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mexican stuffed sweet potatoes

Instant Pot: Mexican Stuffed Sweet Potatoes

Course Main Course
Cuisine Mexican
Keyword cilantro lime chicken, mexican stuffed sweet potatoes
Prep Time 10 minutes
Cook Time 1 hour
Total Time 1 hour 10 minutes
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