Name: Mexican-Style Spicy Sweet Potato and Chicken Bowl
Yield: Serves 2
Ingredients: 2 sweet potatoes, peeled and chopped into chunks; Coconut oil, for greasing and frying; 1 garlic clove, crushed; 1 red onion, finely diced; 200g skinless chicken breast, cut into chunks; 1 teaspoons paprika, plus extra for sprinkling; 200g canned chopped tomatoes; 1 ripe avocado, pit removed and flesh cut into chunks; 2 tablespoons sour cream; 1 small handful of fresh cilantro; Sea salt and freshly ground black pepper

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Photo by Philip Haynes

A one-pot evening meal with minimum fuss and maximum taste.

Recipe information

Yield
Serves 2

Ingredients

2 sweet potatoes, peeled and chopped into chunks

Coconut oil, for greasing and frying

1 garlic clove, crushed

1 red onion, finely diced

200g skinless chicken breast, cut into chunks

1 teaspoons paprika, plus extra for sprinkling

200g canned chopped tomatoes

1 ripe avocado, pit removed and flesh cut into chunks

2 tablespoons sour cream

1 small handful of fresh cilantro

Sea salt and freshly ground black pepper

Preparation

Step 1
Preheat the oven to 200°C/400°F/Gas Mark 6.
Step 2
Massage the sweet potato chunks with a little coconut oil, season well and then place onto a foil-lined tray. Bake in the oven for about 35 minutes.
Step 3
Meanwhile, heat a small amount of coconut oil in a frying pan, add the garlic and red onion and fry gently until slightly softened. Add the chicken breast chunks, lightly season with paprika and a pinch of salt and pepper and brown the chicken for a few minutes.
Step 4
Add the chopped tomatoes, then leave to simmer for 20 minutes until thickened.
Step 5
Once the sweet potato is cooked, add to the pan and stir through.
Step 6
Plate up, add the avocado, sour cream and sprinkle with fresh cilantro and paprika and serve.

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From Clean Eating Alice | The Body Bible: Feel Fit and Fabulous from the Inside Out © 2017 by Alice Liveing. Reprinted by permission of Harper Thorsons, an imprint of HarperCollins Publishers. Buy the full book from HarperCollins or from Amazon.

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