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Chicken Stuffed Sweet Potatoes

Mediterranean-Spiced Chicken Stuffed Sweet Potatoes

Prep Time 15 minutes
Cook Time 1 hour 30 minutes
Total Time 1 hour 45 minutes

Servings

4 Servings

Ingredients

  • 4 large sweet potatoes
  • Extra virgin olive oil such as Colavita   
  • 1 large red onion sliced
  • 2 roasted red peppers jarred peppers work well, sliced
  • 3 garlic cloves minced
  • 1 pound chicken breasts cut into thin strips
  • 1 teaspoon ground cumin
  • ½ teaspoon ground coriander
  • Pinch of ground cinnamon
  • ½ cup chicken broth
  • 1 15-ounce can chickpeas, drained and rinsed
  • 3 cups baby spinach rinsed and dried
  • ½ cup pitted Kalamata olives chopped
  • ½ cup tahini
  • Garnish: tahini sliced scallions

Instructions

  • Line a baking sheet with parchment paper. Preheat oven to 350°F.
  • Place sweet potatoes on prepared sheet and roast at 350°F for 45 minutes to 1 hour or until a knife can easily pierce the potatoes.
  • While potatoes are roasting, caramelize onion in a large sauté pan lightly coated with evoo over medium-high heat, about 7 to 10 minutes, until dark and very soft.
  • Add red pepper, garlic, and chicken and continue cooking until chicken is light golden brown, about 8 to 10 minutes.
  • Add cumin, coriander, cinnamon, broth, and chickpeas. Reduce heat to a simmer.
  • Cut potatoes in half lengthwise and scoop out potato flesh, leaving about a quarter-inch of flesh to support filling without breaking.
  • Add scooped potato to chicken mixture and stir to combine. Adjust seasoning with salt and pepper.
  • Add spinach and stir into hot chicken mixture. Divide filling between potato halves. Sprinkle olives on top and drizzle with tahini. 
  • Before serving, reheat potatoes until filling is bubbly. Garnish with more tahini and sliced scallions.
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