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Easy BBQ Chicken Bowls with Sweet Potatoes, Coleslaw, and Pickles – Healthy Family Dinner

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Enjoy a delicious and wholesome meal with these BBQ Chicken Bowls featuring tender chicken, savory sweet potatoes, tangy coleslaw, and zesty pickles. A perfect balance of flavors that’s sure to satisfy your cravings!

  • Total Time: 50 minutes
  • Yield: 4 bowls 1x

Ingredients

Scale
  • 2 boneless skinless chicken breasts (~1 1/4 pounds)
  • 3/4 cup Whole30 BBQ sauce
  • 2 tablespoons Italian dressing
  • Salt to taste
  • Or ~2 1/2 cups shredded BBQ chicken or pork
  • 2 sweet potatoes (peeled & cubed)
  • 2 teaspoons chili powder
  • Dash of cinnamon
  • 1 tablespoon avocado or refined coconut oil
  • Sprig fresh dill
  • 1 clove garlic, minced
  • 1/4 English cucumber, sliced thin
  • Pinch yellow mustard seeds
  • 1/4 cup water
  • 1/4 cup white or white wine vinegar
  • 1/2 tablespoon salt
  • 1/4 cup sliced cold dill pickles (optional)
  • 1/2 cup + 2 tablespoons mayonnaise
  • 1 1/2 tablespoon apple cider vinegar
  • 3 tablespoons coconut aminos
  • 1/4 teaspoon kosher salt
  • 1 14-ounce bag shredded coleslaw mix
  • Garnish: Fresh parsley, dry BBQ seasoning

Instructions

  1. Preheat oven to 425°F. Toss sweet potatoes with oil, chili powder, and cinnamon on baking sheet. Roast 20 minutes, stir, then bake 10–15 more minutes.
  2. Prepare pickles: combine dill, garlic, cucumber, mustard seeds, water, vinegar, and salt in small bowl; set aside.
  3. BBQ chicken: combine chicken, BBQ sauce, Italian dressing, and salt in Instant Pot. Cook High Pressure 10 minutes, quick release, shred chicken, sauté 5 minutes to coat with sauce.
  4. Coleslaw: mix mayonnaise, vinegar, coconut aminos, salt. Pour over coleslaw mix and combine well.
  5. Assemble bowls: divide sweet potatoes, BBQ chicken, coleslaw among 4 bowls. Top with pickles and garnish with parsley and BBQ seasoning.

Notes

  • Italian dressing: store-bought or homemade works.
  • Cold dill pickles: optional if not making pickles.
  • Coleslaw mix: pre-shredded is fine.
  • Author: lina
  • Prep Time: 15 minutes
  • Cook Time: 35 minutes
  • Category: Main Course
  • Method: Baking, Instant Pot, Mixing
  • Cuisine: American
  • Diet: Gluten Free

Nutrition

  • Serving Size: 1 bowl
  • Calories: 420
  • Sugar: 10 g
  • Sodium: 820 mg
  • Fat: 18 g
  • Saturated Fat: 3 g
  • Unsaturated Fat: 12 g
  • Trans Fat: 0 g
  • Carbohydrates: 36 g
  • Fiber: 5 g
  • Protein: 28 g
  • Cholesterol: 75 mg