Prep & Bake Chicken with Avocado Crema

Includes recyclable aluminum trays


Allergens: Milk

Total: 35 min • Prep: 5 min

Servings:
Ingredients
  • Sour Cream

    3 tablespoon

  • Oven-Ready Tray

    2 units

  • Sweet Potato

    1 unit

  • Black Beans

    1 unit

  • Monterey Jack Cheese

    ¼ cup

  • Chicken Cutlets

    12 ounce

  • Lime

    1 unit

  • Guacamole

    4 tablespoon

  • Mexican Spice Blend

    1 tablespoon

  • Salt

    1 teaspoon (tsp)

  • Cooking Oil

    1 tablespoon (tbsp)

  • Black Pepper

    1 teaspoon (tsp)

Cooking steps
1
  • Adjust rack to top position (top and middle positions for 4 servings) and preheat oven to 425 degrees. Wash and dry produce.

  • Dice sweet potato into ¼-inch pieces. Drain and rinse beans. Quarter lime.

  • Reserve half the Mexican Spice Blend in a small bowl (you'll use this on the chicken later).

Ingredient Quantities
  • Sweet Potato

    1 unit

  • Lime

    1 unit

  • Mexican Spice Blend

    1 tablespoon

2
  • In one oven-ready tray, toss sweet potato with a drizzle of oil, half the remaining Mexican Spice Blend (you'll use the rest in the next step), salt, and pepper. Bake on top rack (be sure your oven has preheated!) until sweet potato is tender, 18-22 minutes. (For 4 servings, divide ingredients between two trays, using a drizzle of oil in each tray; bake side by side on top rack.)

Ingredient Quantities
  • Oven-Ready Tray

    2 units

  • Sweet Potato

    1 unit

  • Mexican Spice Blend

    1 tablespoon

  • Salt

    1 teaspoon (tsp)

3
  • Meanwhile, in remaining oven-ready tray, combine beans, remaining Mexican Spice Blend, a drizzle of oil, salt, and pepper. (For 4 servings, divide ingredients between two remaining trays, using a drizzle of oil in each tray.)

  • Pat chicken* dry with paper towels. Drizzle with oil and season all over with reserved Mexican Spice Blend, salt, and pepper. Arrange chicken over beans. Roast on top rack until chicken is browned and cooked through, 15-20 minutes. (For 4, divide chicken between two trays; roast side by side on middle rack.)

Ingredient Quantities
  • Oven-Ready Tray

    2 units

  • Mexican Spice Blend

    1 tablespoon

  • Salt

    1 teaspoon (tsp)

4
  • Meanwhile, in a small bowl, combine sour cream, guacamole, a squeeze of lime juice, salt, and pepper.

Ingredient Quantities
  • Sour Cream

    3 tablespoon

  • Lime

    1 unit

  • Guacamole

    4 tablespoon

  • Salt

    1 teaspoon (tsp)

5
  • Once chicken and beans are done, transfer chicken to a cutting board to rest.

  • Transfer sweet potato to tray with beans; toss to combine. Evenly sprinkle sweet potato and black bean jumble with Monterey Jack. (For 4 servings, divide everything between two trays with beans.)

  • Return jumble to top rack and bake until cheese melts, 1-2 minutes more.

Ingredient Quantities
  • Sweet Potato

    1 unit

6
  • Slice chicken crosswise.

  • Divide sweet potato and black bean jumble between plates. Arrange chicken over jumble. Top chicken with a dollop of avocado crema and serve with remaining lime wedges on the side.

Ingredient Quantities
  • Sweet Potato

    1 unit

  • Lime

    1 unit