Sesame seed chicken and sweet potatoes

Sesame-flavored chicken nestled with pears, parsnips, and calendar onions cook to comfort food perfection between layers of thinly sliced sweet potatoes 1 serving is 1 3/4 to 2 cups

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% Daily Values based on a 2,000 calorie diet

Step 1

Heat a Dutch oven over medium heat. Remove from heat and lightly spray with vegetable spray. Return to heat and cook onions for 10 minutes, stirring occasionally

Step 2

Meanwhile preheat the oven to 325 degrees F

Step 3

Transfer half the onions to medium bowl

Step 4

Pour broth into Dutch oven, stirring to loosen any browned bits. Remove from heat.

Step 5

Add chicken, sesame oil, salt, pepper to the onions in the bowl, stirring until chicken is coated. Stir in parsnips and pears

Step 6

Arrange half the sweet potatoes in the Dutch oven in an even layer. Top with an even layer of the chicken mixture, then with an even layer of the remaining sweet potatoes. Sprinkle with sesame seeds

Step 7

Bake in the bottom third of the oven for 45 minutes to 1 hr, or until potatoes are tender.