Description
A delicious BBQ Chicken Sweet Potato Bowl featuring roasted sweet potatoes and tender BBQ chicken, perfect for meal prep and packed with flavor.
Ingredients
Scale
- 2 medium sweet potatoes, peeled and diced into 1.5 cm cubes
- 1 tablespoon olive oil
- 0.5 teaspoon salt
- 0.5 teaspoon black pepper
- 0.5 teaspoon paprika
- 0.5 teaspoon garlic powder
- 450 grams boneless skinless chicken breasts (approximately 2 large breasts)
- 0.5 teaspoon salt
- 0.5 teaspoon black pepper
- 1 tablespoon olive oil
- 120 millilitres BBQ sauce, plus extra for drizzling if desired
Instructions
- Preheat the oven to 200°C.
- In a bowl, toss diced sweet potatoes with 1 tablespoon olive oil, salt, black pepper, paprika, and garlic powder.
- Arrange sweet potato cubes on a baking sheet in a single layer.
- Roast for 25 to 30 minutes, turning halfway through, until golden and tender.
- Season chicken breasts on both sides with salt and pepper.
- Heat 1 tablespoon olive oil in a large skillet over medium heat.
- Add chicken and cook for 6 to 7 minutes per side until fully cooked and internal temperature reaches 74°C.
- Transfer chicken to a plate, allow to rest for 3 minutes, then slice or shred.
- Toss chicken with warm BBQ sauce until evenly coated.
- Divide roasted sweet potatoes into serving bowls.
- Top with BBQ chicken and any desired toppings such as diced avocado, corn, black beans, red onion, cilantro, cheese, and green onions.
- Drizzle additional BBQ sauce if preferred.
Notes
- Store each cooked and fresh component separately in airtight containers and refrigerate for up to four days.
- Assemble individual portions as needed for easy meals throughout the week.
- Prep Time: 15 minutes
- Cook Time: 35 minutes
- Category: Main Dish
- Method: Roasting and Skillet Cooking
- Cuisine: American
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 1 bowl
- Calories: 450
- Sugar: 12g
- Sodium: 870mg
- Fat: 12g
- Saturated Fat: 2g
- Unsaturated Fat: 8g
- Trans Fat: 0g
- Carbohydrates: 58g
- Fiber: 8g
- Protein: 30g
- Cholesterol: 70mg