A healthy, simple, gluten-free weeknight meal that makes you feels elegant, but easily comes together with practically no working time!
You.Guys. I have fallen in deep, deep love. Like, I just made this a couple of weeks ago, but every time I look at these photos, I just want to eat it all over again. For breakfast, lunch, dinner, dessert…whatever. I don’t care. I want it all the time. 24/7.
I don’t like to brag, but I do have to say, I roast a mean sweet potato. It seems easy enough, right? Just toss it in the oven for an hour? Well yes…and sweet potatoes are so delicious all on their own that they will still taste amazing, but if you want the most delicious sweet potatoes you will ever taste, then I’ll let ya in on my little secret. 😉
Have you ever had a baked potato at Outback? They skin is coated with big flakes of sea salt. I’m pretty sure they also coat it with butter before they bake it, but whatev… That little touch takes it to the next level, so every time I roast sweet potatoes, I brush them with a little olive oil and sprinkle them with coarse sea salt.. You will be amazed how much that little step amplifies these bad boys!
The only way to make a perfectly roasted sweet potato even better? Stuff it with some delicious bbq chicken, then top it with some freshly crumbled goat cheese and green onion, and you have a dinner that will leave you dreaming about it for weeks afterwards!
A healthy, simple, gluten-free weeknight meal that makes you feels elegant, but easily comes together with practically no working time!
Ingredients
- 2 small sweet potatoes
- 1 tbsp olive oil
- coarse sea salt
- 6 oz chicken breast, cooked and shredded
- 3-4 tbsp bbq sauce (preferably all natural & low sugar)
- 1 oz freshly crumbled goat cheese
- thinly sliced green onion for garnish
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 400. Use a fork to poke several holes into sweet potatoes. Brush each sweet potato with approx 1/2 tbsp of olive oil and sprinkle to coat lightly with sea salt. Roast until fork tender (meaning a fork easily slides right into the sweet potato), about 45-60 minutes depending on size of your potatoes.
- Heat chicken and bbq sauce in a small sauce pan over medium-low heat until warm, about 5-10 minutes.
- Slice cooked sweet potatoes down the middle leaving about an inch uncut. Stuff each potato with half the bbq chicken, then top with goat cheese and onion. Serve immediately.
Notes
To reduce cooking time, heat sweet potatoes in the microwave for 2-3 minutes before cooking. This usually reduces my cooking time to about 40 minutes.
Do you have a BBQ sauce you recommend? I’ve had a hard time finding one without high fructose corn syrup. 🙁
I get mine at TJ’s (looked for a link but couldn’t find it online–I’ll snapchat you 😉 ) or sometimes make this one
I just made my own with organic ketchup, brown sugar, soy sauce and liquid smoke. the organic ketchup usually doesn’t have the nasty stuff in it! 🙂
That sounds awesome!
i could devour that in 60 seconds. just sayin.. 😉
UM…WOW! Making this next week, for sure!
YAY!! Let me know how they turn out! 🙂
OOOH THIS MIGHT GET THE CHILD TO EAT MORE PROTEIN!!!!
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Looks sooo good! Oh, and those sweet potato fries at Outback, ya know — the ones covered in sea salt and drizzled with sticky sweet (honey I guess), those are like crack
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Oooooomg now I feel like I NEED those in my life rightthissecond!
i haven’t yet gotten on this stuffed sweet potato kick – but you’re right, these pictures look amazing!!
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All of my favorites in one simple meal. I am in love with BBQ chicken anything – and not to mention, sweet potato anything. In fact I just had BBQ sandwiches for dinner the other night and sweet potatoes last night. Combining them! These are a must make.
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Oh girl, me too! Especially sweet potatoes. Now my mind is on overdrive, and I can’t stop thinking about all of the amazing stuffed sweet potatoes recipes I could make!
holy yum girl! I love stuffed sweet potatoes!
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Oh yum! Another winner!
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I almost laughed out loud when I saw that you put goat cheese on this. Of course you did! That is so you! Lol:) i love the salt trick. I must try. I am so mad at my CSA for not giving us enough sweet potatoes lately.
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Hahaha I love that you know my love for goat cheese. It’s true. It’s one of my very favorite foods, and definitely my favorite cheese (although fontina and extra sharp cheddar give it a good run for its money). 😉
Now that’s a loaded baked potato!
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Right?? Move over butter and sour cream!
Seriously, you know the way to my heart! Keep making things like this!
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OMG girl these look killer!!! Sweet potato makes the world go round!
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AGREED! My all time favorite food!
Yes! Two of my favorites- BBQ and sweet potatoes! Yours look extra yum brushed with olive oil and sprinkled with sea salt!
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Awww thanks friend! When I could literally sea the flakes of sea salt in the photos, I did a little happy dance. 😉
This sounds AH-mazing! I had something really similar last night–roast sweet potatoes with turkey chili on top. I think I like the idea of bbq chicken even better, though! I’m going through a huge sweet potato kick and this is definitely making it onto the menu next week!
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My life is pretty much one big sweet potato kick. 😉 Trying them with chili ASAP!! What a great idea!!
I love sweet potatoes! They are perfect just the way they are, but I usually bake them and top with black beans, salsa, cheese and sour cream. I will have to try this recipe to shake up my sweet potato routine!
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And now a southwest stuffed sweet potato WILL be happening! That sounds amazing!
Are you kidding?! These look flipping amazing!! How do you think of all of these creative recipes! I love you.
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Awww thanks friend! I think I just really really really love food. 😉
Hello,
These sounds delicious!! Would these freeze well?
Hi Julie, I haven’t tried it and I don’t freeze things often, but I don’t see why not? If you try it, please let me know how it works!