We’ve said it before and we’ll say it again: chicken gets a bad rap for being bland sometimes, but only when it’s not prepared in a delicious, interesting way! Instead of your average, run-of-the-mill chicken dinner, we amped things up for this meal and made an easy, nutritious, one-pan dinner that will have everyone raving. Part of what makes this dish so yummy is the variety of ingredients we used.

As we said, it’s a one-pan recipe that’s got a filling main course (stuffed chicken) and a healthy side included (herbed sweet potatoes) – with this kind of meal, there’s no need to worry about making another side dish, and the fact that all this good stuff cooks on one pan just means cleanup is a breeze! (Though we’re still all for having someone else do the cleanup regardless….) Back to the variety of ingredients here – chicken breasts make up the heart of the dish, but they’re almost outshined by the slices of apple and gouda that we stuffed them with.

Once they bake together, you’ve got delicious melted cheese and perfectly softened apple slices to go with each bite of seasoned chicken. We went with thyme as the main seasoning for the chicken here, then used mainly paprika for the sweet potatoes (which lends just the right amount of smokiness), and the combination of the two, along with everything else in the mix is just so, so good. This dinner is an absolute winner that we’re sure you’ll come back to, just as we have – you’ll see!