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Garlic Herb Chicken and Sweet Potato Sheet Pan Meal Prep
Roasted sweet potato gives garlic herb chicken a sweet, tender partner on this colorful tray. Broccoli and red onion add savory edges around the chicken pieces, with the herbs carrying through every bite. The browned vegetables are especially good where they catch a little oil.
- Prep
- 15 min
- Cook
- 20 min
- Total
- 35 min
- Original yield
- Serves 4
- Ingredients
- 12 listed
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Recipe categories & planning details
- Meal type
- Dinner
- Primary protein
- Chicken
- Cuisine
- American
- Cooking method
- Baking · Baked & roasted · Roasting · Sheet pan · One pot & sheet pan
- Preparation & total time
- Prep: 15 minutes or less · Total: 31–60 minutes
A few quick notes
1. Start potatoes ahead
Roast the sweet potatoes covered first so they begin softening before chicken and the other vegetables join the tray.
2. Coat the additions
Toss chicken and the remaining vegetables with the reserved oil, garlic and herbs after adding them around the potatoes.
3. Turn once during cooking
Turn the chicken and vegetables once during the second bake so their exposed surfaces cook evenly.
Get to know the ingredients
Sweet potato
Peel and dice the sweet potato into half inch pieces before tossing with the first oil and herb mixture.
Chicken
Cut the chicken breasts into one and a quarter inch pieces before adding them after the potatoes initial roast.
Broccoli
Cut the large broccoli into florets and add with the peppers and onion for the later roasting stage.
Let’s make it
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Original recipe: Serves 4. Original quantities shown.
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How to make it
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The last little job
Check the whole tray
Finish roasting until the chicken is cooked through and the other vegetables are tender, then serve immediately or portion.
A little more help as you go
Line a rimmed tray
Use a large rimmed tray lined with parchment or foil before spreading the seasoned sweet potatoes evenly.
Use two trays for doubling
You can double with two baking sheets so the extra chicken and vegetables have room.
A few questions you might have
Why do the sweet potatoes cook first?
They begin softening during the covered first roast before the chicken and quicker cooking vegetables are added.
When do I add the chicken?
Add it after the sweet potatoes initial twenty minute covered roast, along with broccoli, peppers and onion.
Should I turn the ingredients?
Turn the chicken and vegetables once during the later fifteen to twenty minute bake until cooked through.
Can I double the recipe?
You can double the ingredients using two baking sheets or trays for the larger batch.
How is the sweet potato cut?
Peel it and dice into half inch wide pieces before coating with oil, garlic and herbs.
Any more cooking tips?
This recipe can easily be doubled to serve 8 (or for 8 meal containers), using two baking sheets or trays.
Storage & reheating safety
For cooked, perishable leftovers, refrigerate within 2 hours (1 hour above 90°F), using shallow containers for prompt cooling. Keep the refrigerator at 40°F or below, use refrigerated leftovers within 3–4 days, and reheat hot leftovers to 165°F, checked with a food thermometer. Follow any shorter package limit.
These are general safety limits, not a tested storage or freezing recommendation for this particular dish. USDA leftovers guidance · Safe cooking temperatures
Recipe source: cafedelites.com. Ingredient names and quantities may be adapted for the pantry.
Preparation notes follow the recipe shown here.