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Coronation Chicken Sweet Potato Jacket
Coronation Chicken Sweet Potato Jacket
"A super sweet and fruity Coronation Chicken Sweet Potato Jacket. Creamy curried dressing combines apricot, chicken and crunchy celery. It’s a quintessential British dish – often served in a sandwich, a salad, or here as a Coronation Chicken Sweet Potato Jacket. Yum! If you’ve never had it before then you should absolutely try it. It’s a sweet tasting, creamy curried dish. The addition of apricots and mango make it really fruity and fresh. It’s perfect for leftover chicken too! "
Serves1 Person
Preparation Time10 min
Cooking Time45 min
Cooking MethodOven
Ingredients
- 1 sweet potato (around 300g)
- 1 teaspoon flaked almonds
- 2 dried apricots, finely chopped
- 1 stick celery, finely diced
- 1 teaspoon chopped fresh coriander
- 75 grams cooked chicken
- 2 teaspoons natural yogurt
- 2 teaspoons low fat mayo
- 1 teaspoon curry powder
- 1 teaspoon mango chutney
- 1 teaspoon lemon juice
Instructions
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Heat the oven to 200C. Pierce the sweet potato skin several times with a fork and place in the middle of the oven and cook for 45-60 minutes.
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Toast the flaked almonds in a small frying pan over a medium high heat. You don’t need any oil & make sure they don’t burn!
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Add the almonds with the apricot, celery and coriander in a bowl. Chop or shred the chopped chicken and add to the bowl.
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Make the dressing by mixing together the yogurt, mayo, mango chutney and curry powder in a bowl. Add to the bowl with the chicken and combine everything.
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Mix everything together and then slice the potato and place inside. I also topped with a pinch of mustard seeds (optional)
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