Sweet Potato, Broccoli, and Chicken Bake

Ready for a super duper healthy dinner that tastes amazing and is REALLY filling? Yeah, I thought so! This easy-to-make dinner is good in so many ways. For starters, it’s delicious, and let’s face it, that’s the most important thing! Secondly, the nutrition – oh my gosh, this stuff is good for you! The two main veggies in this dish provide all of the following health benefits!

All those benefits and all that nutrition, and that’s only from two of the ingredients in this thing!  The chicken provides a great punch of protein, and every other ingredient in this dish is super good for you as well!

If you’re not sold already, then let me give you one more reason to try this stuff – it’s SO easy to make!  Just a little bit of chopping and then waiting while the oven does all the work and you’re good to go!  Let’s get to it!

SWEET POTATO, BROCCOLI, AND CHICKEN BAKE

Ingredients

  • 1.5 lbs boneless skinless chicken breast, chopped into bite-sized pieces
  • 4 cups broccoli florets
  • 1 large sweet potato, peeled and cut into small cubes
  • 1/2 large red onion, chopped into bite sized pieces
  • 1/4 cup raisins
  • 1/4 cup chopped walnuts
  • 1/4 cup olive oil
  • 1 1/2 tsp. Italian seasoning
  • 1/2 tsp. garlic granules
  • 1/2 tsp. sea salt
  • 1/4 tsp. pepper
  •  Soft crumbled goat cheese for topping (optional)

Directions

1.) Preheat the oven to 390 degrees.

2.) Add the broccoli florets, sweet potato, onion, raisins, walnuts, olive oil, Italian seasoning, garlic granules, salt and pepper to a large bowl.  Toss to coat.

3.) Drizzle the bottom of a large casserole dish with olive oil. Place the chicken in the bottom of the dish and sprinkle with sea salt and pepper. Top with the vegetable mixture.

4.) Cover the dish with aluminum foil and bake in the oven at 390 degrees for 35 minutes. Remove from the oven and take off the foil.

5.) Place back in the oven, uncovered, for 15-20 more minutes until the chicken is cooked through and the sweet potatoes are soft.

6.) Transfer to a plate to serve. If desired, top with crumbled soft goat cheese.

SO yummy, healthy, filling, and easy! This may be the perfect dinner!

Enjoy!

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