Stuffed sweet potatoes are a wholesome, easy and satisfying meal that the whole family will love!
This stuffed baked sweet potato is just one of the ways I use my Mexican shredded chicken. You can make the chicken specifically for this, or you can make use of the leftovers, like I did here.
Sweet Potato Nutrition
But before we get to the stuffed sweet potato recipe…
Can we just take a minute and marvel at the glorious sweet potato?! I mean, they taste awesome for one. But do you know they are very nutrient dense?
Sweet potatoes are packed with Vitamin A and Vitamin C, plus they also contain some protein, potassium, iron, calcium and fiber.
I am no nutritionist, people, but I am a top-notch Googl-er!😉👌🏻 They are basically a nutritional slam dunk.
I love to eat them baked with some real butter and a little cinnamon sprinkled on top.
Or make oven baked sweet potato fries and/ or air fryer sweet potato fries. And I also love to use them as a base and load them up with yummy toppings, which is kind of what I am doing here.
And don’t even get me started on the sweet potato casserole that my mom makes at Thanksgiving! But back to this stuffed sweet potato recipe.
How to cook sweet potato
You have options for how to cook your sweet potato. The first is to simply bake it at 400 degrees for about an hour, or until it is cooked all the way through the middle.
The second is to make Instant Pot sweet potato, which is a great option too.
It is a bit quicker. The skins will not be crisp, but that never bothers anybody in my house.
Once your sweet potato is cooked, cut it in half, and loosen up the insides with a fork, like this.
It is up you to if you wish to add any butter at this point. We did not, but you do you.😉
Toppings options
Once you have your cooked sweet potato ready, you have lots of options. We went with my go-to combination: Mexican shredded chicken, black beans, salsa, avocado and a squeeze of lime. It is pretty hard to beat!
Other great options for stuffed sweet potatoes:
- shredded cheese
- vegan cheese
- sour cream
- cashew cream/ vegan sour cream
- queso (never a bad idea, imho)
- corn kernels or corn salsa
- cowboy caviar
- fajita veggies (such as cooked pepper and onion strips)
- beef taco meat
- jalapeno peppers
- creamy jalapeno dressing
The possibilities are endless here. And this is super easy to customize with what you have on hand.
Stuffed Sweet Potato Recipe
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Stuffed Baked Sweet Potato
Ingredients
- 1 sweet potato (medium, mine was 9 ounces)
- 2 ounces Mexican shredded chicken
- 1/8 cup black beans (canned or homemade)
- 2 Tablespoons salsa (any type)
- 1 ounce Avocado sliced or cubed
- chives for garnish
- juice from one slice of lime
Instructions
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Wash the sweet potatoes, and pierce with a knife.
- Bake on 400 degrees until soft (about an hour).
- Cut in half and loosen each half of the potato flesh with a fork.
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Top with the chicken, back beans, avocado, chives and lime juice.
- Serve immediately.
Recipe Notes
Nutritional information is approximate and was calculated using a recipe nutrition label generator.
Topping amounts are just suggestions. Feel free to customize to your liking.
Baked stuffed sweet potatoes originally appeared on A Pinch of Healthy December 2, 2014. This recipe was recently re-shot. This is what it used to look like.
Lynne Huysamen says
Oh this looks superb, I love sweet potatoes and so do my hubby and kids so I am looking for more interesting ways to make them and came across your recipe!
I’ve become so focused on having sweet potatoes as a side to a main dish that I never considered having it as the main dish, so that you for this mind shift.
I’m wondering if you have any suggestions for sweet potato dishes cooked in a slow cooker? I’m wanting to start my meal prepping in the mornings and cook food in my slow cooker rather than spend time in the evening cooking. My afternoons and evenings have become even more stressful with the pandemic with kids home and having to school them as well as work and get all my household chores and cooking done. Its exhausting!
Marjorie @APinchOfHealthy says
I hope you enjoy it, Lynne! Thank you so much for that feedback/ request. I would love to develop more slow cooker recipes for the very reasons you mention. I think it really helps busy people get dinner on the table.
Christine says
I randomly made the crockpot chicken salsa last night for dinner and I always have sweet potatoes on hand for my little guy. Voila!! Yummy lunch for today. Great idea! Will pin. Thank you.
Marjorie@APinchOfHealthy says
I am so glad to hear that you like it Christine! That is exactly how I came up with the recipe…trying to do a “leftovers makeover” to feed myself lunch. 🙂 A hungry tummy is a great motivator.