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Basque-style chicken with mashed sweet potato

An everyday dish for 2, ready in 60 minutes, around $2.34 a serving. People actually plan it with Popotam, and it's in season in October.

60mintotal
≈ $2.34a serving
590kcalper serving
30gof protein
In season in OctoberFreezes well
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Step-by-step recipe

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  1. Preheat the oven

    Turn the oven on to 200 °C (gas mark 6-7) so it's hot when the chicken thighs go in.

  2. Prep the vegetables

    Peel the onion and cut it into small dice. Seed the red bell pepper and cut it into strips. Dice the tomatoes, keeping their juice. Peel the garlic and mince it finely.

  3. Cook the sweet potatoes

    Peel the sweet potatoes and cut them into 2 cm cubes. Put them in the saucepan and just cover them with cold water. Bring to a boil, then lower the heat and cook for 20 min over medium heat.

    Tip · To keep the sweet potatoes from sticking to the saucepan, stir them once while they cook.

  4. Brown the chicken thighs

    Heat 1 tbsp of olive oil in the nonstick skillet over medium heat. Place the chicken thighs skin side down and let them brown for 5 min without moving them. Flip them and brown the other side for 5 min.

  5. Add the vegetables

    In the same skillet, add the onion, garlic, bell pepper and tomatoes. Cook for 5 min, stirring with the wooden spoon. Add the herbes de Provence and season with salt and pepper.

  6. Bake the chicken

    Set the chicken thighs on top of the vegetables in the skillet. Bake at 200 °C for 25 min so they cook through.

    Tip · If you want crispier chicken, put it under the broiler for 2 min at the end.

  7. Drain the sweet potatoes

    When the sweet potatoes are tender, drain them and mash them with a fork or potato masher. Add 1 tbsp of olive oil and season with salt and pepper. Mix well.

  8. Serve hot

    Take the skillet out of the oven and serve the Basque-style chicken right away, with the mashed sweet potatoes on the side.

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How many calories in a serving?

One serving has about 590 kcal. 32% comes from carbs, 20% from protein and 45% from fat.

47 gCarbs
30 gProtein
30 gFat
Per serving (the dish for 2, divided by 2)
Energy590 kcal
Protein29.6 g
Carbs46.7 g
of which sugars18.3 g
Fat29.6 g
of which saturated fat7 g
Fiber10.7 g
Salt0.7 g

Worked out ingredient by ingredient with the ANSES Ciqual 2025 table, never written by an AI. It's an estimate: veggie sizes and brands make the numbers vary.

How much does it cost?

About $2.34 a serving, adding up the average prices of the ingredients you need to buy.

≈ $4.68for 2 people
≈ $2.34a serving

Pantry salt, oil and spices aren't counted. Your store and your brands will move the total, but the ballpark is right.

How long does it keep?

2 days in the fridge, in a closed container, once cooled within two hours. After that, into the freezer it goes.

2 daysin the fridge
Yesin the freezer, thaw it in the fridge the day before

Times Popotam uses for meal prep, based on ANSES guidance, rounded down. The details: how long cooked dishes keep.

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