One of my favorite things to do is look up different recipes on Pinterest, and alter them just a tad. It makes me feel more like a chef than a copy-cat. I did just that for tonight's dinner! I found this recipe on Half Baked Harvest. The stuffed sweet potatoes she made were chipotle flavored, but since I didn't have those on hand, I used sweet red peppers instead. Here y'all go!
STUFFED SWEET POTATOES:
3 medium sweet potatoes
2 medium chicken breasts
2 c spinach
3 roasted red peppers (from jar)- chopped
1 tsp oregano
1 clove garlic- minced
1 tsp lemon pepper
1 squeeze lemon
1 tsp cumin
salt and pepper to taste
mozzarella cheese *optional*
FOR THE SWEET POTATOES:
Start out by preheating the oven to 350.
Wash sweet potatoes and poke holes with a fork to ventilate while heating.
Once washed, place sweet potatoes in the oven for about 50-60 minutes.
FOR THE CHICKEN:
Cut chicken breast in half length wise.
Season with salt, pepper, and lemon pepper.
Add oregano and cumin to season *optional*
Bake for 25 minutes
--you can do this while the sweet potatoes are baking!--
In a medium bowl:
add chopped peppers, oregano, garlic, lemon, cumin, and salt and pepper. Mix together and place to the side.
When the chicken is done, in a medium size pan, add chicken and red pepper mix. Let cook for about 2-3 minutes, then add in spinach.
Cook until spinach has wilted.
Once the sweet potatoes are done, (soft enough to stick a fork through) cut in half, and scoop out the center. Just enough so the sweet potatoes can still stand alone.
Add chicken filling to sweet potatoes (top with cheese if you choose) and throw back into the oven for about 5-10 minutes until cheese is melted, or food is warmed!
Wanna adapt it to cook for just two?! Here's a fun tip: use only one sweet potato and save the chicken mix for lunches throughout the week. You can make a mashed sweet potato with the scraped out inside as well :)
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