Roasted Sheet Pan Chicken and Sweet Potatoes

This easy sheet pan chicken dinner recipe is made with apples, sweet potatoes and onions roasted in olive oil and scented with cinnamon. Perfect for feeding a family! 

Roasted chicken seasoned with olive oil and cinnamon was on our dinner table at least 1-2 nights growing up. While sheet pan dinners are all the rage these days, I’m here to say that my mom has been making sheet pan dinners for close to 40 years!

And for good reason: they’re versatile, healthy and require just one pan making for very easy clean-up. Moms always know best, am I right?

Inspired by the fall season, I like to roast my chicken on top of large cubes of apples, sweet potatoes and onions.

To season, I simply drizzle with olive oil then sprinkle with salt, pepper and cinnamon. A little garlic powder or cayenne are nice additions too but they’re optional.

To cook you simply bake until the chicken is cooked through, about 45 minutes to 1 hour, then serve warm. My mom always sprinkled with a little fresh parsley before serving but again, that’s optional.

Your fork is waiting.

Roasted Sheet Pan Chicken and Sweet Potatoes

This easy sheet pan chicken dinner recipe is made with apples, sweet potatoes and onions roasted in olive oil and scented with cinnamon. Perfect for feeding a family! 

3.84 from 6 votes

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Course: Dinner, Entree

Cuisine: American, middle eastern

Keyword: apples, chicken dish, gluten free

Prep Time: 10 minutes

Cook Time: 55 minutes

Total Time: 1 hour 10 minutes

Servings: 4

Calories: 507kcal

Author: Liz DellaCroce

Ingredients

• 4 split chicken breasts bone-in, skin on
• 1/4 cup olive oil divided
• 2 large apples cored and cut in slices or large chunks
• 1 large yellow onion peeled and sliced in large chunks
• 2 large sweet potatoes peeled and diced
• 1 tablespoon salt divided
• 2 teaspoons cinnamon divided
• 1 teaspoon pepper divided
• minced parsley optional garnish

Instructions

• Pre-heat oven to 350 degrees. Spray a large baking sheet with cooking spray and scatter the apples, onions and sweet potatoes in a single layer. Drizzle with 2 tablespoons of the olive oil, 1 teaspoon of the salt, 1 teaspoon of the cinnamon and 1/2 teaspoon of the pepper. Mix well with hands.
• Place chicken breasts on top of the veggies/apple mixture and drizzle with remaining olive oil and sprinkle with remaining spices. Rub evenly to coat chicken on both sides.
• Bake until chicken is golden and cooked through, about 45-60 minutes depending on thickness of chicken. 

Notes

Serving size is one chicken breast and 1 cup cooked veggies.

Nutrition Facts

Roasted Sheet Pan Chicken and Sweet Potatoes

Amount Per Serving

Calories 507 Calories from Fat 270

% Daily Value*

Total Fat 30g 46%

Saturated Fat 6g 30%

Cholesterol 115mg 38%

Sodium 1861mg 78%

Potassium 571mg 16%

Total Carbohydrates 20g 7%

Dietary Fiber 3g 12%

Sugars 13g

Protein 38g 76%

Vitamin A 5.6%

Vitamin C 9.6%

Calcium 4.5%

Iron 9.8%

* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2000 calorie diet.

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