French Sunday Roast Chicken with Sweet Potatoes
Sunday oven-roasted chicken is a tradition in France. Here with a nice twist: on a bed of sweet potatoes instead of potatoes. It gets a bit caramelized. Delicious…
Whether you love roast chicken or sweet potatoes, this recipe is for you. The sweetness of roasted sweet potatoes combined with chicken cooking juices give a caramelized taste to the whole dish which is absolutely fantastic. And these colors… I love it. Don’ you ? In French we say “l’essayer, c’est l’adopter” lit if you try, you’ll adopt this.
Did you know that the sweet potato is a tuber of the bindweed family, therefore it has nothing to do with the potato family. Sweet potatoes contain a high amount of antioxidants, vitamin A and minerals and is also low calories.
You can prepare as I did with only sweet potatoes and onions, or opt for a mix half potatoes half sweet potatoes.
Roast Chicken with Sweet Potatoes
Ingredients
- 1 chicken 1.5 kg
- 2 large sweet potatoes
- 3 onions
- 2 tablespoons olive oil
- salt and pepper to taste
Instructions
READ FIRST THE MAIN STEPS OF THE RECIPE
- In an ovenproof dish arrange large slices of sweet potato and onion all around the chicken previously seasonned, drizzle with olive oil, season and roast in the oven.
RECIPE
- Season chicken with salt and pepper, add the spices of your choice if wanted. Don’t forget the inside of the chicken.
- Peel onions and sweet potatoes. Cut them into cubes or like large strips. The pieces should be thick because the cooking process is quite long.
- Place the chicken in the center of the dish (ideally breasts against the dish) and arrange the vegetables all around it.
- Sprinkle olive oil over and 2 glasses of water, season with salt and pepper. Combine to moisten vegetables on all sides.
- Cook in the oven for 1 hour 30 minutes at 180 °C, regularly basting chicken and vegetables. 30 minutes before the end flip the chicken over so that the top breasts skin grills a little bit.
Notes
Bon appétit !
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