Chicken Broccoli and Sweet Potato Sheet Pan Dinner

Sweet potatoes get a head start, then chicken, broccoli, and onion roast with herbs. Finish with pecans and cranberries.

Chicken Broccoli and Sweet Potato Sheet Pan Dinner
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20 min Prep Time
35 min Cook Time
55 min Total Time
4 Servings

Ingredients

  • 20 oz sweet potatoes, peeled and diced into ¾-inch cubes (2 medium, about 3 cups)
  • 4 tablespoons olive oil, divided
  • 1½ lbs boneless skinless chicken breasts, cut into 1¼-inch pieces
  • 4 cups small broccoli florets
  • ½ medium red onion, cut into chunks
  • 3 cloves garlic, minced
  • ¾ teaspoon each dried thyme, sage, parsley, and rosemary
  • ⅛ teaspoon nutmeg
  • Salt and freshly ground black pepper
  • ½ cup pecans, whole or roughly chopped
  • ⅓ cup dried cranberries

Instructions

  1. Heat the oven to 400°F. Pile the sweet potatoes on a rimmed 18×13-inch sheet, toss with 1 tablespoon oil, spread out, and roast 15 minutes. Prep the rest while they cook.
  2. Pull the pan out. Add the chicken, broccoli, and onion around the potatoes. Sprinkle with garlic, drizzle the remaining 3 tablespoons oil (mostly on the broccoli), and toss.
  3. Sprinkle with thyme, sage, parsley, rosemary, nutmeg, about 1 teaspoon salt, and ½ teaspoon pepper. Toss again and spread out so the chicken isn’t stacked.
  4. Roast 16–20 minutes more, tossing once halfway, until the chicken hits 165°F.
  5. Toss in the pecans and cranberries and serve.