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What to cook with chicken, sweet potato and green beans?

Have chicken, sweet potato and green beans at home? Smart Plate assembled a simple dish from these ingredients following the Healthy Eating Plate. Below are the ingredients, steps and tips to make it tastier.

Sweet potato with chicken breast and green beans β€” chicken breast, sweet potato, green beans on a plate built around the Harvard Healthy Eating Plate
What the finished dish looks like: vegetables & fruit β€” green beans; whole grains β€” sweet potato; protein β€” chicken breast. Illustrative photo of the dish
πŸ₯— Dinner⏱ β‰ˆ 20 minπŸ— Chicken breast Β· 🍠 Sweet potato Β· πŸ«› Green beans

Sweet potato with chicken breast and green beans

A simple home plate for dinner: each ingredient is cooked separately and arranged on the plate following the Healthy Eating Plate.

Ingredients

  • πŸ— Chicken breast β€” 120–150 g
  • 🍠 Sweet potato β€” 1 medium
  • πŸ«› Green beans β€” 150 g

Instructions

  1. Cut the sweet potato into chunks and boil in salted water for 15–20 minutes until tender.
  2. Slice the chicken breast into strips, season with salt and pepper and pan-fry over medium heat for 8–10 minutes until golden.
  3. Steam or sautΓ© the green beans for 5–7 minutes until tender.
  4. Plate it up: half vegetables, a quarter grains, a quarter protein.

Make it tastier

πŸ§„ GarlicMakes the aroma richer β€” add to the oil at the start or raw into the dressing.
🌢️ Pepper or chiliA pinch adds heat and warmth.
🌿 Fresh herbsDill, parsley or cilantro add freshness at the end.
πŸ«™ Soy sauceA tablespoon at the end of frying instead of salt β€” the taste gets deeper.

Plate structure

πŸ₯¦ Vegetables & fruit Β· Β½

Green beans

🌾 Whole grains · ¼

Sweet potato

πŸ₯© Protein Β· ΒΌ

Chicken breast

πŸ«’ Healthy fats

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Plate balance: Well balanced
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Why this kind of plate

The Healthy Eating Plate is a simple visual model of a balanced meal. Instead of counting calories and grams it shows what a plate should look like: half vegetables and fruit, a quarter whole grains, a quarter protein sources, plus a little healthy plant fat.

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