Apple Chicken with Mashed Potatoes and Roasted Parsnips and Carrots with Thyme

Ingredients

• 6 apples (Honeycrisp, Granny Smith, Golden Delicious, JohnnyGold….you can use a combination or just one type)
  
• Juice of 1/2 lemon
  
• 4 tablespoons unsalted butter
  
• 1 tablespoon sugar
  
• 4 boneless chicken breasts (you can also use thighs, legs or a combination – 2 pounds, total of chicken)
  
• 1 small onion, finely chopped
  
• 1/2 cup apple cider vinegar
  
• 1/2 cup heaving whipping cream
  
• 1/2 cup chicken stock
  
• Salt
  
• Pepper