Roasted Chicken and Sweet Potato Harvest Salad
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Roasted Chicken and Sweet Potato Harvest Salad
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🥗🧡🍂 Fall-inspired ingredients including tender sweet potatoes, juicy chicken, red onions, cranberries, and pumpkin seeds topped with a honey apple cider vinaigrette! A HEARTY and COMFORTING salad that makes a big batch perfect for planned leftovers!
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Ingredients
Salad
- 2.5 pounds sweet potatoes peeled and diced into 1 to 1.5-inch chunks
- kosher salt to taste
- freshly ground black pepper to taste
- 4 tablespoons olive oil divided; or as needed
- 1.50 to 2 pounds boneless skinless chicken breasts cut into bite-sized pieces
- 1 large red onion cut into large chunks
- 1 teaspoon paprika
- 1 teaspoon ground ginger or to taste
- 1 teaspoon cardamom or to taste
- 12 ounces spring greens or your favorite lettuce mixture
- ½ cup dried cranberries or to taste
- ½ cup shelled pistachio or pumpkin seeds or to taste
Honey Apple Cider Vinaigrette
- ¼ cup olive oil
- ¼ cup honey
- ¼ cup apple cider vinegar
- 2 teaspoons mustard I like either dijon or honey mustard
- ¾ teaspoon kosher salt or to taste
- ¾ teaspoon freshly ground black pepper or to taste
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Instructions
Salad:
- Preheat oven to 425F (use Convection if you have it, you don't have to reduce the temp) and line a baking sheet with aluminum foil for easier cleanup (recommended).
- Add the sweet potatoes, drizzle with 2 tablespoons olive oil, generously season with salt and pepper, and toss with your hands to coat evenly. Roast for 15 to 20 minutes.
- Remove sheet pan from the oven, flip and toss the sweet potatoes, and push them to one side of the sheet pan.
- To the other side of the sheet pan, add the chicken, red onion, evenly drizzle with 2 tablespoons olive oil, generously season with salt and pepper, and toss with your hands to coat evenly.
- Evenly season everything on the sheet pan with the paprika, ginger, cardamom, and return the sheet pan to the oven and roast for about 15 to 20 minutes or until the chicken is cooked through and the potatoes are tender. Cooking time will vary based on the thickness of the chicken, if you used 2 full pounds, the size of your sweet potato chunks, and being that this is quite a hot oven, check starting at 15 minutes and check often so you don’t overcook the chicken which can dry out quickly. I recommend rotating your baking sheet midway through roasting to ensure even cooking, especially if you're using a convection oven.
- Add the lettuce mixture to your bowl (either individual serving bowls or a very large family-style bowl, top with the roasted sweet potatoes, chicken, and red onions.
- Evenly sprinkle with the cranberries, nuts/seeds, and top with your favorite dressing or vinaigrette.
Honey Apple Cider Vinaigrette:
- In a small glass jar or container with a lid, add all ingredients, put the lid on and shake vigorously until combined; taste vinaigrette and tweak as necessary to taste. Drizzle over the salad and serve.
Notes
- If you're making this with the intention of planned leftovers, I recommend storing the roasted sweet potato, chicken, and red onion mixture in individual airtight plastic containers and storing in the fridge for up to 5 days or in the freezer for up to 4 months. When you're ready to eat, add the salad greens, cranberries, nuts or seeds, and top with the vinaigrette.
- The vinaigrette will easily keep airtight for at least 10 days in the fridge. The chicken mixture will keep airtight for up to 5 days in the fridge or for up to 4 months in the freezer.
Nutrition Information
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Serving
1serving
Calories
602kcal
(30%)
Carbohydrates
64g
(21%)
Protein
30g
(60%)
Fat
26g
(40%)
Saturated Fat
4g
(20%)
Polyunsaturated Fat
4g
Monounsaturated Fat
17g
Trans Fat
0.01g
Cholesterol
73mg
(24%)
Sodium
562mg
(23%)
Potassium
1305mg
(37%)
Fiber
8g
(32%)
Sugar
28g
(56%)
Vitamin A
27702IU
(554%)
Vitamin C
20mg
(22%)
Calcium
89mg
(9%)
Iron
3mg
(17%)
Nutrition Facts
Serving: 6servings
Amount Per Serving
Calories 602 kcal
% Daily Value*
| Serving | 1serving | |
| Calories | 602kcal | 30% |
| Carbohydrates | 64g | 21% |
| Protein | 30g | 60% |
| Fat | 26g | 40% |
| Saturated Fat | 4g | 20% |
| Polyunsaturated Fat | 4g | 24% |
| Monounsaturated Fat | 17g | 85% |
| Trans Fat | 0.01g | 1% |
| Cholesterol | 73mg | 24% |
| Sodium | 562mg | 23% |
| Potassium | 1305mg | 28% |
| Fiber | 8g | 32% |
| Sugar | 28g | 56% |
| Vitamin A | 27702IU | 554% |
| Vitamin C | 20mg | 22% |
| Calcium | 89mg | 9% |
| Iron | 3mg | 17% |
* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2,000 calorie diet.
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33 reviews
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