BBQ Chicken & Roasted Sweet Potato Bowls (2024)

January 13, 2019 by Danielle Green 93 Comments

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BBQ Chicken & Roasted Sweet Potato Bowls are a hearty and healthy dinner recipe bursting with bold flavors and nutritious vegetables. This easy sheet pan dinner is perfect for meal prepping lunches for work or a quick weeknight meal.

BBQ Chicken & Roasted Sweet Potato Bowls

Chicken bowls are perfect for those of you in a dinner rut. It happens to the best of us. I know I find myself there more often than not, making the same simple meals over and over.

I crave something different, but don’t always feel overly ambitious to try anything new. These BBQ Chicken & Roasted Sweet Potato Bowls are the perfect departure from your normal dinner routine, but are beautifully simple and easy!

How to Make BBQ Chicken Bowls

Making these healthy bowls is super simple and only requires one sheet pan! To get started, toss the sweet potatoes and onions on a baking sheet and coat them with olive oil, garlic and chipotle powder. If you don’t have chipotle powder you can substitute chili powder or paprika depending on your spice preference.

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Baked BBQ Chicken Dinner

After the potatoes and onions have baked for20 minute, remove them from the oven and add the broccoli and chicken breasts to the pan. Brush the chicken with a little BBQ sauce and bake an additional 15minutes until everything is cooked through.

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Remove the chicken breasts from the pan and allow to cool for a few minutes before shredding them with two forks. Toss the shredded chicken with a little more BBQ sauce. Pile all of the goodness into a bowl and enjoy these delicious BBQ Chicken & Sweet Potato Bowls!

I love to meal prep and regularly use this Meal Planner Calendar to plan my dinners. These healthy bowls are one of my go-to’s for meal prep.

Easy Meal Prep Chicken Bowls

Whether you make a whole batch to prep your dinners for the week or enjoy some of the leftovers packed for lunches to bring to work the next day, they hold up well being reheated. Toss them in your favorite meal prep containers and you have easy wholesome meals without all the hassle of cooking every day!

There really isn’t anything better than a delicious and simple meal that is easy to throw together like thisBBQ Chicken & Roasted Sweet Potato Bowls. They are a healthy dinner idea full of veggies and lean protein for a meal you can feel great about!

More easy meal prep chicken bowl recipes!

If you love a good chicken bowl as much as we do, be sure to check out some of out other favorite recipes!

Cuban Chicken Rice Bowl
Greek Chicken Pita Bowl
Instant Pot Chicken Fajita Bowls
Buffalo Chicken Quinoa Veggie Bowls

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BBQ Chicken & Roasted Sweet Potato Bowls

BBQ Chicken & Roasted Sweet Potato Bowls are a hearty and healthy dinner idea bursting with bold flavors and nutritious vegetables. This easy sheet pan recipe is perfect for meal prepping lunches for work or a quick weeknight meal.

Prep Time10 minutes mins

Equipment

Kitchen Tongs

Baker’s Half Sheet Pan

Ingredients

Sweet Potatoes

2 medium sweet potatoes
1 large yellow onion
1 Tablespoon olive oil
1/4 teaspoon salt divided
1/2 teaspoon garlic powder
1/2 teaspoon chipotle powder or chili powder

Broccoli

1 medium head broccoli
1 Tablespoon olive oil
1/4 teaspoon salt

Chicken

1 pound boneless skinless chicken breasts
1/2 cup BBQ sauce divided

Instructions

Preheat the oven to 400°F.
Peel and chop the sweet potatoes into 1/2" chunks. Chop onion into 1 inch pieces and add to a lined sheet pan along with the sweet potatoes. Toss the sweet potatoes and onions with olive oil, salt, garlic powder and chipotle powder and toss until well combined. Bake at 400°F for 20 minutes.
Toss the sweet potatoes and push to one side of the pan. Add the broccoli and toss with olive oil and salt. Add the chicken breasts and brush with 1/4 cup BBQ sauce. Bake an additional 15-20 minutes at 400°F until the chicken is done.
Remove the pan from the oven and shred the chicken breasts using two forks. Toss the chicken with the remaining BBQ sauce. Divide the chicken and vegetables between three bowls and serve immediately.

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