
Peri Peri Chicken w/ Sweet Potatoes & Balsamic Mediterranean Veg
Ingredients
For the chicken:
- 400g chicken breast
- 10 sprays of spray light
- 1-2 tbsp peri-peri seasoning
- 1 tbsp lemon juice
- Pinch of salt and pepper
For the Mediterranean vegetables:
- 1 courgette
- 100g mushrooms
- 1 yellow/red pepper
- 1 red onion
- 100g cherry tomatoes
- 2 tbsp extra virgin olive oil
- 1 tbsp mixed herbs
- 35ml balsamic vinegar
- Pinch of salt and pepper
For the sweet potato:
- 700g raw sweet potato
- 50g 0% fat Greek yogurt
- ½ tsp paprika
- Pinch of salt and pepper
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 220c (gas mark 6)
- Dice the sweet potato so that they are approximately 2-3cm cubes, ready to cook later on
- Chop up all Mediterranean vegetables and place onto a foiled pan, making sure there is enough room so that the vegetables don’t stack on top of each other
- Add olive oil, mixed herbs, balsamic vinegar, salt and pepper, and ensure vegetables are evenly spread/covered by the ingredients
- Slice chicken breast into goujons and place on separate foiled pan
- Spray oil on chicken and add peri-peri seasoning, salt, and pepper
- Place vegetables in the oven (for 35-40 minutes, turning over after 15 minutes)
- After vegetables have been in the oven for 15 mins, reduce the temperature to 180c, turn the vegetables, and place the chicken in the oven
- Boil the sweet potato cubes in water for 10-12 minutes, or until soft enough to mash
- Remove the sweet potato and put it in a bowl to mash
- Add Greek yogurt, paprika, salt, and pepper into a bowl and mash until the mash consistency is smooth and ingredients are fully mixed in
- Remove chicken from the oven and pour the juices into the sweet potato mash and mix in
- Serve chicken with vegetables and mash!
