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The Best Harvest Stuffed Sweet Potatoes
These harvest stuffed sweet potatoes are simply the best! Cozy, deliciously spiced-sweet cool weather flavors, this recipe for stuffed sweet potatoes is so easy to make and ready to go in no time at all.
Prep Time
10 mins
Cook Time
10 mins
Total Time
30 mins
Servings: 4
Calories: 618 kcal
Course:
Side Dish , Main Course , Appetizer , Lunch , Dinner
Cuisine:
American , International
Ingredients
- 4 sweet potatoes
- 2 tbsp olive oil
- 1 small red onion diced
- 1 lb ground chicken or turkey
- 1 tsp garlic powder
- 2 tsp Italian seasoning
- salt and pepper to taste
- 1 large honey crisp apple chopped
- 1 cup dried cranberries
- 3 handful kale chopped
- ½ cup pepper jack cheese shredded
- green onions chopped, for garnish
Instructions
- Poke holes in the sweet potatoes with a fork, and then microwave for 10-15 minutes. (See notes for oven baked sweet potatoes)
- Cook onion over medium heat with olive oil for 4-5 minutes, until soft and fragrant.
- Add in ground chicken and spices; breaking apart and cooking until browned.
- Mix in apples, dried cranberries, and chopped kale. Continue cooking about 10 more minutes.
- Make a slit in the sweet potatoes and fill with the chicken and apple mixture. Sprinkle over pepper jack cheese and place under the broiler for 2-3 minutes, until cheese is melted. Garnish with green onions and serve.
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Notes
- For sweet potatoes in the oven: Preheat oven to 400 degrees. Poke holes in the sweet potatoes with a fork and wrap in tin foil. Bake for 1 hour.
Nutrition Information
Serving
1 sweet potato
Calories
618kcal
(31%)
Carbohydrates
83g
(28%)
Protein
28g
(56%)
Fat
21g
(32%)
Saturated Fat
6g
(30%)
Polyunsaturated Fat
3g
Monounsaturated Fat
11g
Trans Fat
0.1g
Cholesterol
110mg
(37%)
Sodium
294mg
(12%)
Potassium
1587mg
(45%)
Fiber
12g
(48%)
Sugar
39g
(78%)
Vitamin A
34691IU
(694%)
Vitamin C
33mg
(37%)
Calcium
272mg
(27%)
Iron
3mg
(17%)
Nutrition Facts
Serving: 4Serving
Amount Per Serving
Calories 618
% Daily Value*
| Serving | 1 sweet potato | |
| Calories | 618kcal | 31% |
| Carbohydrates | 83g | 28% |
| Protein | 28g | 56% |
| Fat | 21g | 32% |
| Saturated Fat | 6g | 30% |
| Polyunsaturated Fat | 3g | 18% |
| Monounsaturated Fat | 11g | 55% |
| Trans Fat | 0.1g | 5% |
| Cholesterol | 110mg | 37% |
| Sodium | 294mg | 12% |
| Potassium | 1587mg | 34% |
| Fiber | 12g | 48% |
| Sugar | 39g | 78% |
| Vitamin A | 34691IU | 694% |
| Vitamin C | 33mg | 37% |
| Calcium | 272mg | 27% |
| Iron | 3mg | 17% |
* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2,000 calorie diet.