Description
A delicious and healthy meal featuring BBQ chicken stuffed inside roasted sweet potatoes.
Ingredients
Scale
- 4 to 5 medium sweet potatoes
- Olive oil, for rubbing
- Butter, about 1 teaspoon per potato
- About 2 cups cooked shredded chicken breast, warmed
- 1/2 to 3/4 cup barbecue sauce
- Toppings of choice: chopped red onion, pickled jalapeño peppers, banana peppers, coleslaw, or similar toppings
Instructions
- Preheat your oven to 425°F and line a baking sheet with foil.
- Scrub the sweet potatoes and pat them dry. Prick each one several times with a knife.
- Rub the potatoes lightly with olive oil, place them on the baking sheet, and bake for 40 to 50 minutes, until very soft inside.
- Slice each potato open, add about 1 teaspoon of butter, and fluff the inside with a fork.
- Stir your desired amount of barbecue sauce into the warm shredded chicken.
- Spoon the BBQ chicken into each sweet potato.
- Add any toppings you like and serve warm.
Notes
- Adjust the amount of barbecue sauce to your taste.
- Customize toppings based on preference.
- Prep Time: 10 minutes
- Cook Time: 50 minutes
- Category: Main Dish
- Method: Baking
- Cuisine: American
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 1 stuffed sweet potato
- Calories: 329
- Sugar: 15g
- Sodium: 450mg
- Fat: 8g
- Saturated Fat: 3g
- Unsaturated Fat: 4g
- Trans Fat: 0g
- Carbohydrates: 45g
- Fiber: 6g
- Protein: 24g
- Cholesterol: 60mg
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