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.
Baked BBQ Chicken Dinner
After the potatoes and onions have baked for 20 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 15 minutes until everything is cooked through.
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 this BBQ 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
- Fruit & Goat Cheese Chicken Bowls
- Buffalo Chicken Quinoa Veggie Bowls
- Roasted Chicken Sausage & Veggie Penne Bowls
- Balsamic Chicken & Butternut Squash Bowls
BBQ Chicken & Roasted Sweet Potato Bowls
Equipment
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.
Rita says
This is one of our rotation recipes. I love that it’s one pan! We’ve made it a handful of times now, always turns out delicious (: Thanks for posting!
Niki at Toot's Mom is Tired says
This sounds delicious! Adding it to my meal prep list. Thanks!
Brandon Martin says
How well does this reheat?
Danielle Green says
The sweet potatoes will loose their crisp from roasting, but apart from that, the flavors are great reheated!
Shelby says
How much is considered one bowl?
Danielle Green says
1/3 of everything.
Haley says
We tried this recipe tonight and used zucchini instead of broccoli, and it was delicious! The chicken was cooked to perfection in the 15-minute time frame, but we also used chicken breast tenderloins which tend to be a little on the thinner side. Either way, we will definitely be making this meal again!
Danielle Green says
Happy to hear you enjoyed it!
Haley says
We tried this recipe tonight and used zucchini instead of broccoli, and it was delicious! The chicken was cooked to perfection in the 15-minute time frame, but we also used chicken breast tenderloins which tend to be a little on the thinner side. Either way, we will definitely be making this meal again!
Joanne |No Plate Like Home says
This recipe looks easy and delicious. I love sweet potatoes too and cook with olive oil in most of my recipes. It adds great flavor and is healthier than butter.
Michelle says
do you recommend a different veggie besides broc? and if so, how would you adjust the recipe?
Danielle Green says
Readers have commented that they have used asparagus and green beans, both of which sound like great options. For the asparagus, I would leave the time the same, but for the beans I would add them a bit later as they shouldn’t need quite as long.
Teresa says
Your instructions on the recipe card need some re-writing. You say toss the vegetables and you don’t say to put the broccoli aside. Plus I have never had chicken fully cook in 20 minutes, it takes at least 45 minutes.
Danielle Green says
Perhaps you use very large chicken breasts? I know they can vary quite a bit and I typically use the smaller ones.
Brandi says
It would’ve been nice if you could have clarified what Theresa said instead of skipping right over it. I’m confused about the tossing of the vegetables as well?. You say to toss the vegetables while leaving the sweet potatoes on the foil covered pan.
Danielle Green says
Sorry, I wasn’t seeing where the confusion was coming from, but I have spotted it now. I have updated the recipe to be more clear.
Megan says
Can you put the chicken in a slow cooker instead?
Danielle Green says
Yes! I would cook on low for 4-5 hours with the BBQ sauce and a little chicken broth.
Ann says
I think this will become a regular for us…very good, quick, and easy! I used chicken tenders and set my oven to 425 F. Everything cooked in the time suggested, with my chicken ready in 15 min. I like that using jarred bbq sauce saves so much time and us a great compliment to the sweet potato and broccoli. (Oh, I also left out the Chipotle seasoning.)
Fatima says
Yea I was a bit confused too. Would probably help to rewrite it. Thanks
Teresa says
Your instructions on the recipe card need some re-writing. You say toss the vegetables and you don’t say to put the broccoli aside. Plus I have never had chicken fully cook in 20 minutes, it takes at least 45 minutes.
Carly says
Loved this! The BBQ chicken and sweet potato were the perfect match! I would recommend leaving the chipotle powder and onion powder off and just using salt – but still good!
Carly says
Loved this! The BBQ chicken and sweet potato were the perfect match! I would recommend leaving the chipotle powder and onion powder off and just using salt – but still good!
katie says
So, you continue baking the sweet potatoes after 20 mins with the chicken and broccoli?
Danielle Green says
Yes!
Sofia says
Tried this tonight-so good! I used a thicker chicken breast so I had to bake it longer, but it was still just as tasty! I love the flavor combination and spices, thanks so much for the recipe!
Sofia says
Also, I used 1.8 pounds of chicken so I halved the recipe and used 3 sweet potatoes and used paprika and cumin in place of chipotle powder 🙂
Alisha says
I made this tonight. It was simple & delicious! I especially loved the sweet potato & seasoning combination. Could also be nice with a grain on the bottom – such as quinoa. Easy to follow recipe. I will definitely be making this again. Definitely a must-try!
Danielle Green says
So happy to hear you loved it Sofia!
Audrey jarvis says
How many servings does this yield ?
Danielle Green says
This makes 3 bowls.
Sofia says
Tried this tonight-so good! I used a thicker chicken breast so I had to bake it longer, but it was still just as tasty! I love the flavor combination and spices, thanks so much for the recipe!
Vicky Nelson says
Will the chicken only be baked for 15 minutes or do you pre-cook it somehow?
Danielle Green says
The chicken breasts will bake for 15-20 minutes and it should be cooked through. If you are using thick chicken breasts, you would need to add the chicken earlier so it can bake longer.
Megan @ MegUnprocessed says
Those veggies look great!
London || Gluten Free with L.B. says
This combo looks so yummy! We eat sweet potatoes almost nightly… I love the idea of pairing BBQ chicken with it. Beautiful photography, too 🙂
London || Gluten Free with L.B. says
This combo looks so yummy! We eat sweet potatoes almost nightly… I love the idea of pairing BBQ chicken with it. Beautiful photography, too 🙂