# Chipotle Chicken and Sweet Potato Bowls with Cowboy Caviar

This is a quick and easy chipotle chicken bowl recipe that is packed with flavor and protein.

- Servings: 8 servings
- Total time: 60 min
- Cuisine: Mexican
- Category: Drink
- Language: en

## Ingredients

- 3.5 lbs chicken breasts
- 3 tbs chipotle pepper adobo sauce
- 2 tsp onion powder
- 2 tsp garlic powder
- 2 tsp smoked paprika
- 2 tsp ground cumin
- 2 tsp dried oregano
- 1 tsp salt
- 1 tsp pepper
- 4 medium sweet potatoes
- 1 tbs olive oil
- 1 tsp garlic powder
- 1 tsp onion powder
- 1 tsp smoked paprika
- 0.5 tsp salt
- 0.5 tsp pepper
- 1 15-oz. can rinsed black beans
- 1 15-oz. can rinsed black-eyed peas
- 1 15-oz. can yellow corn
- 2 cups small-diced bell peppers of various colors
- 0.5 cup finely chopped cilantro
- 2 Roma tomatoes, small-diced
- 1 medium red onion, small-diced
- 1 jalapeño, finely diced
- 1 tbs hot honey
- 0.5 tsp garlic powder
- 0.5 tsp onion powder
- 0.5 tsp smoked paprika
- 0.5 tsp ground cumin
- 0.5 tsp pepper
- to taste fresh lime juice
- to taste salt
- 1 cup Greek yogurt or mayo
- 1 tbs chipotle pepper adobo sauce
- 2 tsp honey
- 2 tsp lime juice or vinegar
- 0.5 tsp garlic powder
- 0.25 tsp salt

## Instructions

1. Score the surface of the chicken breasts to allow flavors to penetrate.
2. Add all the listed seasonings and spices to the chicken.
3. Add chipotle peppers in adobo sauce to the chicken.
4. Mix the chicken and seasonings thoroughly.
5. Marinate the chicken for at least two hours, or up to overnight, in the fridge.
6. Cut a flat side on the sweet potato to stabilize it, then cut it into half-inch cubes.
7. Add oil and all the listed spices to the sweet potato cubes and mix well.
8. Spread the seasoned sweet potatoes out on a baking sheet.
9. Bake the sweet potatoes in the oven at 400 degrees Fahrenheit for about 30 minutes until tender.
10. Place the marinated chicken on a parchment-lined baking sheet.
11. Bake the chicken at 400 degrees Fahrenheit, monitoring the temperature with a digital thermometer probe.
12. Dice and prep all the fresh ingredients (bell peppers, red onion, Roma tomatoes, jalapeño) for the cowboy caviar salad.
13. Add all the diced ingredients, rinsed black beans, rinsed black-eyed peas, and yellow corn to a large bowl.
14. Mix in spices, cilantro, and lime juice into the salad. Optionally add hot honey.
15. Prepare the sauce by combining Greek yogurt or mayo, chipotle pepper adobo sauce, honey, lime juice or vinegar, garlic powder, and salt in a small bowl.
16. Whisk the sauce ingredients until smooth and set aside.
17. Once the chicken reaches 160 degrees Fahrenheit, let it rest for 10 minutes.
18. Cut the rested chicken into bite-sized pieces.
19. Build the bowls by first adding the roasted sweet potatoes, then the chopped chicken, and finally the cowboy caviar salad.
20. Drizzle the creamy chipotle sauce over the bowls before serving.

## Equipment

- knife
- cutting board
- large bowl
- baking sheet
- parchment paper
- digital thermometer probes
- small bowl
- whisk
- food scale
- meal prep containers

## Tips

- Leave out the whole peppers from the chipotle pepper adobo sauce if you want it less spicy.
- Marinate the chicken for at least two hours, up to overnight.
- For the sweet potato, cut a flat side so it doesn't rock back and forth when cutting, then cut into half-inch cubes.
- Use a digital thermometer probe to watch the chicken's temperature while it cooks.
- You can add hot honey to the cowboy caviar salad for extra sweetness and kick.

## Source

- Original video: https://www.tiktok.com/t/ZPHp5n33uYoD3-fpK1M/
- Recipe page: https://www.cliprecipe.com/recipe/22175191-36cf-43d8-b627-e53930e5c5a0
- Extracted: 2025-07-28

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