Friday, December 11, 2009

Quick Chipotle chicken with roasted sweet potato

I made this last night for dinner and it was delicious and very easy. I really like the taste of chipotle with chicken and it also tastes great with sweet potato. I made this for one person, so if you're making it for 2, double the ingredients, 3, triple it and so on.

Ingredients:
  • 1 small to medium sweet potato, skin on
  • 1 boneless, skinless chicken breast (about 4 oz)
  • 1/2 medium green bell pepper, cored and chopped
  • 1/3 cup chopped onion (I was using 1/4 of a very large onion)
  • 1-2 tsp olive oil
  • 1/4 cup + 1 tbsp chipotle salsa, divided (this was a shortcut since it was premade, but to make your own, take some diced tomatoes and mix in 1-2 tsp minced chipotle pepper with a little bit of the adobo sauce that those come canned in)
  • salt and pepper
  • pat of butter for the sweet potato
First I took the sweet potato and poked a few holes in it with a fork, then microwaved it on high for 2.5 minutes. This speeds up the process of baking it, and if you have a large sweet potato, I advise that you microwave it for longer. Preheat your oven for 375 degrees, and wrap your sweet potato in foil; when the oven is hot enough, set the potato right on the oven rack and bake for about 15 minutes. Meanwhile, chop your veggies and heat the olive oil in a saucepan on medium heat. When the pan is hot, add the bell pepper and onion; sautee until soft, around 6-8 minutes. Season your chicken breast with a little bit of salt and pepper, but don't go overboard with it. Make some room on the bottom of the pan and add the chicken breast plus the 1/4 cup chipotle salsa. Cover the saucepan to cook the chicken through, about 8-9 minutes, turning it over once halfway.
When the sweet potato is done, take it out of the foil and remove the skin by cutting a few slits in the skin and peeling it away. Careful though, because that potato is hot!
Mash the potato on your plate, season with a little bit of salt and pepper, add the butter (if desired) and 1 tbsp of the chipotle salsa and combine. When the chicken is done, turn off the heat and serve the chicken and veggies over the mashed sweet potato. Suggested garnish: a dollop of sour cream and a few tortilla chips. Enjoy!

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