Goat Cheese Chicken Stuffed Sweet Potato
This ultra-easy to make Goat Cheese Chicken Stuffed Sweet Potato recipe is wholesome, filling, and delicious. It is made with spinach, chicken, garlic, onions, bell peppers, and goat cheese. This is definitely a perfect meal for chilly winter nights, requiring only simple ingredients.
Servings: 4 people
Ingredients
- ½ tablespoon + 1 tablespoon olive oil
- 4 medium sweet potatoes
- 2 cups chicken breast cut into cubes
- Salt and pepper
- 1/4 teaspoon crushed red pepper
- 1 cup white onions diced
- ½ tablespoon garlic clove minced
- ½ cup yellow bell pepper chopped
- ½ cup red bell pepper chopped
- ¼ cup sun-dried tomato chopped
- 3 cups spinach
- 3 tablespoons goat cheese from Woolwich Dairy
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 400° F.
- Rub the skins of the potatoes with ½ tbsp. olive oil.
- Poke them with a fork a few times and place on baking sheet lined with parchment paper or foil.
- Bake until tender, about 40-60 minutes (it will depend on the size of the potatoes).
Make the filling:
- While potatoes are cooking, season the chicken with salt, pepper, and crushed red pepper.
- Add 1 tablespoon olive oil in a skillet over medium heat.
- Add the chicken to the skillet and cook for 5 minutes or until it’s cooked through. Set aside.
- In the same skillet, add onions and cook for five minutes or until onions start to soften. Then, add garlic and cook for one more minute.
- Add bell peppers and sun-dried tomatoes and cook for 5 minutes.
- Add spinach and sauté until it's all wilted and add the cooked chicken.
- Cut the sweet potato in half lengthwise (without cutting them all the way down) and stuff them with the chicken spinach mixture.
- Sprinkle the goat cheese on each sweet potato. Top with fresh parsley. Serve immediately.
Notes
- As we keep the skin on, give the sweet potatoes a good scrub and pat dry before using.
- Pick wide sweet potatoes for this recipe as it's easier to stuff than long, skinny ones.
- Feel free to swap chicken breasts for chicken thighs.
- To store: Store leftovers in the fridge in an airtight container for up to 4 days. You can store the stuffing and sweet potatoes together or separately.
- To reheat: Reheat everything in a microwave until hot.
- To freeze: You can freeze the sweet potatoes and goat cheese chicken stuffing together or separately. Freeze in a freezer-safe bag for up to 3 months.
Nutrition
Serving: 1/4 | Calories: 303kcal | Carbohydrates: 27g | Protein: 21g | Fat: 13g | Cholesterol: 47mg | Sodium: 268mg | Potassium: 940mg | Fiber: 5g | Sugar: 9g