Spicy Peruvian Aji Verde Chicken Bowls

Note: Blender required


Allergens: Eggs

Total: 40 min • Prep: 10 min

Servings:
Ingredients
  • Veggie Stock Concentrate

    1 unit

  • Sweet Potato

    2 units

  • Black Beans

    1 unit

  • Mayonnaise

    4 tablespoon

  • Chicken Cutlets

    12 ounce

  • Tomato

    1 unit

  • Lime

    1 unit

  • Chili Flakes

    1 teaspoon

  • Scallions

    2 units

  • Garlic Powder

    1 teaspoon

  • Cilantro

    ½ ounce

  • Salt

    2 teaspoon (tsp)

  • Olive Oil

    1 tablespoon (tbsp)

  • Sugar

    ½ teaspoon (tsp)

  • Cooking Oil

    2 teaspoon (tsp)

  • 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 potatoes into ½-inch pieces. Trim and cut scallions into 1-inch pieces. Zest and quarter lime (for 4, zest one lime and quarter both). Dice tomato into ¼-inch pieces.

  • Toss sweet potatoes on one side of a baking sheet with a drizzle of oil, salt, and pepper (for 4, spread sweet potatoes out across entire sheet). Roast on top rack for 10 minutes (you’ll add more to the sheet then).

2
  • Pat chicken* dry with paper towels and season all over with salt and pepper.

  • Once sweet potatoes have roasted for 10 minutes, remove sheet from oven. Carefully place chicken on empty side of sheet. (For 4 servings, leave sweet potatoes roasting; add chicken to a second baking sheet and roast on middle rack.)

  • Return to top rack and roast until sweet potatoes are tender and chicken is cooked through, 18-22 minutes.

3
  • Meanwhile, in a medium pot, combine beans and their liquid, stock concentrate, ¼ tsp salt, and pepper. Cook over medium-low heat, stirring occasionally, until thickened, 10-15 minutes. Turn off heat.

  • Mash about half the beans with a potato masher or fork. Keep covered off heat until ready to serve.

4
  • To a blender (or food processor), add cilantro (stems and leaves), scallions, juice from two lime wedges, mayonnaise, garlic powder, 1 TBSP olive oil, 1 TBSP water, ½ tsp sugar, ¼ tsp chili flakes, and ¼ tsp salt. (For 4 servings, use juice from four lime wedges, 2 TBSP olive oil, 2 TBSP water, 1 tsp sugar, ½ tsp chili flakes, and ½ tsp salt.)

  • Blend, scraping down the sides as needed, until mixture is smooth and no large pieces remain, 60-90 seconds.

5
  • Once chicken and sweet potatoes are done, remove sheet from oven. Transfer chicken to a cutting board.

  • Sprinkle lime zest over sweet potatoes and carefully toss to combine.

6
  • Thinly slice chicken crosswise.

  • Divide beans and sweet potatoes between bowls in separate sections. Top with chicken and as much aji verde as you like.

  • Garnish with tomato and sprinkle with remaining chili flakes to taste. Serve with a squeeze of lime juice and any remaining aji verde on the side.