Mexican Chicken & Sweet Potato Skillet Meal

Mexican Chicken & Sweet Potato Skillet Meal

I have been looking for healthy and easy meals for my family.  Recently I have seen easy skillet meals with sweet potatoes!  And this Mexican chicken & sweet potato skillet meal is an easy dinner recipe and fabulous!  The family loves sweet potatoes and I love one pan meals!!!  So we are all happy! So my family were guinea pigs again!  And I am excited to say, they loved it!  So much so, that there were no left overs!  I think that is a pretty good indication that they enjoyed it!  I hope you enjoy this easy skillet meal as much as we did!

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Mexican Chicken & Sweet Potato Skillet

Ingredients

• 3 tbsp Olive Oil
• 4 Chicken Breast, thin cut *cubed/bite size
• 1/2 cup Yellow Onion, diced
• 1 tbsp Minced Garlic
• 1/2 tbsp Cayenne Pepper *optional, but fabulous flavor!
• 1 packet Enchilada Seasoning Mix 1.5 oz.
• 2 Medium Sweet Potatoes, peeled and cubed *I cooked mine in the microwave prior to for less stove top cooking, see notes below
• 1 15 oz can Fire Roasted Diced Tomatoes
• 15 oz can Black Beans, rinsed and drained
• 1 cup Corn Kernels *either canned or frozen
• 1 Jalapeno, seeded and diced *leave seeds for extra heat!
• Salt/Pepper to taste
• 1/4 cup Fresh Cilantro *extra for garnish
• 1/2 cup Shredded Sharp Cheddar Cheese *optional, for garnish

Instructions

• Pour olive oil into warm skillet.  Place chicken, chopped onion, jalapeno and garlic in skillet.  On medium heat, stir obsessionally until cooked.  5-8 minute.
• While sweet potatoes are cooking in the microwave, add the seasoning packet, diced tomatoes, black beans, corn kernels, salt/pepper and cayenne pepper to chicken mixture.  Stir until everything is coated with seasonings.
• Add sweet potato cubes to mixture and fresh cilantro.  Cook everything for another 3-5 minutes!  Garnish with shredded cheese and fresh cilantro!
• **To par-cook a sweet potato, cut it in half.  Length wise. Place in a shallow microwave safe dish with the cut side down.  Pour a 1/4 cup of water in the dish and cover with plastic wrap.  Poke a holes in the plastic wrap for steam to escape.  Microwave for 4-5 minutes.  Sweet Potato should be tender, nut not fully cooked.  Cut and cube once cooked.

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