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Mexican-Style Spicy Sweet Potato and Chicken Bowl

By Alice Liveing

3.7

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A one-pot evening meal with minimum fuss and maximum taste.

Recipe information

  • Yield

    Serves 2

Ingredients

2 sweet potatoes, peeled and chopped into chunks
Coconut oil, for greasing and frying
1 garlic clove, crushed
1 red onion, finely diced
200g skinless chicken breast, cut into chunks
1 teaspoons paprika, plus extra for sprinkling
200g canned chopped tomatoes
1 ripe avocado, pit removed and flesh cut into chunks
2 tablespoons sour cream
1 small handful of fresh cilantro
Sea salt and freshly ground black pepper

Preparation

  1. Step 1

    Preheat the oven to 200°C/400°F/Gas Mark 6.

    Step 2

    Massage the sweet potato chunks with a little coconut oil, season well and then place onto a foil-lined tray. Bake in the oven for about 35 minutes.

    Step 3

    Meanwhile, heat a small amount of coconut oil in a frying pan, add the garlic and red onion and fry gently until slightly softened. Add the chicken breast chunks, lightly season with paprika and a pinch of salt and pepper and brown the chicken for a few minutes.

    Step 4

    Add the chopped tomatoes, then leave to simmer for 20 minutes until thickened.

    Step 5

    Once the sweet potato is cooked, add to the pan and stir through.

    Step 6

    Plate up, add the avocado, sour cream and sprinkle with fresh cilantro and paprika and serve.

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From Clean Eating Alice | The Body Bible: Feel Fit and Fabulous from the Inside Out © 2017 by Alice Liveing. Reprinted by permission of Harper Thorsons, an imprint of HarperCollins Publishers. Buy the full book from HarperCollins or from Amazon.
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