Recipe: Appetizing Mexican Honey-Lime Chicken Sweet Potato and Red Bean skillet

Mexican Honey-Lime Chicken Sweet Potato and Red Bean skillet. Mexican Honey-Lime Chicken Sweet Potato and Black Bean Skillet (+Burrito Bowls) - A perfectly tasty and healthy skillet chicken dinner. These honey-lime flavors will leave you craving more! Load it up over brown rice for a burrito bowl or skip the rice for less carbs.

The next day I used the leftovers and made my husband a Mexican flatbread pizza and made myself a couple tacos. Chicken - boneless, skinless breasts work best. Veggies - sweet potatoes, red and yellow bell peppers, and red onion, plus lime zest. You can cook Mexican Honey-Lime Chicken Sweet Potato and Red Bean skillet using 16 ingredients and 4 steps. Here is how you achieve that.

Ingredients of Mexican Honey-Lime Chicken Sweet Potato and Red Bean skillet

1. You need 1 lb of sweet potatoes peeled and diced into small cubes.
2. It's 3 tbsp of olive oil, divided.
3. Prepare 1/2 cup of chopped red onion.
4. You need 1 tbsp of minced garlic (3 cloves).
5. Prepare 1 can of red or black beans, drained and rinsed.
6. Prepare 1 1/2 cup of frozen corn.
7. Prepare 2 tsp of chilli powder, divided.
8. Prepare 2 tsp of ground cumin, divided.
9. It's 1/8 tsp of cayenne pepper.
10. It's of Salt and ground pepper.
11. You need 1 lb of boneless skinless chicken breasts, diced into 2.5 cm cubes.
12. You need 3 tbsp of fresh lime juice.
13. You need 2 tbsp of honey.
14. It's 1 cup of cherry tomatoes, halved.
15. Prepare 1 of avocado, diced.
16. It's of Cilantro(coriander).

Omit the chicken and substitute vegetable broth for the chicken stock. You can double the recipe's black beans or try adding a can of chickpeas to add extra. Seriously, this one-skillet cheesy Mexican sweet potato meal is incredible and the type of meal I could eat for the rest of forever (I'll let you decide whether I hoard or share leftovers when making this #noshame). Modeled loosely after this favorite cheesy chicken kale sweet potato skillet number.

Mexican Honey-Lime Chicken Sweet Potato and Red Bean skillet step by step

1. Heat 2 tbsp of olive oil in a non-stick skillet over medium heat. Add sweet potatoes, saute 3 minutes. Cover and let cook until nearly softened, stirring occasionaly, about 8-10 minutes..
2. Add in onion and garlic, saute(uncovered) for 1 minute. Add in red beans, corn, 1 tsp chilli powder, 1 tsp cumin, caynne pepper and season with salt and pepper to taste. Let cook, stirring frequently, until corn is heated through and potatoes are soft, about 2 minutes longer. Transfer to a large plate..
3. Heat remaining 1 tbsp oil in the same skillet over medium-high heat. Add chicken, season with the remaining 1 tsp chilli powder, 1 tsp of cumin and salt and pepper to taste. Cook, turning once halfway through, until chicken is cooked through, about 6-7 minutes..
4. Meanwhile in a small bowl, whisk together lime juice and honey. Return sweet potato mixture to skillet, once chicken is cooked through, along with tomatoes and avocado. Add honey-lime mixture and cilantro and toss to coat..

Mexican Honey Lime Chicken Sweet Potato Skillet. A perfectly tasty and healthy skillet chicken dinner. Cover and let cook until nearly softened, stirring. Delicious spiced rubbed chicken cooked to tender and juicy perfection. It gets glazed with the most amazing honey lime sauce and is sure to be a huge hit!