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Brown Sugar Chicken & Sweet Potato Casserole {Comfort Food}

Libby with Lemony Thyme, inspired by Jennifer & Jason
5 from 1 vote
Course Entree
Cuisine Comfort Food

Ingredients
  

For chicken...

  • 2 boneless skinless chicken breasts cut into quarters
  • 4 Tbl. butter
  • 2 garlic cloves minced
  • 1/2 cup brown sugar

For sweet potatoes...

  • 4 Tbl. butter melted
  • 4-6 fresh sage leaves
  • 4 cups sweet potatoes about 3 large, cooked & mashed
  • 2 eggs
  • 1 cup evaporated milk
  • 1/2 tsp. salt
  • 1/4 tsp. cinnamon
  • 1/4 tsp. ginger
  • 1/4 tsp. ground black pepper
  • dash nutmeg
  • dash cayenne pepper

Instructions
 

For chicken...

  • Preheat oven to 350 degrees
  • Over low heat melt 4 Tbl. butter with garlic in a heavy sauce pan.
  • Increase temperature to medium high, add 1/2 cup brown sugar stirring continuously until the butter and sugar are combined.
  • Remove from heat and continue stirring until mixture is smooth. Will be thick and grainy.
  • Place chicken breasts in a 4 Qt. baking dish coated with cooking spray.
  • Spoon brown sugar mixture over chicken and bake uncovered for 30 minutes.
  • Remove from oven and reduce heat to 300 degrees.

For sweet potatoes...

  • Melt 4 Tbl. butter over medium heat, add sage leaves and saute until butter is golden brown. Remove from heat.
  • Meanwhile, combine all remaining sweet potato ingredients in a bowl, then add sage browned butter.
  • Pour mixture over brown sugar glazed chicken pieces and gently swirl brown sugar syrup with sweet potatoes.
  • Bake uncovered for 1 hour.