Chicken With Sweet Potatoes And Cauliflower Food

CHICKEN WITH SWEET POTATOES & CAULIFLOWER

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 400. Peel sweet potatoes and cut into chunks. Clean the cauliflower and cut into pieces. Put the sweet potatoes and the cauliflower in a big bowl and add 1.5 tbs olive oil, leaves off of 1 thyme sprig, salt and a few sprinkles pepper and combine.
• Line a baking sheet with aluminum foil, place the sweet potatoes and cauliflower evenly on the baking sheet and put in the oven for 30-40 min, flipping when about halfway done so they brown evenly.
• While the veggies are in the oven, cut the chicken breasts in halves, add remaining olive oil to a pan and then add the chicken, next add the butter so that it melts in with the olive oil while the chicken is cooking and cook over medium-high heat. Season the chicken with a little bit of salt and pepper. When the chicken has browned on one side, flip it, and add 1/4 to 1/2 cup of chicken broth, the red vinegar and the remaining thyme leaves. Cook until the liquid has cooked down and reduced in half and the chicken is done cooking. To serve spoon a little of the sauce over the veggies and chicken on the plate.

ROAST CHICKEN WITH CAULIFLOWER AND SWEET POTATOES

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 450 degrees. Let chicken stand at room temperature 1 hour. Pat dry, then rub with oil and season with salt and pepper. Place on a rimmed baking sheet.
• Toss together sweet potatoes, cauliflower, pancetta, rosemary, and oil; season with salt and pepper. Spread around chicken (they won't be in a single layer). Roast 25 minutes; remove from oven.
• Turn vegetables and add capers. Return to oven and roast until a thermometer inserted in thickest part of chicken thigh (without touching bone) registers 165 degrees, 25 to 30 minutes more. Let chicken rest 10 minutes. Meanwhile, toss vegetables with pan juices and return to oven, if additional browning is desired, 5 minutes. Serve chicken with vegetables.

CHICKEN WITH SWEET POTATOES AND CAULIFLOWER

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 450 degrees. On a rimmed baking sheet, toss sweet potato and cauliflower with 1 1/2 tablespoons oil and season with salt and pepper. Roast until cooked through and browned on one side, about 25 minutes. Transfer to a bowl and gently toss with 1 tablespoon vinegar.
• Meanwhile, in a large nonstick skillet, heat 1/2 tablespoon oil over medium-low. Season chicken with salt and pepper. Cook until golden and cooked through, 30 to 35 minutes, flipping halfway through. Transfer chicken to a plate and tent with foil to keep warm.
• To skillet, add broth, thyme, and 1 tablespoon vinegar. Cook over medium-high, scraping up browned bits, until reduced by half, 3 to 5 minutes. Return chicken and any accumulated juices to skillet and turn chicken to coat with sauce. Remove from heat and stir in butter. Serve chicken with vegetables and pan sauce.

CAULIFLOWER CHICKEN CURRY

Steps:

• Combine yogurt, 1 Tbsp. oil, 1 Tbsp. curry powder, paprika, 1 Tbsp. garlic, 2 tsp. ginger, and ¼ tsp. salt in a large bowl. Add cauliflower and chicken. Stir to coat. Marinate the chicken and cauliflower in the refrigerator for 20 minutes or for up to 2 hours.
• Preheat oven to 450°F. Line a large rimmed baking sheet with foil. Coat the foil with cooking spray. Spread the cauliflower and chicken in an even layer on the prepared baking sheet. Bake, without stirring, until the chicken is cooked through and the cauliflower is golden brown in spots, 20 to 25 minutes.
• Meanwhile, heat the remaining 2 Tbsp. oil in a large saucepan over medium heat. Add onion and carrot; cook, stirring occasionally, until soft and just beginning to brown, 7 to 10 minutes. Add garam masala and the remaining 1 Tbsp. curry powder, 1 Tbsp. garlic, 2 tsp. ginger, and ¼ tsp. salt. Cook, stirring, until fragrant, about 1 minute. Add crushed tomatoes and water. Cook, stirring, until bubbling. Remove from heat and stir in cream. Serve the chicken and cauliflower with the sauce. Garnish with cilantro, if desired.

ROASTED CURRY-SPICED SWEET POTATOES AND CAULIFLOWER

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 375 degrees F (190 degrees C). Line a baking sheet with parchment paper.
• Combine sweet potatoes, cauliflower, black pepper, olive oil, curry powder, maple syrup, garlic, thyme, and salt together in a bowl until evenly coated; spread onto the prepared baking sheet.
• Bake in the preheated oven until vegetables are tender and lightly browned, about 20 minutes.

CHICKEN, SWEET POTATO AND CAULIFLOWER VINDALOO

Steps:

• Heat 1 Tbsp oil in medium skillet.
• Season chicken with 1/4 tsp salt.
• Cook 7-8 minutes, remove to plate.
• Add rest of oil, sweet potatoes and onion to skillet and stir fry, 5 minutes.
• Add cauliflower and cook 3 minutes.
• Stir in curry powder, cayenne pepper and 1/4 tsp salt.
• Cook 1minutes.
• Add broth and tomatoes.
• Cook 5 minutes, covered stirring occasionally.
• Add chicken and heat through.
• Stir in mint and serve with quinoa.

PALEO CHICKEN WITH SWEET POTATO AND CAULIFLOWER RICE

Steps:

• Run cauliflower florets through the food processor until it resembles grains of rice.
• Season chicken with paprika, salt, and pepper; allow to come to room temperature.
• Heat half the coconut oil in a skillet over medium heat. Stir sweet potato into hot oil until coated; add cinnamon and nutmeg. Cover skillet and cook until potatoes are slightly tender, about 4 minutes. Stir cauliflower 'rice' into sweet potato mixture, reduce heat to low, and cook, stirring occasionally, until sweet potatoes and cauliflower are tender, 10 to 15 minutes.
• Heat remaining coconut oil in a separate skillet over medium heat. Add chicken to hot oil and cook until lightly browned, 3 to 4 minutes. Flip chicken breast and stir cauliflower greens into the same skillet, evenly coating with oil. Cover skillet and cook until chicken is no longer pink in the center and greens are tender, about 3 more minutes. Squeeze lemon juice over chicken mixture.

SHEET-PAN CHICKEN, POTATOES AND CAULIFLOWER

Steps:

• Heat oven to 425°F. Spray 18x13-inch rimmed sheet pan with cooking spray.
• In large bowl, mix 2 tablespoons of the melted butter, 1/4 teaspoon of the salt and 1/4 teaspoon of the pepper. Add potatoes and cauliflower; toss to coat. Place cauliflower and potatoes (skin sides down) in single layer in pan. Roast 16 to 18 minutes or until just tender when pierced with knife. Remove from oven; stir.
• In same large bowl, mix remaining 2 tablespoons melted butter, 1/2 teaspoon salt and 1/4 teaspoon pepper. Add chicken to mixture; toss to coat. Arrange in single layer in pan next to vegetables. Roast 20 to 25 minutes longer or until juice of chicken is clear when center of thickest part is cut (at least 165°F) and potatoes and cauliflower are browned and very tender.
• Add spinach to pan. Roast 1 to 2 minutes longer or until spinach wilts slightly. Top with remaining herbs.

SHEET PAN CHICKEN, CAULIFLOWER AND POTATO ROAST

Steps:

• Preheat the oven to 425 degrees F.
• Toss the chicken with the cauliflower, tomatoes, potatoes, oil, Italian seasoning, salt and pepper in a large bowl. Transfer the chicken mixture to a rimmed sheet pan. Roast until the chicken and cauliflower are golden and the chicken is cooked through, 40 to 50 minutes.
• Combine the parsley, capers, pine nuts and golden raisins in a small bowl. Sprinkle over the chicken to serve.