Chicken Enchilada Stuffed Sweet Potatoes

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4.7

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  • Prep Time

    10 mins

  • Cook Time

    1 hr

  • Total Time

    1 hr 10 mins

  • Servings

    6

  • Calories

    394 kcal

  • Course

    Main Course

  • Cuisine

    Mexican

Chicken Enchilada Stuffed Sweet Potatoes

These Chicken Enchilada Stuffed Sweet Potatoes are an easy to make Mexican inspired dinner recipe stuffed with shredded chicken, red enchilada sauce and all your favorite toppings! (gluten free)

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Ingredients

Servings
  • 6 medium potatoes
  • 1 pound boneless skinless chicken breasts
  • 1 onion, halved
  • 2 cloves garlic
  • 1 teaspoon salt
  • 1 bay leaf
  • water, enough to fully cover the chicken
  • 2 cups enchilada sauce (authentic enchilada sauce, easy enchilada sauce, green enchilada sauce or your favorite store-bought enchilada sauce)
  • 1 ounce can black beans, drained and rinsed
  • 1 avocado peeled, seeded and diced
  • 1/2 bunch cilantro, minced
  • 1/2 cup crumbled cotija cheese (or feta cheese)
  • 1/4 cup sour cream
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Instructions

To make the sweet potatoes

  1. Preheat oven to 425°F. Poke holes all around each sweet potato with a fork.
  2. Cover in foil and bake for 45-60 minutes, until tender and easy to cut through. (The bigger the sweet potatoes, the longer they'll need to bake.)
  3. Remove the sweet potatoes from the oven, remove the foil and set aside until cool enough to handle.

To make the chicken

  1. In a dutch oven or pot, add chicken, onion, garlic, salt and bay leaf. Add enough water to cover the chicken and bring to a boil over high heat. Reduce the heat to simmer and cook for 25 minutes, until chicken is tender and can be shredded with a fork.
  2. Remove the chicken from the pot with a slotted spoon and transfer to a plate or cutting board. Shred the chicken, season with salt and set aside.

To assemble

  1. Heat the enchilada sauce and black beans on the stove or in the microwave, until hot.
  2. Cut the tops of each sweet potato into an oblong shape. (See the video in the recipe post for a visual example.) Scoop out a little of the inside so that you can fill it in with the toppings.
  3. Fill each sweet potato with shredded chicken, enchilada sauce, black beans, avocados, cilantro, cotija cheese and sour cream.

Nutrition Information

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Serving 1sweet potato with filling Calories 394kcal (20%) Carbohydrates 48g (16%) Protein 26g (52%) Fat 11g (17%) Saturated Fat 4g (20%) Polyunsaturated Fat 1g Monounsaturated Fat 4g Cholesterol 51mg (17%) Potassium 1100mg (31%) Fiber 11g (44%) Sugar 14g (28%) Vitamin A 26900IU (538%) Vitamin C 46.2mg (51%) Calcium 190mg (19%) Iron 3.4mg (19%)

Nutrition Facts

Serving: 6Serving

Amount Per Serving

Calories 394 kcal

% Daily Value*

Serving 1sweet potato with filling
Calories 394kcal 20%
Carbohydrates 48g 16%
Protein 26g 52%
Fat 11g 17%
Saturated Fat 4g 20%
Polyunsaturated Fat 1g 6%
Monounsaturated Fat 4g 20%
Cholesterol 51mg 17%
Potassium 1100mg 23%
Fiber 11g 44%
Sugar 14g 28%
Vitamin A 26900IU 538%
Vitamin C 46.2mg 51%
Calcium 190mg 19%
Iron 3.4mg 19%

* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2,000 calorie diet.

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