This is my idea of a simple, yet very satisfying dish. It's fairly light and healthy, but just full of flavor. Plus it's really an entire meal in itself. It also keeps well. You can make a big skillet of this and heat up a serving.
For the kale, I used a bag of chopped kale from Trader Joe's. Didn't need to wash it or anything - just dump the kale in. The most labor intensive part of this dish is peeling and dicing the sweet potato. Note the bacon adds salt, so go light on adding salt. You might also want to adjust the amount of chile to get the heat level you want. I used a Big Jim - I wanted some heat without overpowering the flavor.
This is definitely a recipe worth making again and again. Hope you enjoy it!
Spicy Kale Chicken Sweet Potato Skillet
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Author: Anita
Serves: 4 servings
Ingredients
- 6 bacon strips chopped
- 2 ½ cups diced chicken breast
- Salt and black pepper
- 2 garlic cloves, minced
- 2 cups peeled and diced sweet potato
- 1 cup chicken stock
- 4 cups kale chopped
- ¼ cup medium hot diced green chile
Instructions
- Lightly sprinkle chicken with salt and pepper.
- In a skillet over medium heat, cook bacon for 5 minutes.
- Add chicken to the skillet and cook for about 7 minutes or until no pink remains.
- Stir well, then set the chicken and bacon aside.
- In the same skillet, add garlic, sweet potato, and chicken broth.
- Cook until the sweet potato is soft. It will depend on the size of the sweet potato dices.
- Turn the heat to low and stir in kale. Place a lid on the skillet and simmer until kale is desired tenderness.
- Stir in green chiles, then stir in the chicken and bacon.
- Serve immediately.
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Commentary:
This is my idea of a simple, yet very satisfying dish. It's fairly light and healthy, but just full of flavor. Plus it's really an entire meal in itself. It also keeps well. You can make a big skillet of this and heat up a serving.
For the kale, I used a bag of chopped kale from Trader Joe's. Didn't need to wash it or anything - just dump the kale in. The most labor intensive part of this dish is peeling and dicing the sweet potato. Note the bacon adds salt, so go light on adding salt. You might also want to adjust the amount of chile to get the heat level you want. I used a Big Jim - I wanted some heat without overpowering the flavor.
This is definitely a recipe worth making again and again. Hope you enjoy it!
This is my idea of a simple, yet very satisfying dish. It's fairly light and healthy, but just full of flavor. Plus it's really an entire meal in itself. It also keeps well. You can make a big skillet of this and heat up a serving.
For the kale, I used a bag of chopped kale from Trader Joe's. Didn't need to wash it or anything - just dump the kale in. The most labor intensive part of this dish is peeling and dicing the sweet potato. Note the bacon adds salt, so go light on adding salt. You might also want to adjust the amount of chile to get the heat level you want. I used a Big Jim - I wanted some heat without overpowering the flavor.
This is definitely a recipe worth making again and again. Hope you enjoy it!
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