The Chicken, Sweet Potatoes and Olive Tapenade is a simple one pan roast chicken with sweet potatoes that gets a tangy kick from the olive tapenade!
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Easy Sheet Pan Supper
Is there anything nicer than a dinner that cooks all in one pan? I love sheet pan or one pan dinners. Here the chicken and sweet potatoes roast together.
This simple roast chicken is kicked up a notch with a green olive tapenade! The beauty of that is you can leave it off if that makes the dinner more kid friendly. Though as a kid, I loved green olives and still do, so kid friendly to me would have been with the tapenade. Even extra tapenade!
Roasted Chicken and Sweet Potatoes with Olive Tapenade
The combination of the crispy roast chicken skin, the sweetness of the potatoes and the tartness of the olives is amazing! In this recipe I roast a whole chicken, spatchcocked (removed the backbone and flattened.)
Main steps to make this Roast Chicken and Sweet Potatoes with Olive Tapenade.
- Spatchcock the chicken by using poultry shears to remove the backbone and then press on the breast to flatten.
- Roast the chicken for 15 minutes and then add the sweet potatoes to the sheet pan.
- While the chicken is roasting, make the olive tapenade.
- Serve the chicken and potatoes with the olive tapenade.
I found this recipe in an older Donna Hay Magazine.
If you love the sound of this, you have to try: Thyme Roasted Chicken and Za'atar Chicken Tenders.
Chicken, Sweet Potatoes and Olive Tapenade
Ingredients
- 1 ½ pounds sweet potatoes peeled and cut into wedges
- ⅓ cup extra virgin olive oil
- salt and fresh ground black pepper
- 1 clove garlic minced
- 1 whole chicken about 4-5 pounds, spatchcocked (backbone removed and bird flattened)
- 1 cup green olives
- ½ cup parsley leaves chopped
- ¼ cup tarragon leaves chopped
- 1 tablespoon white wine vinegar
Instructions
- Preheat the oven to 450. In a small bowl, mix together the garlic, 1 tablespoon of oil, salt and pepper. Brush over the chicken. Place the chicken, breast side up on a baking sheet. Roast in the oven for 15 minutes.
- In a medium bowl toss together the sweet potatoes, 2 tablespoons of oil and salt and pepper. Remove baking sheet from the oven and spread the potatoes around the chicken. Place back in the oven and roast for 30 minutes, or until chicken is cooked through.
- While the chicken is roasting, in a small bowl combine the olives, parsley, tarragon, vinegar, remaining oil and salt and pepper.
- Serve the chicken and potatoes with the olive mixture spooned over the top.
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Ann says
Will definitely give this a try.
Snap says
Simple and fresh is calling my name! This sounds delicious!
Carol says
Looks fabulous! I love chicken, sweet potatoes and olives. This is for me.
Sandee says
Now I'm hungry. Too close to dinner to be looking at something this yummy.
Have a fabulous day. ☺
Miz Helen says
Congratulations!
Your recipe is featured this week at Full Plate Thursday. Enjoy your new Red Plate and have a great weekend.
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Miz Helen
Miz Helen says
This is a beautiful dish, I pinned it to have soon. Hope you are having a fantastic day and thanks so much for sharing with Full Plate Thursday!
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Miz Helen
Ann says
Yep, she's the queen of simple. I marvel that even after all this time she manages create new recipes.