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Chicken Broccoli and Sweet Potato Sheet Pan Dinner
4.7 from 81 votes

Chicken Broccoli and Sweet Potato Sheet Pan Dinner

This Chicken Broccoli and Sweet Potato Sheet Pan Dinner cooks diced chicken, broccoli florets, and cubed sweet potatoes together with herbs and spices on a single baking sheet. The pecans and dried cranberries added at the end bring a contrast of crunch and sweetness. The combination results in a balanced meal with varied textures and flavors from roasting and seasoning.

Prep Time
20 mins
Cook Time
35 mins
Total Time
55 mins
Servings: 4
Course: Main Course
Cuisine: American

Ingredients

  • 20 oz sweet potato 2 medium, about 3 cups, peeled and diced into 3/4-inch cubes
  • 4 Tbsp olive oil divided
  • 1 1/2 lbs chicken breast diced into pieces (about 1 1/4-inches, keep them close to the same size so they all cook even, boneless, skinless
  • 4 cups broccoli florets small
  • 1/2 red onion diced into chunks, medium
  • 3 cloves garlic minced
  • 3/4 tsp thyme dried
  • 3/4 tsp sage
  • 3/4 tsp parsley
  • 3/4 tsp rosemary
  • 1/8 tsp nutmeg
  • salt freshly ground
  • black pepper freshly ground
  • 1/2 cup pecans whole or roughly chopped
  • 1/3 cup dried cranberries

Instructions

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  1. Preheat oven to 400 degrees. Place sweet potatoes in a mound on a rimmed 18 by 13-inch baking sheet, pour 1 Tbsp oil over top and toss to evenly coat. 
  2. Spread into an even layer and roast in preheated oven for 15 minutes (meanwhile chop and prep remaining ingredients).
  3. Remove sweet potatoes from oven, add chicken pieces, broccoli florets, and red onion around sweet potatoes (just placing everything randomly). 
  4. Sprinkle with garlic and drizzle everything with remaining 3 Tbsp olive oil (focusing mostly on the broccoli so it doesn't dry) and toss with a spatula to evenly coat. 
  5. Sprinkle evenly with thyme, sage, parsley, rosemary and nutmeg and about 1 tsp salt and 1/2 tsp pepper. Toss again to evenly coat with seasonings and spread out evenly (try not to overlap chicken pieces). 
  6. Return to oven and roast about 16 - 20 minutes longer, tossing once halfway through, until chicken registers 165 degrees in center. 
  7. Toss in pecans and cranberries. Serve immediately.