Mediterranean Chicken with Sweet Potatoes
🌟Main ingredient:Chicken
✨secondary ingredients: sweet-potatoes and white-rice
⏱️Cooking time: 60 minutes
🌶️Spice level: Mild
👨👩👦👦Number of diners: Couple
Ingredients
4
chicken
breasts
2
sweet
potatoes,
peeled
and
chopped
1
cup
white
rice
1
onion,
sliced
2
tablespoons
olive
oil
2
cloves
garlic,
minced
1
teaspoon
dried
oregano
1
teaspoon
dried
thyme
1/2
teaspoon
salt
1/4
teaspoon
black
pepper
1/4
teaspoon
paprika
1/4
teaspoon
cayenne
pepper
1
cup
chicken
broth
Cooking steps
Preheat the oven to 400°F (200°C).
In a large baking dish, combine the sweet potatoes, onion, olive oil, garlic, oregano, thyme, salt, black pepper, paprika, and cayenne pepper. Toss to coat the sweet potatoes and onions with the seasonings.
Place the chicken breasts on top of the sweet potato mixture in the baking dish.
Pour the chicken broth over the chicken and vegetables.
Cover the baking dish with foil and bake for 30 minutes.
Remove the foil and continue baking for an additional 15-20 minutes, or until the chicken is cooked through and the sweet potatoes are tender.
While the chicken is baking, cook the white rice according to package instructions.
Serve the Mediterranean chicken and sweet potatoes over the cooked white rice.
Optional: Add a side of steamed greens like spinach or broccoli for a complete meal.
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