Description
Your maple glazed chicken with sweet potatoes comes together with just a handful of ingredients and roasts beautifully in one pan until everything caramelizes into something genuinely delicious. That perfect balance of sweet maple and savory chicken means you get a weeknight dinner that tastes like you spent way more time in the kitchen than you actually did.
Ingredients
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Proteins:
- 4 chicken breasts
Glazing and seasoning:
- 0.5 cup maple syrup
- 2 tablespoons soy sauce
- 2 tablespoons Dijon mustard
- 2 tablespoons olive oil
- salt to taste
- pepper to taste
Vegetables:
- 4 sweet potatoes, peeled and cubed
Instructions
- Heat your oven to 400°F so everything is ready when you arrange the dish.
- Whisk together 1/2 cup maple syrup, 2 tablespoons soy sauce, and 2 tablespoons Dijon mustard in a bowl until the mixture combines smoothly.
- Set your 4 chicken breasts in a baking dish and pour the entire maple glaze over each piece, making sure to coat them well.
- Toss your 4 peeled and cubed sweet potatoes with 2 tablespoons olive oil, then season with salt and pepper to your taste.
- Arrange the sweet potato cubes around the chicken in the baking dish, nestling them among the pieces.
- Slide the baking dish into your preheated 400°F oven for 25 to 30 minutes until the chicken reaches an internal temperature of 165°F and the sweet potatoes turn tender when pierced with a fork.
- Pull the dish from the oven and let everything rest for a few minutes before plating it up for serving.
Notes
- Pat your chicken dry before adding the glaze so the sauce sticks better instead of sliding off.
- Cut your sweet potatoes into similar-sized pieces so they cook evenly alongside the chicken without some turning mushy while others stay hard.
- Stir the sweet potatoes halfway through baking to ensure they brown evenly and cook at the same rate as your chicken.
- For a dairy-free version, this recipe works perfectly as written, and for a gluten-free option, verify your soy sauce is tamari or certified gluten-free before mixing your glaze.
- Prep Time: 10 minutes
- Cook Time: 25-30 minutes
- Category: Baked Chicken
- Method: Baking
- Cuisine: American
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 4
- Calories: 450 kcal
- Sugar: 22 g
- Sodium: 580 mg
- Fat: 12 g
- Saturated Fat: 2 g
- Unsaturated Fat: 9 g
- Trans Fat: 0 g
- Carbohydrates: 45 g
- Fiber: 5 g
- Protein: 35 g
- Cholesterol: 85 mg