Pan-Seared Chicken with Roasted Sweet Potatoes and Spinach

Five everyday ingredients and you’ve got a winning chicken (and veggie) dinner everyone will love.
Chicken with Roasted Sweet Potato, Cherry Tomatoes and Spinach
10 min prep
20 min cook
4 serves
3 serves of veg
  • 4 x 150g chicken breasts, no skin
  • 500g sweet potato, cut into 1cm discs
  • 200g cherry tomatoes
  • 200g baby spinach leaves
  • 2 tbsp pure vegetable oil or olive oil
  1. Preheat the oven to 180°C. Line a roasting tray with baking paper.
  2. Lightly toss the sweet potato and cherry tomatoes in 1 tablespoon of the oil, and spread out in a single layer on the roasting tray. Roast for 20 minutes or until soft and lightly coloured.
  3. In a fry pan, on medium-heat add remaining oil. Add the chicken breasts to the pan. Sear on all sides until golden. Transfer to the roasting tray with the vegetables for the last 8 – 10 minutes of cooking.
  4. Heat a large frying pan and cook the spinach until it is lightly wilted then give it a little squeeze with your tongs to remove any excess water.
  5. Carefully remove the chicken and vegetables from the oven. Arrange the cherry tomatoes, sweet potatoes and spinach on four plates, slice the chicken breasts into 2 or 3 pieces and arrange on top and season with pepper.

Serving Suggestion: The sweet potato can be swapped for other vegetables you may have on hand such as pumpkin, carrot or potato. They’re all equally delicious when roasted! You could swap the cherry tomatoes for broccolini or zucchini.

Fresh or dried herbs such as Italian mixed herbs, thyme or sage could be added to the vegetables during step 2 to enhance the flavours.

Serve alongside a slice of wholemeal flatbread, or a serve of rice, quinoa or couscous.

Give your sweet potato a good scrub and you don’t need to peel it. Peeling results in loss of some of the good stuff like fibre, antioxidants and nutrients.

If using chicken breasts of different weights or other cuts of chicken, adjust the cooking times accordingly; for larger chicken breasts, either cut them in half or cook for 25 minutes per 500g.

Storage: Leftover cooked chicken can be stored in the fridge for 3 days or in the freezer in an airtight container for 3 months. To thaw frozen chicken, transfer to the fridge and allow to defrost overnight. Reheat chicken until steaming hot.

Kids in the kitchen tips: Depending on your child’s age and skill, they could help wash and prepare the vegetables.

Important

When preparing this recipe:

  • Double check the food label ingredient list for any allergens each time you purchase it.
  • Prevent any allergen contamination during preparation, cooking, and serving with proper hygiene and avoiding cross-contact with allergens.

Nutritional Facts

Serving size: 382g Per serving Per 100g
Energy (kJ) 1352 354
Fat (g) 9.6 2.5
Saturated fat (g) 1.5 0.4
Carbohydrates (g) 19.0 5.0
Sugars (g) 8.4 2.2
Fibre (g) 5.4 1.4
Protein (g) 37.3 9.8
Sodium (mg) 89.5 23.4

Acknowledgement

Recipe originally created by Matt Golinski, Australian Chef

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