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Southwest Stuffed Sweet Potatoes

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Southwest Stuffed Sweet Potatoes

It was a Saturday afternoon during the pandemic, and I decided I didn’t feel like running for take out as I had originally planned.  So I rummaged through our pantry and refrigerator to see what I could “whip up”!  And here is where I decided to try something totally outside the norm of what I usually do and created Southwest Stuffed Sweet Potatoes!  And I have to admit, I was impressed with how it turned out!

An Easy Dinner Recipe

Instead of taking the long road, I pulled out my Instant Pot.  I had the sweet potatoes done in less than 30 minutes!  So this recipe has the potential to be ready in under 30 minutes!  Otherwise, you can use the oven to bake the sweet potatoes.  But it takes about 45-60 minutes depending on the size of your potatoes.

Southwest Stuffed Sweet Potatoes
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Southwest Stuffed Sweet Potatoes

Need a quick and easy dinner recipe? This Southwest Stuffed Sweet Potatoes recipe can be completed in less than 30 minutes!
Course Main Course
Keyword easy dinner recipe
Prep Time 15 minutes
Cook Time 15 minutes
Total Time 30 minutes
Servings 6 servings

Equipment

  • Instant Pot

Ingredients

  • 2 Chicken Breast, cooked and shredded *you can also get a rotisserie chicken from the grocery store to save time!
  • 6 Medium Size Sweet Potatoes
  • 1 15 oz can Sweet Corn, drained
  • 1 15 oz can Black Beans, drained
  • 1 tbsp Minced Garlic
  • 2 tbsp Olive Oil
  • 1 tsp Paprika
  • 1 tsp Cumin
  • 1/2 tsp Chili Powder
  • 1/4 cup Chopped Onion
  • 2 Jalapeno Peppers, chopped and seeded *keep seeds if you would like more spice!
  • 2 tsp Lime Juice, or the juice from one lime
  • 1/2 cup Feta Cheese for garnish *optional
  • 1/4 cup Fresh Cilantro, for garnish *optional
  • Sour Cream, for garnish *optional
  • 1 Avocado, diced for garnish *optional

Instructions

  • Set your Instant Pot for high and place the sweet potatoes in the pot with one cup of water. Seal lid and cook for 20 minutes for medium size. If you have large or x-large then cook for 30-35 minutes.
    Southwest Stuffed Sweet Potatoes
  • While the sweet potatoes are cooking, warm the olive oil in a large skillet. Add the garlic, jalapeno and onion. Cook about 5 minutes or until fragrant. Then add all spices, lime juice, corn, black beans and chicken to the skillet. Mix well and cook on a medium heat for about 15-20 minutes until heated through.
    Southwest Stuffed Sweet Potatoes
  • Once the sweet potatoes are cooked, remove carefully from the Instant Pot and slice open one side. Squeeze open. I used a large wooden spoon to fill the sweet potato with filling. I garnished with fresh cilantro, Feta cheese, sour cream and diced avocado! And it was scrumptious!
    Southwest Stuffed Sweet Potatoes
  • I used shredded chicken I had left over from another meal for this recipe. So it made a quick and easy dinner! You can also use shredded cheddar or pepper jack cheese instead of Feta. I literally looked in the pantry and refrigerator and used what I had on hand to create this recipe. I hope you enjoy it as much as we did!

Conclusion

Sometimes you just have to check out what ingredients you have and whip something up!  And I am glad I did because these Southwest Stuffed Sweet Potatoes were not only delicious but healthy too!  Another quick and easy dinner recipe for you to enjoy! It is amazing how something so simple can be so tasty!

 

 

 

 

 

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    • Kelly

      We really enjoyed it! In fact, much more than I originally thought we would! I will need to work with more ingredients to see what else Ican come up with as a stuffed sweet potato option!

    • Kelly

      It was a flavor combo I wasn’t sure about, until we actually ate it! I love flying by the seat of my pants on recipes sometimes!

  4. Stephanie

    Seeing as though I’m allergic to white potatoes, I get extremely (unusually) excited about any recipe that includes sweet potatoes. This sounds truly delicious. And while I’d have to ditch the onion (another annoying allergy), I’m sure they’d taste divine anyways! Thanks for sharing!

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    • Kelly

      What white potatoes AND onions? At least you can eat sweet potatoes! I like them better than white ones anyway!!!

  6. Becky

    This sounds so good! We’ve been buying and eating a lot more sweet potatoes lately and I’ve been using my instant pot more too, so this sounds delicious!

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  7. Indya | The Small Adventurer

    5 stars
    This sounds soooo good! We’re huge fans of sweet potato in our household – we have it almost every night – although we’ve never had them “stuffed” before 😯 I’ll have to add that to the list! If I had it my way though, they’d be stuffed with just sour cream and feta cheese, they’re my guilty pleasures 😋

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