Buffalo Chicken Stuffed Sweet Potatoes (with broccoli & bacon!)
 
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Dana:
Serves: 4 servings
Ingredients
  • 4 medium sweet potatoes, washed
  • 1 lb chicken thighs or breast
  • 1 large head of broccoli, cut into florets
  • 4 slices bacon
  • 2 Tbsp olive oil, divided
  • 1 Tbsp lemon juice
  • Sea salt and pepper
  • Diced red onion, for serving
  • Paleo ranch dressing, for serving
  • Buffalo sauce (or frank’s red hot), for serving
  • Your favorite salad greens, for serving
Directions
  1. Preheat the oven to 375. Poke the sweet potatoes with a fork a few times, then stick them in the oven. They will take about 45 mins-1 hour to bake based on their size.
  2. Meanwhile, prepare the broccoli. Toss with 2 Tbsp olive oil, lemon juice and a pinch of salt and pepper. Spread evenly on a baking sheet and pop it in the oven when the sweet potatoes have about 25 minutes left.
  3. Once the broccoli is in the oven, prepare the chicken. Cut it into bite-sized pieces and season with salt and pepper. In a large cast-iron skillet, turn the heat on medium and add the bacon in a single layer.
  4. Cook the bacon until crispy, but not burnt - about 6-7 minutes. Remove to a plate to cool, then chop it into bacon bits.
  5. With the pan still hot, add the chicken in a single layer. Allow it to cook on both sides until it is cooked through and the middle of the chicken is no longer pink (this will be about 3-4 minutes a side). Remove the chicken from the pan.
  6. Check to see that the potatoes are cooked through and the broccoli is well roasted, but not burned. Assemble your potatoes! Start with some lettuce greens on the bottom, potato on top, then stuff it with your chicken, broccoli, and bacon. Top with some diced red onion, paleo ranch dressing, and hot sauce if you dare!
Shortcut Instructions
  1. Preheat the oven and stick the 4 sweet potatoes in to bake . While they’re baking, prepare and make this Buffalo Chicken, Bacon & Ranch Sheet Pan Bake.
  2. They should be done around the same time, then dump the one-pan bake into the sweet potatoes, and boom - done!
Leftovers Instructions
  1. use leftover baked sweet potatoes, and whatever leftover protein + veggies you have on hand. Stuff them in a sweet potato, serve on some salad greens, and gobble up!
Recipe by Dana Monsees Nutrition at https://www.realfoodwithdana.com/buffalo-chicken-stuffed-sweet-potatoes-ranch-broccoli-bacon-whole30/