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A close-up of BBQ Chicken Stuffed Sweet Potatoes topped with sliced red onions and fresh cilantro.

BBQ Chicken Stuffed Sweet Potatoes

This recipe provides a simple way to make satisfying BBQ Chicken Stuffed Sweet Potatoes. It is a great option for busy weeknights and caters to gluten-free diets.
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Prep Time 15 minutes
Cook Time 1 hour 10 minutes
Total Time 1 hour 25 minutes
Servings: 4 potatoes
Course: Dinner
Cuisine: American
Calories: 327.2
Ingredients Equipment Method Nutrition Notes

Ingredients
  

For the Potatoes and Chicken
  • 4 sweet potatoes
  • 3 medium chicken breasts
  • 2 tbsp avocado oil or olive oil
  • 3/4 cup chicken broth
  • 8 ounces or more BBQ sauce
  • 1/2 cup sliced red onion
  • 1/3 cup chopped cilantro
  • to taste salt and pepper

Equipment

  • Oven
  • Baking sheet
  • Parchment paper
  • Sauté pan
  • Two forks or stand mixer

Method
 

  1. Preheat your oven to 400 degrees fahrenheit.
  2. Line a baking sheet with parchment paper and wash your sweet potatoes. Poke the sweet potatoes 5-6 times with a fork or sharp knife, place them on the baking sheet and bake for 60 minutes. Adjust the bake time if you have large or small sweet potatoes.
  3. While the sweet potatoes are baking, drizzle the oil in a sauté pan on medium heat. Add the chicken breasts, season with salt and pepper, and cook for 5 minutes. Flip the chicken over, add the chicken broth, cover the pan, and cook for an additional 7-10 minutes or until the chicken reaches 165 degrees fahrenheit. Remove the chicken from the pan and shred it with two forks or a stand mixer.
  4. Add the shredded chicken to a bowl and mix with the BBQ sauce.
  5. Slice each sweet potato in half, fill with BBQ chicken, and top with red onion and cilantro.

Nutrition

Calories: 327.2kcalCarbohydrates: 31.7gProtein: 30.4gFat: 7.6gSaturated Fat: 1.7gCholesterol: 76.5mgSodium: 422.8mgFiber: 5.1gSugar: 12.3g

Notes

I first made this meal on a busy weeknight using sweet potatoes from the farmers' market and leftover BBQ chicken. The smell of the roasting potatoes filled the kitchen, and the meal brought my family together. It has become a regular meal for us.

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