This is a great dinner, and the maple flavors goes perfectly with the sweet potatoes and chicken. My husband doesn’t even like sweet potatoes, and he had seconds of this dish. We prefer chicken thighs so that is what I used in this recipe, but I’m sure it would be good with chicken breasts also.
Maple Chicken and Sweet Potatoes Recipe
Servings: 4
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Ingredients
- 1 1/2 pounds sweet potatoes
- 1 pound chicken thighs
- 2 teaspoons seasoning salt
- 2 tablespoons vegetable oil
- 1/4 cup maple syrup
- 1/2 cup green onions sliced
Instructions
- Peel sweet potatoes and cut into small pieces. Place the sweet potatoes into a pot and cover with water. Bring to a boil, then cover and simmer 20 minutes. Drain and allow to cool slightly.1 1/2 pounds sweet potatoes
- Sprinkle the chicken thighs with seasoning salt and brown in the oil in a skillet. Cook the thighs about 20 minutes, turning several times.1 pound chicken thighs, 2 teaspoons seasoning salt, 2 tablespoons vegetable oil
- Mash the sweet potatoes with a fork.
- After the chicken is cooked remove it from the skillet. Stir the maple syrup into the skillet. Bring to a boil, simmer for 2 minutes, and add the green onions.1/4 cup maple syrup, 1/2 cup green onions
- Put the mashed sweet potatoes in a serving bowl, top with the chicken, and pour the maple and onion sauce over.
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Nutrition Information
Calories: 513kcal | Carbohydrates: 49g | Protein: 21g | Fat: 26g | Saturated Fat: 6g | Polyunsaturated Fat: 8g | Monounsaturated Fat: 9g | Trans Fat: 0.1g | Cholesterol: 111mg | Sodium: 1347mg | Potassium: 886mg | Fiber: 5g | Sugar: 19g | Vitamin A: 24345IU | Vitamin C: 6mg | Calcium: 92mg | Iron: 2mg
Nutrition facts are estimates.
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That looks delicious; think I’ll try it in a day or two!
This looks absolutely delicious! I am not much of a cook, but I think I am going to try this out.
Looks yummy! ?I love sweet taters!
That looks so delicious! I’m menu planning for the week now and that is going on it!
YUM! I love maple….I love sweet potatoes….I bet I would love this! Thanks for sharing.
Wendy
Yummy! Looks terrific!
Delicious,
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Debra
This looks absolutely delicious! I have to try it! 🙂
im sure we will both love it!
This looks wonderful! I eat sweet potatoes quite often and this is a wonderful way to serve them.
I love sweet potatoes and the taste of maple….this dish sounds like a winner!
The picture shown above looks so delicious! The ingredients for this menu is so easy to prepare. I’m printing it out the recipe for Maple Chicken and Sweet Potatoes. This is great for dinner! I will ask my mom to cook it for me.