Sweet Potato Chicken Kale Skillet
This Sweet Potato Chicken Kale Skillet recipe is a delicious, one-pan meal that will be on your dinner table in less than 30 minutes. It is also gluten-free, paleo-friendly, Whole30 and perfect for your busy weeknight dinner.
The first part of this post was written on Jan 2, 2017.
HAPPY NEW YEAR, friends!
I hope you all had a very fun and safe New Years Eve and enjoyed the time surrounded by lovely friends and family. I would like to take this opportunely to wish you a year full of love, happiness, success, and of course, lots of healthy food on your table.
Last week, we had a great time with my in-laws in Montreal for Christmas and later with my aunt, uncle, and cousins in Boston area. We had a really good time there, especially because they hadn’t met our baby Thomas yet. It was so good to see him playing and laughing all day long with his relatives. Thomas is such an easygoing baby. He goes to everybody’s arms easily without crying and he smiles all the time. He’s also such a good traveler. He didn’t have any problem with the local food, weather and or anything else even traveling a lot to so many countries such as Brazil, Argentina, Uruguay, Canada and USA in his first year of his life. He is such a blessing in our lives and I have to say he is the best thing that happened in our lives and in 2016.
I love this time of the year because I always feel full of energy and excitement to follow my dreams. It’s good to feel like you have new challenges, and another chance to set new resolutions for the year. My resolutions for this year related to my health is to reduce the amount of sugar from my diet and make healthier choices when we go out for dinner. We always eat very well home, but eating healthy outside it’s still a struggle for me. So, I hope this year I’ll be better with that.
This second part of this post was updated on August 08, 2018 with new pictures and more information about the recipe.
Talking about eating healthy, why not start your year by making this ultra-easy one-skillet Healthy Sweet Potato Chicken Kale recipe that is a feel-good comfort food with lots of nutrients and protein?!
This is healthy Sweet Potato Chicken Kale Skillet recipe one of those recipes you can have all in one single dish. Why am I saying that? Well … this dish is made with sweet potato that makes you feel very full. Also, it has lots of protein from the chicken, and on top of that, it’s full of vitamin A, C, and D from the kale. And last but not least, this Sweet Potato Chicken Kale Skillet recipe is gluten-free, paleo-friendly, whole30, and full of flavor! Believe me, this recipe will become a winner in your home!
Tips to make this healthy Sweet Potato Chicken Kale Skillet recipe even better:
- Cut the chicken in small cubes and all cubes should be roughly the same size. This way, the chicken cubes will be cooked evenly and at the same time.
- When the chicken is cooked, remove it from the pan and add sweet potato to cook. Don’t leave the cooked chicken in the pan while cooking the sweet potato because the chicken can get overcooked.
- If you prefer, while you are cooking the chicken, you can boil the sweet potato and add it to the pan when the chicken is fully cooked. This way, this healthy Sweet Potato Chicken Kale Skillet recipe will be done faster.
- If you would like, you can season your chicken with more spices such as paprika, onion powder, chilli powder and thyme.
Sweet Potato Chicken Kale Skillet
Ingredients
- 6 bacon strips — chopped (you can use any type of bacon, but I recommend to use a sugar-free, nitrate-free and nitrite-free.)
- 2 ½ cups free range organic breast chicken — diced
- Salt and black pepper
- 1 teaspoon garlic — minced
- 2 cups sweet potato — peeled and diced
- ¾ cup organic chicken stock
- 4 cups kale — chopped
- ½ teaspoon chili peppers flakes
Instructions
- On a plastic board, cut the chicken into small pieces and season with salt and pepper.
- In a skillet over medium heat, add bacon and cook for 5 minutes.
- Season the chicken with salt, pepper, and red chili flakes. Add it to the skillet.
- Cook for about 7 minutes or until it is cooked through.
- Don’t forget to stir well. Set the chicken and bacon aside.
- In the same skillet, add garlic, sweet potato, and chicken broth.
- Cook for 7 minutes or until the sweet potato is cooked. It will depend on the size of the sweet potato dices.
- Turn the heat to low and add kale, stirring until wilted.
- Season to taste with salt, pepper, and chili peppers flakes.
- Bring the chicken and bacon back to the skillet and stir well until combined. It will take only 1 minute.
- Serve immediately.
Recipe Notes
Nutrition Information
Amount per serving (1/4) — Calories: 354, Fat: 13g, Saturated Fat: 4g, Polyunsaturated Fat: 2g, Monounsaturated Fat: 5g, Cholesterol: 88mg, Sodium: 711mg, Potassium: 1127mg, Carbohydrates: 24g, Fiber: 6g, Sugar: 7g, Protein: 39gIf you make this recipe, please don't forget to snap a photo and hashtag it #primaverakitchen. I really want to see!
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Made this tonight and it was delicious! That’s definitely going to be made again! I just wanted to point out that although garlic is listed in the ingredients there’s no instruction as to when you add it to the skillet. No big deal though , I made it without the garlic and it was super good!
Thanks for pointing it out. I’ll add it on the instructions 😉
Brenda, thanks for your comment. I will adjust the recipe to clear further confusion. Thanks for pointing it out!
When do you use the garlic?
Hi, Julie. You add garlic before you add sweet potato. I will adjust the recipe to clear further confusion. Thanks for pointing it out!
I made this for dinner tonight and it was a delicious hit with my family! Thank you so much for sharing!
Made this for dinner tonight came out delicious my family of boys loved it. Only thing ill change is cooking the bacon separate and adding it till the end for a good chrunch. Great recipe thank you ☺
You definitely can cook the bacon separate! So glad your family love this recipe. Thanks a lot for your sweet comment and for making this recipe 😉
I made this last night and it was EXCELLENT. The combination of the salty bacon with the sweet sweet potatoes was so different and just magical. I served to my fiancé and cousin and they both loved it as well. I made no changes and will absolutely make this again! Thank you so much for the recipe.
I’m a celiac and this is my favorite recipe! My kids love it, too, and even ask for it. We eat so much of it that I have it in separate pans so we can make more and have leftovers. Smelling the chicken and bacon cooking is mouthwatering! I like to precut my sweet potatoes earlier in the day so it’s not so much work at dinnertime. But like I said I cook a lot more than the recipe calls for. I find the kale cooks more evenly in its own pan too, with the broth. When serving dip it all into the same bowl and enjoy! Now to go make some more…
So good even my Redneck loved it!! I added onion and at the end I added a squeeze of lemon. It really gave it that umami flavor I like so much.
Made it, made enough for one . Was very easy to adjust. Super yummy
Happy to hear that 😉
Making this right now. So delicious.
Glad to hear that 😉
I’m going to make this now but my sweet potatoes are already cooked I pre bake them can I still use broth?
It’s not necessary.
Bake the sweet potatoes first or cut them raw?
Cut them raw first.
This is seriously the best thing i’ve ever made and its all because of you! 🙂 thank you for this recipe i cannot wait to make it again.
I am so excited to hear this! Thank you so much for trying the recipe and taking time to leave your positive review.
This is delicious!! The whole family loved it!
Thanks!
Do you think this would freeze okay?
Sorry, Im not sure. But I don’t see why not.
I followed this recipe EXCEPT for the chili pepper flakes… it states adding it TWICE, but I omitted in step #3. I found the prep time was longer than the cook time, but I don’t usually dice sweet potatoes either. My husband and I enjoyed this dish, and I will make it again!
Awesome 😉
Hello,
This recipe looks delicious and I would love to try it but I’m not fond of kale, any suggestion what could be used in its place?
You can use spinach or collard.
Just found this recipe and am planning to make it for dinner tonight! Just a little confused on how much salt and pepper to add overall since I want to make sure I don’t overdo/underdo it.
Start with a pinch and add more if you want.