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Chicken Empadáo Sweet Potato Boats

Serving Size: 8
This recipe is courtesy of dietician Karin Adoni, and comes from her cookbook Clean Diet by Karin Adoni Company. Empadão is a traditional Portuguese dish, This delicious entrée combines mashed sweet potato, and chicken with tomato sauce, served in a sweet potato shell.

Recipe by: Karin Adoni Ben-David

Cook Times

Active Prep10
Hands-On Cook15
Hands-Off Cook60
Passive0
Total Time1 hour 25 minutes
Recipe Serving Size8

Cooking Tools Required

Baking Pan, Baking sheet, Can Opener, Cutting board, Kitchen towels, Measuring cups and spoons, Sharp Knives, Skillet, Stand Mixer, Tongs

Ingredients

  • 4 each sweet potato
  • 1 1/2 pound boneless skinless chicken breast
  • 1 teaspoon sea salt
  • 1/3 teaspoon freshly ground black pepper
  • 1 tablespoon extra virgin olive oil
  • 1 each onion medium, diced
  • 3 clove garlic minced
  • 1 each tomato peeled, diced
  • 14 ounce canned tomato sauce
  • 1/2 cup chicken stock
  • 1/3 cup Italian parsley chopped
  • 1/3 cup green olive chopped

Optional Toppings:

  • 1 each avocado chopped
  • 1 teaspoon nigella seeds
  • 1 cup arugula

Instructions

  • Preheat oven to 400 degrees F. Season the chicken breasts with salt and pepper, and roast on a foil lined baking sheet for about 25 minutes. Remove from the oven and shred in a Kitchen Aid mixer or by using two forks.

For The Sweet Potato Boats:

  • Bake the sweet potatoes directly on the ovenrack at 400° F, for about an hour. Remove from the oven and let cool until you can handle them.

For the filling:

  • Heat a pan over medium-high heat and coat with olive oil. Add the onion and cook but do not fry. Add the garlic and cook a little bit more.
  • Add the shredded chicken and the chicken broth.
  • Add the remaining ingredients and mix. Let simmer for about 10 minutes until the liquid cooks down and the texture is thick and not watery.

To assemble:

  • Slice the potato down the middle and mash until you’ve created a trough. Spoon the chicken filling in the boats and sprinkle with desired toppings.
Reheating Instructions
Heat in the oven at 325 degrees for 20 minutes.

Nutrition

Calories: 284kcal | Carbohydrates: 30g | Protein: 22g | Fat: 9g | Saturated Fat: 1g | Trans Fat: 1g | Cholesterol: 54mg | Sodium: 858mg | Potassium: 1082mg | Fiber: 7g | Sugar: 8g | Vitamin A: 16730IU | Vitamin C: 18mg | Calcium: 69mg | Iron: 2mg