These SW Stuffed Sweet Potatoes are a great way to jazz up your baked potato routine. These take only a few ingredients you probably have on hand.
Contents
The Best Way to Stuff Sweet Potatoes
Mexican food is my favorite. Or sweet potatoes are my favorite. I guess my absolute favorite is when the two collide.
I wasn’t sure a baked sweet potato could get any better . . . but these are amazing.
Sweet potatoes are one of my favorite quick-healthy meal options. If I just want to cook up some turkey burgers or some grilled chicken, slicing sweet potatoes and baking them is the perfect 5 minute (prep) side. Throw them in the oven for 20-30 minutes, and perfection.
Easy Vegetarian Sweet Potato Recipe
Baking sweet potatoes takes at least twice as long, but certainly is also easy. I usually don’t bake sweet potatoes unless it’s a holiday. They are my favorite Thanksgiving side. Simple, sweet, creamy, and perfect.
Over the holidays, I used leftover, perfectly creamy and smooth sweet potatoes for my Leftover Turkey and Sweet Potato Enchiladas, and also for my Leftover Turkey Collard Wraps. If you’re a sweet potato fan like me, Pin those and remember to make them next holiday season!
Sweet potatoes are actually slightly higher in calories than white potatoes, but they are recommended over white potatoes because they are higher in fiber, vitamins A and C, and calcium. We can thank that beautiful deep orange color for all those healthy vitamins and minerals.
Plus, in my opinion, they just taste better! I love white potatoes, but nothing compares to a sweet potato.
These baked sweet potatoes are elevated to full meal status by adding some sauteed veggies and beans, and then topping them with avocado, tomatoes and cilantro. These could easily be modified to include other veggies in your crisper, or could be topped with your favorite ingredients– I thought about melting cheese on top of these, but then decided to spare my lactose intolerant belly! Boy do I love melted cheese though 🙂
Tips for SW Stuffed Sweet Potatoes
- These potatoes aren’t a lot of work to make, but baking sweet potatoes does take a lot of time. The best method is to cook them in the oven for hours, but if you’re short on time, you can microwave sweet potatoes for 5-9 minutes (depending on the size of the potatoes and your microwave), and then could be scooped, filled and topped– cutting down the cook time of this recipe by a lot.
- Make it Paleo/Whole30:Â Omit the corn and beans, and sub ground turkey, chicken or beef (I would season the meat with chili powder, cumin, paprika, oregano and sea salt).
SW Stuffed Sweet Potatoes
Ingredients
- 3 sweet potatoes large
- 1 tablespoon olive oil
- 1/2 cup onion diced
- 1/2 bell pepper diced
- 1 ear corn removed from cob (about 1 cup)
- 1/2 cup kidney beans or black beans, rinse and drained
- 1/2 teaspoon sea salt
- 1/2 teaspoon cumin
- 1/2 teaspoon paprika
- 1/2 teaspoon oregano
- 1 tablespoon lime juice
- 1 tablespoon butter
- 2-3 tablespoons almond milk
- 1 cup cherry tomatoes halved
- 1/2 avocado sliced
- cilantro chopped, optional, to garnish
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 400 degrees F.
- Pierce each sweet potato several times, then bake for 1-1 1/2 hours, until the centers are really soft.
- In a frying pan, add olive oil, and heat the pan over medium heat.
- Add diced onion and peppers, and sauté for 7-10 minutes until softened. Add corn and beans, and season with sea salt, cumin, paprika and oregano, and sauté for another 3-4 minutes until warmed.
- When the sweet potatoes have finished baking, allow to cool for 10-15 minutes, and then slice down the center and remove about half of the flesh.
- Add the sweet potato to a large bowl, add lime juice, and mix until really creamy. If you don't cook your sweet potatoes long enough, and they don't cream on their own, add butter and almond milk to make them really creamy as you mash them. These are optional, and I don't add them when my potatoes are really soft.
- Add the bean and corn mixture to the sweet potatoes, and mix well.
- Divide the mixture between the sweet potatoes, and then top with tomatoes, avocado, and cilantro.
- Add other toppings, like cheese, salsa or hot sauce.
Nutrition
Other Sweet Potato Recipes:
- The Perfect Baked Sweet Potatoes, by Sunkissed Kitchen
- Chicken Fajita Stuffed Sweet Potatoes, by Sunkissed Kitchen
- Turkey and Sweet Potato Enchiladas, by Sunkissed Kitchen
- Caramelized Onion and Spinach Fritatta with a Sweet Potato Crust, by Sunkissed Kitchen
I’d love to connect with you on social media! Find me on Facebook or Instagram where I post daily healthy eating and lifestyle inspiration.
This post contains affiliate links, which means that if you click on one of the product links, I’ll receive a small percentage of any purchases made.
These look amazing!
Thank you!
Heck yes to the Mexican food + sweet potato collision! For me there’s just something about those sauteed beans and the creamy softness of the baked sweet potato that just wins every time. Throw in the fresh cilantro and I am one very happy foodie. Thanks for sharing! 🙂
I agree!
Sweet potatoes are sometimes forgotten after the holidays. I love that you’ve made them the star of the show, YUM!
They are always the star 🙂 Love them.
I love this idea of stuffing sweet potatoes. They look absolutely delicious!
This is so good! I can sit in front of the Tv with this and be perfectly happy on a weeknight.
I have never baked sweet potatoes, they look awesome and the toppings here sound delicious.
I had never baked sweet potatoes until my grandma started slow roasted them for holidays. I was instantly hooked! So sweet and creamy–