Autumn Chicken Skillet
Autumn Chicken Skillet
This time of year is so busy, isn’t it? In our house, it’s the definite start of the holiday season as we have Goose’s birthday and an anniversary. Plus there are other special occasions sprinkled in throughout. Not to mention, trips to the pumpkin patch, apple orchard, and corn maze. With all the hustle and bustle going on, I love making quick and easy one pan dinners like this autumn chicken skillet with brussel sprouts, sweet potatoes, butternut squash, and apples in an apple cider pan sauce.
Honestly, any time dinner comes together in a snap and tastes good and is healthy, it’s a win.
And this one is a triple win.
How?
- It’s fast without sacrificing flavor or health.
- It’s pretty easy which means I can make it even on days when Goose has nap striked. (Do your 2 year olds ever just REFUSE to nap and then jump on their crib for hours before bed? Why kid, why? Don’t you know how awesome sleep is? Why won’t you do it before the wee hours of the night? Mommy would love the opportunity to sit on the couch and catch up on my current addiction to This is Us.)
- It’s full of big fall flavor so you feel all festive eating it.
Autumn Chicken Skillet with Brussel Sprouts, Sweet Potatoes, Butternut Squash, and Apples in Apple Cider Pan Sauce
Let’s talk about that fall flavor. Apples, brussels, sweet potatoes, and butternut squash. The only quintessential fall flavor missing is pumpkin, but don’t worry if you are craving a quick fall dinner with pumpkin, you can check out this pumpkin penne with peas, Parmesan, and sage. You won’t miss the pumpkin in this dish either. Apple cider takes its place nicely and makes the base of the apple cider dijon pan sauce that dresses this dish up.
And OMG the sauce. So good. I love the subtle sweet flavors that apple cider vinegar brings to dishes like this or the Cheddar Apple Soup we made a few days ago. It’s sweet and savory all at the same time. The cider lends the sweetness while the balsamic vinegar and dijon mustard bring a bit of savory complexity. Warming ginger and aromatic sage and rosemary bring it all together.
And if you still need a reason to make it. Consider this: it got my popcorn and cookie loving toddler to actually eat 2 brussel sprouts and suck on a piece of sweet potato.
Like I said this Autumn Chicken Skillet is a winner.
Ingredients
- 2 chicken breasts cut into bite sized pieces
- 1 medium sweet potato
- 12 ounces of brussel sprouts 1 bag, halved
- 1 green apple
- 1/2 of a small butternut squash
- 1 onion
- 2 tbs butter
- 2 tbs olive oil
- 4-6 cloves of garlic crushed
- 1 tsp of sage
- 1 tsp of rosemary
- 1 tsp of thyme
- 1/2 tsp of ginger
- salt and pepper
For the marinade/gravy
- 1 cup of apple cider
- 2 tbs balsamic vinegar
- 2 tbs dijon mustard
- 1 tsp of sage
- 1 tsp of rosemary
- 1/2 tsp ginger
- salt and pepper
- 1/2 cup of Sherry
Instructions
- In a large bowl, whisk together 1 cup of apple cider, 2 tbs of balsamic vinegar, and 2 tbs dijon mustard. Cut up 2 chicken breasts into bite sized pieces. Season the chicken with 1 tsp rosemary, 1 tsp of sage, 1/2 tsp of ginger and salt and pepper. Put the chicken in the bowl with the cider mixture. Cover and let marinade while you prepare the veggies.
- Heat a large skillet over medium to medium high heat with 2 tbs butter and 2 tbs olive oil. While the skillet is heating, chop the veggies and apples into bite sized pieces and halve the brussel sprouts. Add all the veggies to the skillet.
- Season the veggies with 4-6 cloves of pressed garlic, 1 tsp of sage, 1 tsp of rosemary, 1 tsp of thyme, 1/2 tsp of ginger, and salt and pepper. Pour in a 1/2 cup of sherry. Let cook for 5-7 minutes or until the veggies start to soften and sherry simmers.
- Take the chicken out of the marinade and let cook for 3-4 minutes per side. Pour the reserved marinade in. Bring the marinade to a boil, then reduce to a simmer and let simmer for 5 minutes.
- Serve hot, garnishing with rosemary and sage.
Notes
** 12 ounces is 1 small bag of packaged brussel sprouts in the produce section
***Feel free to substitute chicken stock or white wine in the place of sherry.
Oh wow these have all the Fall flavors I want in a dish! Can’t wait to try this!
Yes! It’s a big ole, bowl of fall! Enjoy!
I just made it, and it looks and smells amazing! I can’t wait! Thank you!
I’m so glad you made it Angela. Did you enjoy it?
This sounds scrumptious.Perfect melding of fall flavors. I love that it comes together quickly for a weeknight.
This is a “must-try” dish!
Thanks. Quick is really essential isn’t it?
So hearty and vibrant. This meal looks absolutely delicious. I will have to add this to my recipes to try this week.
Thank you!
As soon as I read this, I immediately showed it to my husband! He’s the chef of the house and we’re always looking for new ways to get our daughter to try new food. This looks AMAZING we’re definitely going to have to try this!
Did he make it Elizabeth? How did you guys like it? Did your daughter eat it? Mine actually put the brussels in her mouth. Win!
MMM delicious! I love a good fall recipe and will have to make this ASAP!
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Thanks Rachel
Looks like a hearty fall dish, I can’t wait to try it! Thanks for the recipe.
I love the flavors here, so comforting and perfect for fall.
Oh my goodness! This looks amazing. I love one skillet dinners – so doable for me!! Do you think the sage could be omitted? (It helps with weaning/slowing milk production & I’m not ready to quit yet!) xx
These are just some of my favorite fall flavors all wrapped up in one pretty, easy recipe! Trying this dish ASAP!
Like how you use fall squash and sweet potato since we have plenty from the garden. Very healthy and the taste would be awesome.
We are big chicken eaters in our house (as in, we eat a lot of chicken, not that we only eat big chickens, lol 😉 ) and this looks absolutely delicious! Thank you for sharing!
Hahaha big chickens. Side note: my daughter is in a phase where she points out all the chickens in her books. (She’s 2) I imagine she’d really love a big chicken.
I have to make this for my husband. He loves autumn meals.
Yum! This sounds amazing and easy! I love the idea of using butternut squash. I never have enough recipes that use it. So excited to try this out!
This looks really good. Love all the fall produce used in it!
Fall produce is the best, isn’t it?
This looks amazing!
Thank you!
Oh my gosh you have me drooling right now!! I am totally going to save this and make it next weekend!
Hope you enjoy it Cathy!
Oh my!!! This looks so yummy! I need to try making this.
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Just looking at these photos makes my mouth water. I can’t wait to try this incredible looking, healthy, and hearty dish! Plus, I’m all for any dinner that can be made in one pan.
This sounds amazing! I love all the flavors of fall.
Looks delicious, I can’t wait to try it! Thanks for the recipe.
Incredibly delicious! Your photos look so amazing! 🙂 I want to try this for the family dinner. I’ve pinned this so I will not forget.
Thank you Joyce!
this looks delicious! would make an excellent side for thanksgiving!
This looks super yummy! I love the seasonal foods during this time.
Making this for my husband and I’s date night!!!
This looks delicious! The photos are gorgeous too! What a vibrant meal!
xo Ashley
This looks SO good! So perfect for this time of year!
This looks amazing! And encompasses all those fall flavors!
Thank you Kelly!
This looks delicious! I’ve always wanted to try a recipe with butternut squash.
Ohhhh this is a great gateway into butternut squash.
I love chicken skillet specially when it’s spicy! 🙂 I love spicy foods. So long since i made this thanks god I found a recipe! Thank you for sharing this. 😀