Garlic chicken with sweet potato fries

Garlic chicken with sweet potato fries

Gorgeously garlicky chicken breasts (foil-baked to preserve their juiciness), sweet potato fries and a crisp green salad... welcome to summer on a plate. Our chefs have really upped the ante with that side salad – mixing in coriander, mint, chilli and capers shows gem lettuce the time of its life!

SWK: Source of fibre SWK: High protein Plants 7

Serving size

Cook time: 35 mins
Cuisine: British
Food group: Poultry

Cooking Instructions

The protein cooking time listed in this recipe has been updated.

As of December 2025, we’ve revised cooking times for all our proteins to reflect improved food safety guidance.

Check out the latest recommended times in our Cooking Guidelines.

Before you start

  • 2 baking trays
  • Large mixing bowl

Get the fries going

  • Heat your oven to 220ºC/fan 200ºC/gas 7.
  • Cut the sweet potatoes into fries, then put them on a baking tray lined with baking paper and spritz with cooking spray. Lightly season and roast for 20-25 mins until soft and golden.

Steam the chicken

  • Meanwhile, peel and crush the garlic.
  • Put the chicken on another baking tray lined with a large piece of foil and spritz with cooking spray. Spread the garlic & herb paste over the chicken, then add the garlic and 50ml water (75ml for 4 portions).
  • Close up the foil to form a parcel and bake for 18-20 mins until the chicken is cooked through. Use 2 forks to shred the chicken, keeping any juices.

Toss your salad

  • At the same time, finely dice the chillies (deseed for less heat). Finely chop the mint leaves, coriander and capers.
  • Trim the lettuces and thinly slice. Dice the cucumber into 1cm chunks, and deseed and finely dice the peppers. Thinly slice the spring onions.
  • In a large mixing bowl, combine the salad ingredients with the juices from the chicken and the vinegar. Toss well.

Plate up

  • Serve the shredded chicken with the sweet potato fries and salad.

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