This Cheesy Sweet Potato Chicken Casserole was originally created because I bought too many sweet potatoes and did not have a plan of what to do with them. We also happened to have some chicken and beans that day, so I threw this casserole together with the ingredients we had on hand.
Actually, the first time I made this recipe, I did not think it was going to be that good so I did not take any pictures or write down the recipe. Once this casserole was made, of course, I was kicking myself because it was SO GOOD! Ultimately, it wasn’t a problem because I wanted to make it again anyway… and so that is just what I did!
I hope you love this stuff as much as I do!
Here is what you need:
2 large sweet potatoes, peeled and cut into 1-inch pieces (approximately 1-1/4 pounds total)
1 pound boneless, skinless chicken breasts, cut into 1-inch pieces
1 (14.5 ounce) can kidney beans, rinsed and drained
1 tablespoon extra virgin olive oil
6 garlic cloves, minced
1/2 teaspoon Mrs. Dash Southwest Chipotle seasoning
1/2 teaspoon salt
1/4 teaspoon black pepper
1/4 teaspoon cumin
1 cup reduced-fat shredded Colby Jack cheese
2 green onions, sliced
Here is what you do:
Preheat the oven to 400°F.
Place sweet potato pieces into a large microwave-safe bowl. Cover with water and microwave sweet potatoes for 9 minutes; drain the water.
Place sweet potatoes, chicken, beans, oil, garlic, Southwes Chipotle seasoning, salt, pepper, and cumin in a 13 x 9 inch casserole dish. Using hands or a large spoon, mix together the ingredients.
Place casserole dish in the preheated oven and cook for 20 minutes. Take casserole out of oven. Top with cheese and green onions.
Place casserole back in the oven and cook for 5 additional minutes, or until cheese is melted.
Makes 6 servings.
One serving is 1-1/3 cups.
One serving is 8 Green, 6 Blue, and 3 Purple MyWW points.
Cheesy Sweet Potato Chicken Casserole
Ingredients
- 2 large sweet potatoes, peeled and cut into 1-inch pieces
- 1 pound boneless, skinless chicken breasts, cut into 1-inch pieces
- 1 (14.5 ounce) can kidney beans, rinsed and drained
- 1 tablespoon extra virgin olive oil
- 6 garlic cloves, minced
- 1/2 teaspoon Mrs. Dash Southwest Chipotle seasoning
- 1/2 teaspoon salt
- 1/4 teaspoon black pepper
- 1/4 teaspoon cumin
- 1 cup reduced-fat shredded Colby Jack cheese
- 2 green onions sliced
Instructions
- Preheat the oven to 400°F.
- Place sweet potato pieces into a large microwave-safe bowl. Cover with water and microwave sweet potatoes for 9 minutes; drain the water.
- Place sweet potatoes, chicken, beans, oil, garlic, Southwest Chipotle seasoning, salt, pepper, and cumin in a 13 x 9 inch casserole dish. Using hands or a large spoon, mix together the ingredients.
- Place casserole dish in the preheated oven and cook for 20 minutes. Take casserole out of oven. Top with cheese and green onions.
- Place casserole back in the oven and cook for 5 additional minutes, or until cheese is melted.
*MyWW® points calculated by Meal Planning Mommies; Not endorsed by MyWW (formerly Weight Watchers and WW). All recipe ingredients except optional items included in determining nutritional estimates. MyWW® green, blue, and purple values calculated without WW Zero Points foods using the WW Recipe Builder.
My heart goes out to you and your family and I will keep your family in my prayers 🙏🏼
Alisha, I am so sorry to hear of your loss. My thoughts and prayers are with you and your family during this time. This is a dangerous, insidious disease !
I pray people adhere to CDC guidelines so that we can get past this pandemic.
Mary
Alisha – I’m so sorry about your father-in-law’s death. Praying for your mother-in-law, you and your family.
I’m so very sorry for your family. I’m praying for you all as you walk through this time of grief.
I,im praying for your family and so sorry for your lose. I just wanted to let you know that i love your recipes !! I had this one last night and OMG it was so good !!! i was low on time so i cheated a little and used canned sweet potato’s and the frozen chicken that was already diced up !! but i was in love and the entire family really liked it !!
I”m so sorry to hear about your in-laws, especially your father-in-law. Will be praying for your family.
My family loved this recipe, will definitely be making this again!
Hi Alisha, so sorry to hear of your loss in your family, my condolences to you all, and pray for strength during this hard trying time.
Thank you for the lovely recipes, this one sure is a winner.
Love and God bless.
Thank you, Irene!
Is there another seasoning i could use beside the southwest chipoltle? We dont like spicy but this looks so yummy
our prayers go out to you and your family.
Made this tonight. Will definitely make it again.