His favorite food is chicken wings and he likes them with a bit of spice so this recipe was right up his alley. He's never been a fan of sweet potatoes but has started making them himself and eating them a little more so again, a good combination for us to cook together. Before I give you the recipe, I will say this, while we enjoyed this recipe, my cooking was not perfect and I will need to adjust it the next time to make it even better. I will give you the actual recipe but tell you what I am going to do differently next time.
*So, the only problem with cooking this all together in the oven was that my chicken got done before the sweet potatoes. I ended up taking the chicken out of the mix and putting the sweet potatoes back in for longer. When I served it, some of the sweet potatoes were still not done yet. :( But the ones that were,were delicious! So, next time I think I will try cooking the sweet potatoes a bit before mixing all the ingredients together. If you have another suggestion, please let me know! Because, this really is a tasty and healthy meal. :) Oh yea, I also cut this recipe in half.
Buffalo Chicken and Sweet Potato
- 2 lb chicken breast cut into cubes
- 5 whole sweet potatoes peeled and cut into cubes
- 1 tbsp paprika
- 2 tbsp garlic powder
- 6 tbsp hot sauce (I actually used wing sauce)
- 12 slices turkey bacon cooked and cut into pieces
- 1 cup green onions sliced
- 1/4 tsp pepper
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 400 degrees.
- In a large bowl, combine together the olive oil, paprika, garlic powder, hot sauce, and season with pepper to taste.
- Add the sweet potatoes and chicken and stir to coat.
- Empty the bowl into a casserole dish.
- Bake in the oven for 40 to 45 minutes, stirring every 15 minutes.
- Add the green onions and bacon to the dish and place back in the oven for another 5 minutes to let all the flavors combine. Makes around 8 servings (1 cup each).
Fix Portions (per 1 serving): 1 red, 1.5 yellow, tsp oil
