Description
These Avocado Mojo Bowls with Sweet Potato and Chicken are a delicious and nutritious meal option that combines vibrant flavors and wholesome ingredients. A perfect balance of protein, healthy fats, and complex carbohydrates, this dish is easy to make and satisfying to eat.
Ingredients
Scale
Sweet Potatoes:
- 2 medium sweet potatoes, peeled and diced
- 2 tablespoons olive oil, divided
- 1 teaspoon smoked paprika
- 1 teaspoon cumin
- Salt and pepper to taste
Chicken:
- 2 boneless skinless chicken breasts
- 1 teaspoon garlic powder
- 1 teaspoon chili powder
Additional Ingredients:
- 1 avocado, diced
- 2 cups cooked brown rice or quinoa
- ½ cup fresh cilantro, chopped
- ¼ cup sliced green onions
- ½ cup crumbled feta cheese (optional)
- Lime wedges for serving
- ¼ cup olive oil
- 2 tablespoons fresh lime juice
- 2 tablespoons orange juice
- 2 cloves garlic, minced
- ¼ cup fresh cilantro, chopped
- ½ teaspoon cumin
- Salt and pepper to taste
Mojo Sauce:
Instructions
- Preheat the oven to 400°F (200°C). Toss the diced sweet potatoes with 1 tablespoon olive oil, smoked paprika, cumin, salt, and pepper. Roast for 20-25 minutes.
- Season the chicken breasts with garlic powder, chili powder, salt, and pepper. Cook in a skillet with olive oil until done.
- Make the mojo sauce by whisking together olive oil, lime juice, orange juice, garlic, cilantro, cumin, salt, and pepper.
- Assemble the bowls with rice, sweet potatoes, chicken, avocado, cilantro, green onions, feta, and mojo sauce. Serve with lime wedges.
Notes
- For a vegetarian version, substitute the chicken with roasted chickpeas.
- Add extra veggies like roasted peppers or sautéed spinach for more variety.
- Prep Time: 15 minutes
- Cook Time: 25 minutes
- Category: Main Course
- Method: Baking, Stovetop
- Cuisine: Latin American
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 1 bowl
- Calories: 520
- Sugar: 6g
- Sodium: 380mg
- Fat: 24g
- Saturated Fat: 5g
- Unsaturated Fat: 18g
- Trans Fat: 0g
- Carbohydrates: 48g
- Fiber: 7g
- Protein: 30g
- Cholesterol: 80mg
