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Instant Pot: Mexican Stuffed Sweet Potatoes

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April 7, 2019 By //  by Brie OCD Leave a Comment

mexican stuffed sweet potatoes pinnableMexican Stuffed Sweet Potatoes! For all you taco lovers, this is something new, different and healthy! Last week as I was eating my buffalo chicken stuffed sweet potatoes (which I absolutely LOVE), I thought to myself, what else could I stuff into sweet potatoes?? Immediately I thought about all the taco obsessed people in the world and boom! This recipe was created! I combined my Cilantro Lime Chicken Recipe and Baked Sweet potato recipe to make a new and exciting Mexican dish.

NUTRITION

Per serving this recipe has 383 calories, 6g fat, 39g carbs and 40g protein. Since the carb content is a little higher, this is a great meal to have post workout. It is filling and will also refuel your body with all the energy you just expended. It is gluten-free and did I mention delicious? My original cilantro lime chicken recipe is served with a few different toppings and over rice, if you aren’t the biggest fan of sweet potatoes. I still remember my auntie Anne eating a sweet potato saying “you don’t know what you’re missing”, as I looked at her in disgust LOL.  She was right!

TO BAKE OR NOT TO BAKE

You can make this recipe so many different ways however this time I decided to bake my sweet potatoes instead of putting them into the instant pot. Sometimes I think it is just easier to throw them in the oven and know that they will come out perfect every time. However if you prefer to use the instant pot for the entire recipe you can do that too! Click here for sweet potatoes in the Instant Pot recipe. Either way this recipe is sure to be a hit!

INSTANT POT vs. CROCK-POT

There are also options for the chicken! I made the chicken in the instant pot however if you don’t own one you can easily make it in the crock-pot. Simply follow all of the instructions below and instead of throwing everything into the instant pot, just throw it in the crock-pot on low for 8 hours or on high for 4 hours.

mexican stuffed sweet potatoes chicken recipe
CHICKEN INGREDIENTS
mexican stuffed sweet potatoes baked potatoes
BAKED SWEET POTATOES
mexican stuffed sweet potatoes toppings
TOPPINGS

TOPPINGS

You can literally garnish these sweet potatoes with any topping you like! I chose pico de gallo, guacamole, greek yogurt and lite shredded cheese. If you want to keep your fat content down, just get rid of the guacamole (however, it is a healthy fat!). You can also choose to eat this in the potato skin or out of the skin and then top with the chicken, guac, greek yogurt and cheese. My husband likes the naked technique so that he can just slop everything into a bowl and devour!

Hope you enjoy this as much as we did!

Products I love to use when making this dish:

Instant pot

Crock-Pot (if not using IP)

Oxo Zester

Hamilton Beach Can Opener (this can opener seriously is the BEST)

Oxo Shredding Claws

Mesh Strainer

If you like this recipe you should try others like this one by clicking on the following: Buffalo Chicken Stuffed Sweet potatoes,  Mexican Tostadas, 10 Minute Turkey Tacos, Tropical Shrimp Ceviche, Shrimp & Pineapple Tacos!



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Instant Pot: Mexican Stuffed Sweet Potatoes
Prep Time
10 mins
Cook Time
1 hr
Total Time
1 hr 10 mins
 
Course: Main Course
Cuisine: Mexican
Keyword: cilantro lime chicken, mexican stuffed sweet potatoes
Servings: 8
Calories: 383 kcal
Ingredients
CHICKEN INGREDIENTS
  • 2.5 lbs organic chicken breasts
  • 3 tsp chili powder
  • 1.5 tsp ground cumin
  • 1 tsp ground coriander
  • 1/2 tsp salt
  • 24 oz mild/medium salsa (i use one of each)
  • 1 lime, zested & juiced
  • 1 lime, juiced
  • 1 jalapeno, seeded and diced
  • 15 oz can black beans, drained & rinsed
  • 1/2 cup fresh cilantro, chopped
SWEET POTATOES
  • 4-8 small sweet potatoes
  • tin foil
TOPPINGS
  • guacamole
  • pico de gallo
  • lite shredded mexican cheese
  • greek yogurt
Instructions
  1. Preheat oven to 450 degrees. wash sweet potatoes and poke holes randomly on potatoes. wrap in tin foil and bake and for 45min-1hr (depending on size) or until a knife slices through. 

    mexican stuffed sweet potatoes bake sweet potatoes
  2. in a small mixing bowl or tupperware combine chili powder, cumin, coriander and salt. place chicken breasts in Instant Pot and season both sides with spices.

    cilantro lime chicken mix spices together
  3. cover chicken with jalapeno, beans, salsa and 1 lime zested and juiced

    cilantro lime chicken top with salsa jalapeno beans and 1 lime zested juiced
  4. cover instant pot and make sure vent is sealed. Set IP on manual pressure setting on high for 13 minutes. when done, use quick release method (press cancel and immediately release steam). 

    set the instant pot for 13 minutes
  5. remove chicken from pot and shred with claws or two forks. 

    cilantro lime chicken remove chicken from pot and shred w. claws or 2 forks
  6. put shredded chicken back into pot and add cilantro and juice of 1 lime. stir. 

    cilantro lime chicken add cilantro and lime juice stir and serve
  7. slice sweet potato down middle and use a fork to loosen the inside of sweet potato. top with cilantro chicken. then add guacamole, pico de gallo, greek yogurt and shredded cheese. Enjoy!

    mexican stuffed sweet potatoes
Recipe Notes
  • Calories: 383
  • Fat: 6g
  • Carb: 39g
  • Protein: 40g

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