Hillbilly Greek Chicken & Sinful Mashed Potatoes

I was married to a greek for 15 years. While he and I are no longer together.....I do love greek food and fortunately I learned to cook plenty of it from his mother. But with my family being from West Virginia, I have adapted some of it to my hillbilly tendencies. Hope you like it.

Chicken Ingredients:

2 lb Boneless skinless chicken breasts
2 T Extra Virgin Olive Oil (buy the best you can afford - it makes a huge difference in taste)
2 T Lemon Juice
1 t Lemon Zest
1 t Garlic powder
1 t Oregano
1/2 t black pepper
2 Cans Campbells Cream of Chicken Soup
1 Soup can of half n half

Preheat oven to 375F. Place chicken in a glass baking dish. Drizzle with olive oil. Rub to make sure oil coats each piece top and bottom. Drizzle with lemon juice. Sprinkle garlic, lemon zest, oregano, and black pepper. Set aside for 30 minutes or so in fridge. Combine soup and half n half. When ready to bake pour "gravy" over the chicken making sure all pieces are covered. Cover pan with tin foil and bake for 45 minutes.

Potato Ingredients:

2 lb Russet Potatoes chunked roughly 8 potatoes (I cut into 1/8ths if medium to large and 1/4ths if small)
1 stick unsalted butter
1/4 C sour cream
Half n Half to consistency
salt and pepper to taste - I start with 1 t of salt and 1/2 t coarse black pepper and adjust once I have the right consistency..

Place potatoes in a large stock pot and cover with COLD water. Salt the water. Bring to a boil on stove and cook until potatoes are tender. I test with a paring knife. If the knife goes through without any resistance the potatoes are done. Drain completely. Add butter and put the lid on the pot. Leave it for a few minutes for the butter to completely melt. Add sour cream, salt and pepper. I use a hand mixer and smash down the potatoes at this point with the mixer off. Then add a small amount of half n half and turn mixer on low. Add a bit more half n half and continue to mix. Once the mashed potatoes start holding together without spitting bits of potatoes everywhere, turn the mixer to medium and add half  n half to desired consistency. Taste and adjust salt and pepper.

Use the gravy from the chicken for both the chicken and mashed potatoes.

The green beans are just green beans with minced onion and bacon grease cooked in water on the stove until done.