This Buffalo Chicken Stuffed Sweet Potatoes recipe give you a quick, light, and delicious dinner option for busy weeknights!
I’m not sure if “Stuffed Sweet Potato” is the right term here. Maybe more like “Loaded Sweet Potato” or “a Lovely Smash of Buffalo Chicken on Top of a Sweet Potato.” Whatever you want to call it, you’re going to LOVE what I’m calling Buffalo Chicken Stuffed Sweet Potatoes.
Are you a buffalo chicken fan? Then this recipe, my friend, is a must-try. It takes the idea of healthy buffalo chicken dip and turns it into a weeknight-appropriate, light dinner option that’s gluten free. You are welcome. (Side note: Need a Dairy-free Buffalo Chicken Dip option? Click that recipe!)
OH, and it’s basically a meal-preppers dream. Use my Instant Pot Sweet Potatoes recipe along with my Crockpot Shredded Chicken recipe whenever you do your meal prep and BOOM. That busy weeknight comes around and you have an easy peasy dinner ready minutes.
If you’re looking for a grilled chicken recipe, this is the BEST Grilled Chicken recipe! Must try!
Recipe Ingredients–What You Need
This is a short and sweet ingredient list. Isn’t that what your dinner dreams are made of? Me, too!
4 medium sweet potatoes
Sweet potatoes are full of prebiotics, which are essential for gut health. They’re also a good source of fiber and vitamins A and C.
1 tablespoon avocado oil
Avocado oil is an oil that isn’t known to be inflammatory, which is one reason I love to use it instead of vegetable oils.
1 small red onion
Red onion is the perfect flavor accompaniment for this Buffalo Chicken Stuffed Sweet Potatoes recipe. The nutrients it provides, folate, thiamine, calcium, magnesium, potassium, manganese and vitamins C, K and B6, are a happy bonus.
4 cups cooked shredded chicken (from 2 large boneless breasts)
Chicken breasts provide a lean protein for this meal.
1/2 cup buffalo hot sauce
This is where that signature flavor comes in. Oh YES!
1/2 cup crumbled bleu cheese
I adore bleu cheese and the flavor it brings to this dish. If you don’t love it, you can leave it out and this will be a dairy-free meal.
How to Make Buffalo Chicken Stuffed Sweet Potatoes
- First, cook the sweet potatoes. (Instant Pot instructions, oven instructions)
- Meanwhile, heat the oil in a large skillet over medium heat. Add the onion and cook until softened and starting to brown, about 7 minutes.
- Add the cooked, shredded chicken, hot sauce, and blue cheese and stir to combine. Cook until the chicken is heated through, about 2-3 minutes.
- Slit one of the cooked sweet potatoes length wise and split it open. Spoon 1/4 of the chicken mixture on top of the sweet potato. Repeat with remaining sweet potatoes. Top with extra hot sauce and bleu cheese, if desired.
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Buffalo Chicken Stuffed Sweet Potatoes
- Total Time: 17 minutes
- Yield: 4 servings 1x
Description
This Buffalo Chicken Stuffed Sweet Potatoes recipes give you a quick, light, and delicious dinner option for busy weeknights!
Ingredients
- 4 medium sweet potatoes
- 1 tablespoon avocado oil
- 1 small red onion, chopped
- 4 cups cooked shredded chicken (from 2 large boneless breasts)
- 1/2 cup buffalo hot sauce, plus more for topping
- 1/2 cup crumbled bleu cheese, plus more for topping
Instructions
- If your sweet potatoes aren’t cooked, cook the sweet potatoes. (Instant Pot instructions, oven instructions)
- Meanwhile, heat the oil in a large skillet over medium heat. Add the onion and cook until softened and starting to brown, about 7 minutes.
- Add the cooked, shredded chicken, hot sauce, and blue cheese and stir to combine. Cook until the chicken is heated through, about 2-3 minutes.
- Slit one of the cooked sweet potatoes length wise and split it open. Spoon 1/4 of the chicken mixture on top of the sweet potato. Repeat with remaining sweet potatoes. Top with extra hot sauce and bleu cheese, if desired.
Notes
Prep and cook time does not include cooking the sweet potatoes or the chicken as it’s assumed those are done ahead of time.
- Prep Time: 7 minutes
- Cook Time: 10 minutes
- Category: dinner recipes
- Method: stove
- Cuisine: American
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 1 sweet potato with 1/4 of the chicken mixture
- Calories: 391
- Sugar: 13.1
- Fat: 11.8 grams
- Saturated Fat: 4.2 grams
- Carbohydrates: 37.8 grams
- Fiber: 5.4 grams
- Protein: 32.3 grams
Keywords: Buffalo Chicken Stuffed Sweet Potatoes
I’m in love with this recipe!
★★★★★