Description
A cozy one-pan meal featuring tender sweet potatoes, juicy chicken, and zesty BBQ sauce, topped with melted cheddar cheese.
Ingredients
Scale
- 2 medium sweet potatoes, peeled and diced
- 2 cups cooked chicken, shredded or diced
- 1 cup BBQ sauce
- 1 medium red onion, diced
- 1 cup corn (fresh, frozen, or canned)
- 1 cup shredded cheddar cheese
- 2 tablespoons olive oil
- Salt, to taste
- Black pepper, to taste
- 1 teaspoon smoked paprika
- 2 green onions, sliced, for garnish
Instructions
- Heat the olive oil in a large skillet over medium heat.
- Add the diced sweet potatoes, seasoning with salt, black pepper, and smoked paprika.
- Sauté gently until the sweet potatoes are tender and golden, about 10-15 minutes.
- Once the sweet potatoes are tender, toss in the diced red onion and corn.
- Allow them to cook until the onion becomes translucent.
- Stir in the cooked chicken, drizzling the BBQ sauce over everything.
- Mix until well combined and let simmer for about 5 minutes.
- Top your skillet with the shredded cheddar cheese, covering it completely.
- Reduce heat to low, cover the skillet, and let it cook until the cheese has melted, about 3-5 minutes.
- Remove it from the heat, sprinkle with sliced green onions, and serve warm.
Notes
Feel free to customize with different vegetables or proteins based on what you have at home.
- Prep Time: 15 minutes
- Cook Time: 30 minutes
- Category: Main Course
- Method: Skillet
- Cuisine: American
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 1 serving
- Calories: 370
- Sugar: 8g
- Sodium: 680mg
- Fat: 14g
- Saturated Fat: 6g
- Unsaturated Fat: 8g
- Trans Fat: 0g
- Carbohydrates: 45g
- Fiber: 5g
- Protein: 22g
- Cholesterol: 65mg