Buffalo Chicken Stuffed Sweet Potatoes Recipe
A delicious and hearty dish featuring roasted sweet potatoes stuffed with spicy buffalo chicken and tangy blue cheese, perfect for a flavorful and satisfying meal.
- Prep Time: 10 minutes
- Cook Time: 1 hour
- Total Time: 1 hour 10 minutes
- Yield: 4 servings 1x
- Category: Main Course
- Method: Baking
- Cuisine: American
Ingredients
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Sweet Potatoes
- 4 medium-large sweet potatoes, skin washed and cleaned
- Olive oil, for drizzling
- Salt and pepper, to taste
Buffalo Chicken Filling
- 2 boneless, skinless chicken breasts
- 1/2 cup buffalo sauce (such as Frank’s RedHot)
- 1/2 cup blue cheese crumbles
- Salt and pepper, to taste
- Optional: finely chopped scallions/green onions for garnish
Instructions
- Preheat and prepare sweet potatoes. Preheat your oven to 425°F. Wash the sweet potatoes’ skins thoroughly and pat them dry with a paper towel. Pierce each sweet potato several times with a fork all around and lightly drizzle with olive oil. Wrap each sweet potato individually in foil to prepare for roasting.
- Season and bake chicken. Generously season the chicken breasts with salt and pepper. Place them on a small baking tray or dish, set aside until ready to bake.
- Roast sweet potatoes and chicken. Place the wrapped sweet potatoes in the oven to roast for 1 hour. At the same time, bake the chicken breasts for 30 minutes or until fully cooked through and no longer pink inside.
- Shred chicken and mix with buffalo sauce. Remove the chicken breasts from the oven and shred them using two forks. In a small bowl, toss the shredded chicken with the buffalo sauce until well combined. Set this mixture aside for stuffing.
- Stuff the sweet potatoes. Once the sweet potatoes are done, allow them to cool for 10-15 minutes. Carefully slice a slit down the center of each potato and gently fluff the inside. Stuff with the buffalo chicken mixture and sprinkle the blue cheese crumbles over the top.
- Garnish and serve. Taste and adjust seasoning with salt and pepper if needed. Optionally, garnish with finely chopped scallions or green onions for an extra fresh flavor. Serve warm and enjoy your buffalo chicken stuffed sweet potatoes!
Notes
- For extra crispy skin, unwrap the sweet potatoes from foil during the last 10 minutes of roasting.
- Use more or less buffalo sauce depending on your heat preference.
- Blue cheese can be substituted with ranch dressing or shredded cheddar for milder flavor.
- Leftovers can be stored in the refrigerator for up to 3 days and reheated in the oven.
Keywords: buffalo chicken, stuffed sweet potatoes, baked sweet potatoes, spicy chicken, blue cheese, easy dinner
