Cut up cauliflower in small pieces.
10. Place in large saut pan with about 1 cup of water (enough to cover the bottom of pan, plus a little extra to make sure it doesn't all evaporate)Cook until tender.
11. Combine cauliflower with buttermilk, sour cream, ricotta and salt and pepper.In batches, place in blender and puree until smooth. (if it is having a hard time blending, add either some chicken or vegetable stock, or even more buttermilk)