Maple Chicken with Sweet Potatoes

Maple Chicken with Sweet Potatoes is a perfect Autumn recipe. Sweet potatoes are sautéed in olive oil on the stovetop. The chicken is seared to a beautiful golden-brown color and then glazed with just the right amount of real Maple syrup. Lots of fresh thyme is sprinkled on top. This skillet dinner is pure comfort food for a cold Autumn or Winter night.

Course Main Course

Cuisine American

Keyword chicken with sweet potatoes, maple chicken

Prep Time 20

Cook Time 30

Total Time 50

Servings people

Calories 464kcal

Author Julia

Ingredients

Sautéed Sweet Potatoes

3 sweet potatoes medium size
2 tablespoons olive oil
salt to taste
black pepper freshly ground, to taste
1 tablespoon butter

Maple Chicken

1 lb chicken tenderloins
salt and black pepper to taste
2 tablespoons olive oil
1 tablespoon maple syrup
1 tablespoon butter
¼ oz fresh thyme

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Instructions

How to Sauté Sweet Potatoes

Peel the sweet potatoes. Slice each potato into thin round-shaped slices, about ½ inches thick.
Heat 2 tablespoons olive oil in a large skillet on medium heat.
Add sliced potatoes in a single layer in the skillet. Sprinkle the potatoes with salt and black pepper (freshly ground).
Cook the potatoes on medium heat for about 5 minutes, then flip them over, reduce heat to medium-low, and cook for another 5 minutes. Add 1 tablespoon of butter and stir to melt and coat the potatoes. Remove the skillet from the heat. The potatoes will continue cooking in the hot skillet.

How to Make Maple Chicken

Generously season chicken tenderloins with salt and black pepper (freshly ground).
Heat the empty cast-iron skillet over medium heat for 3 minutes. This allows the skillet to heat up before we add the chicken. After 3 minutes, add 2 tablespoons of olive oil.
Add chicken and cook it over medium heat for 5 minutes, without moving the chicken. This allows the chicken to sear to a nice golden-brown color.
Flip the chicken over to the other side and cook over medium-low heat, without moving the chicken, for 5 more minutes or until the chicken is cooked through. Remove the skillet from heat.
Add 1 tablespoon of maple syrup and 1 tablespoon of butter to the skillet with chicken. Stir to coat the chicken with the chicken juices, maple syrup, and butter.
Combine the maple chicken with cooked sweet potatoes in the same skillet and top with fresh thyme.

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