Maple Chicken with Sweet Potatoes

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• 3 each sweet potatoes (medium size)
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  Source: 3 sweet potatoes (medium size)
• 2 tablespoons + 2 tablespoons olive oil
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  Source: 2 tablespoons olive oil; Source: 2 tablespoons olive oil
• As Needed + As Needed salt
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  Source seasoning: salt (to taste); Source seasoning: salt and black pepper (to taste)
• As Needed + As Needed black pepper
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  Source seasoning: black pepper (freshly ground, to taste); Source seasoning: salt and black pepper (to taste)
• 1 tablespoon + 1 tablespoon butter
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  Source: 1 tablespoon butter; Source: 1 tablespoon butter
• 1 lb chicken tenderloins
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  Source: 1 lb chicken tenderloins
• 1 tablespoon maple syrup
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  Source: 1 tablespoon maple syrup
• 1/4 oz fresh thyme
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  Source: 1/4 oz fresh thyme

1. Peel the sweet potatoes. Slice each potato into thin round-shaped slices, about 1/2 inches thick.
2. Heat 2 tablespoons olive oil in a large skillet on medium heat.
3. Add sliced potatoes in a single layer in the skillet. Sprinkle the potatoes with salt and black pepper (freshly ground).
4. Cook the potatoes on medium heat for about 5 minutes, then flip them over, reduce heat to medium-low, and cook for another 5 minutes. Add 1 tablespoon of butter and stir to melt and coat the potatoes. Remove the skillet from the heat. The potatoes will continue cooking in the hot skillet.
5. Generously season chicken tenderloins with salt and black pepper (freshly ground).
6. Heat the empty cast-iron skillet over medium heat for 3 minutes. This allows the skillet to heat up before we add the chicken. After 3 minutes, add 2 tablespoons of olive oil.
7. Add chicken and cook it over medium heat for 5 minutes, without moving the chicken. This allows the chicken to sear to a nice golden-brown color.
8. Flip the chicken over to the other side and cook over medium-low heat, without moving the chicken, for 5 more minutes or until the chicken is cooked through. Remove the skillet from heat.
9. Add 1 tablespoon of maple syrup and 1 tablespoon of butter to the skillet with chicken. Stir to coat the chicken with the chicken juices, maple syrup, and butter.
10. Combine the maple chicken with cooked sweet potatoes in the same skillet and top with fresh thyme.