BBQ Chicken Bowl (Print Version)

# Ingredients:

→ For the Chicken

01 - 8 chicken tenders (about 1 lb)

02 - 2 Tbsp olive oil, divided

03 - 2 tsp chicken rub

04 - 2 Tbsp BBQ sauce

→ For the Sweet Potatoes

05 - 3 small sweet potatoes (6-7 oz each), peeled and cut into 1" cubes

06 - 1 Tbsp olive oil

07 - 1/2 tsp salt and 1/4 tsp pepper

→ For the Coleslaw

08 - 9 oz coleslaw cabbage mix (no dressing)

09 - 1/2 cup mayo

10 - 1 Tbsp fresh lemon juice or apple cider vinegar

11 - 1-1 1/2 Tbsp sweetener (monkfruit, coconut sugar, or sugar)

→ Optional Garnishes

12 - Pickles

13 - Cilantro

14 - Avocado

15 - Pumpkin seeds

# Instructions:

01 - In a medium size bowl combine the sweet potato cubes, 1 Tbsp olive oil, salt, and pepper. Cook the sweet potatoes by air frying them or baking. To air fry, preheat an air fryer to 380 F for 5 minutes. Air fry the sweet potatoes for a total of 15 minutes, until they're easily pierced with a fork. Flip halfway through cooking. To bake: preheat the oven to 400F. Place on a baking sheet, cook for 25-30 minutes until they're easy to pierce with a fork; flip halfway through cooking.

02 - Start on the chicken while the sweet potatoes are cooking. They can be air fried or pan fried. To air fry: Preheat an air fryer to 400 F for 5 mins. Brush both sides with the other 1 Tbsp of olive oil and then liberally add chicken rub to both sides. Air fry for 4 mins, brush on BBQ sauce and then continue air frying for 3-4 minutes until cooked through to 165 F. To bake: preheat oven to 400 F. Brush both sides of the chicken with olive oil and sprinkle both sides with chicken rub. Bake on a baking sheet for 10+ minutes, or until the internal temperature reaches 165 F.

03 - While the chicken is cooking start on the coleslaw. In a small size bowl combine all of the dressing ingredients. Add the coleslaw shredded cabbage mix to a medium size bowl and stir in the dressing.

04 - Assemble the bowls by dividing the coleslaw, sweet potatoes, and chicken tenders between 4 bowls. You can either serve 2 whole chicken tenders per bowl or cut them into slices.

05 - Garnish with healthy toppings like avocado cubes, cilantro, pumpkin seeds, and pickle slices. Enjoy!

# Notes:

01 - For a lower carb option, substitute the sweet potatoes with roasted radishes, broccoli, butternut squash, or cauliflower, or cooked cauliflower rice.

02 - Instead of BBQ sliced chicken you can also use shredded chicken mixed with BBQ sauce.

03 - To save time you can use packaged coleslaw with dressing included or use precooked rotisserie chicken.

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