Peach chicken

Y'all gather round the old farmhouse table for this down-home skillet wonder that mixes up tender chicken with peppery collards, creamy sweet potatoes, jui Free

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Ingredients

A whole mess of chicken thighs, the juicy kind that squawk for mercy when you bite 'em right
A big ol' bunch of collards, those peppery green leaves that taste like the South's own victory garden
Sweet potatoes, orange as a sunset over the tobacco fields and sweeter than grandma's gossip
Ripe peaches, fuzzy and golden like they just fell off the tree into your lap
A whole stick of butter, yellow and creamy enough to make angels weep
Cornbread, golden and crumbly like it was baked by the angels themselves in a wood stove

Directions

Fire up that cast-iron skillet hotter than a July asphalt road and drop in half that butter stick so it sizzles and pops like firecrackers on the Fourth.
Season them chicken thighs with salt and pepper like you're blessin' a Sunday sermon, then brown 'em up real good on both sides till they got that golden crust.
Pull the chicken out to rest like it's takin' a nap after church, then toss in the sweet potatoes sliced thick as a brick and let 'em caramelize in the leftover buttery goodness.
Add the collards chopped up rough, stir 'em around till they wilt down softer than a politician's handshake and soak up all them flavors.
Slice them peaches thin as a whisper and drop 'em in to cook just enough to get juicy and sweet without turnin' to mush.
Crumble up that cornbread and scatter it over the top like you're tuckin' the whole skillet in for a cozy nap.
Nestle the chicken back in the skillet, pour a little water or stock around the edges so it steams up nice and tender.
Cover the skillet with a lid or foil and let it all simmer together for about twenty minutes till everything's married like an old couple.
Uncover, dot with the rest of the butter, and slide it under the broiler for a minute or two to crisp up that cornbread top real pretty.
Pull it out, let it sit five minutes so the juices settle, then serve it up hot with a big ol' grin and a story about how your uncle once tried this on a deer.

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