Honey Roasted Chicken and Sweet Potatoes Skillet
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This easy and simple Honey Roasted Chicken and Sweet Potatoes Skillet is everything you want in a hearty, comforting Fall meal. This tasty one pan meal will be ready in about 30 minutes and you will love the flavors!
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If you took Autumn, coated it in honey butter and put in a skillet – this would be IT. This is one of the tastiest meals I’ve ever made and now I’m craving every single day.
Even the kids like this dish! That’s a winner when you’ve got picky little toddlers.
But nobody can resist that sweet and savory honey butter and tender sweet potatoes!
The best part is that this is a one-pan meal and it’s ready in about 30 minutes. In my book that’s a recipe for a perfect weeknight dinner.
To make it, you start by seasoning the chicken with salt, pepper, garlic powder, and dried herbs. Melt some butter in a skillet and stir in honey to make the honey butter sauce.
Brown the chicken in that crazy delicious honey butter and then scoot the chicken off to the sides to make room in the center of the skillet.
Add a little more honey and butter to the middle of the skillet and then toss in your sweet potatoes along with some pecans and dried cranberries.
Move the skillet to the oven and bake for about 15 minutes until the chicken is cooked through and the sweet potatoes are fork-tender.
That’s it! Top it off with some cracked black pepper and fresh thyme and serve. Your family will beg you to make this dish over and over again!
The great news? You won’t mind one bit because it’s such a cinch to whip up.
Honey Roasted Chicken and Sweet Potatoes Skillet
Ingredients
- 4 chicken thighs , or chicken breasts
- 5 tablespoons butter, divided
- 4 tablespoons honey, divided
- 1 teaspoon salt, or to taste
- ¼ teaspoon black pepper, or to taste
- 1 ½ teaspoons Italian blend seasoning, divided, (may sub about ½ teaspoon dried oregano + ¼ teaspoon each dried thyme, dried basil, dried parsley)
- ½ teaspoon garlic powder
- 1 ½ pounds sweet potatoes, peeled and diced into 1-2 inch pieces
- 2 tablespoons dried cranberries
- ¼ cup pecan halves
- fresh thyme, for garnish
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 375 degrees. Season chicken with salt and pepper, to taste, plus garlic powder and 1 teaspoon Italian seasoning.
- In a large skillet over medium heat melt 3 tablespoons butter. Stir in 2 tablespoons honey. Add chicken to pan and brown on each side for 3-4 minutes. Scoot chicken to the sides of the skillet.
- Add remaining butter and honey to the center of the skillet. Once butter is melted, add sweet potatoes and stir to coat in the honey-butter mixture. Sprinkle with remaining Italian seasoning, then add pecans and cranberries and stir to combine. Allow to cook for 3-4 minutes.
- Transfer pan to preheated oven and bake for 10-15 minutes until chicken is cooked through. Garnish with fresh thyme and cracked black pepper and serve.
Notes
Nutrition
Nutrition information is automatically calculated, so should only be used as an approximation.
What can I substitue for the butter? Can I use canola oil?
You could, but it may alter the flavor a bit!
Would ruby red mini potatoes work with this?
I think so!
We love this!!! So easy and taste delicious.
We were really tired of the same weekly dishes and Sweet Potatoes are our “Go To” lately! Phenomenal dish that my Wife and Daughters simply Loved! I cook very often and my 17 yr old mentioned…”Dad…you could Sell that”. Cannot Wait to adapt and build this meal again!!!
So flavorful! I swapped out the Italian seasoning for warmer spices including a touch of cinnamon. Will definitely add to my make again list!
Super easy recipE, And extremely delicious. Cooking the chicken in the skillet before transferring it to the oven left a nice outer layer while keeping the inside juicy.
Delicious ,the whole family loved it.
Question, can I make ahead?
Maybe all the way TO right before adding to oven?
I made this last night it was delightful, no pecans though. Used chicken breaststroke and sliced my sweet potatoes and cooked for 30 min. It was great!
One of our favorite recipes ALL YEARlong. Make it often. Easy and fast As
Well as delicious. WisH nutrition info was available as well,
I made with chicken breast cut into large chunks. Four out of five of us liked it, including my picky kid. However, the potatoes needed a lot more time to cook. I cut them pretty small and pre-cooked them 4 min in the microwave and still needed to leave the pan in the oven for more than 20 minutes. One of the kids commented that they prefer the potatoes to be softer. Next time I’d pre-cook the potatoes longer.