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Healthy Loaded Mexican Chicken Sweet Potatoes

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Enjoy healthy Mexican Stuffed Sweet Potatoes! Flavor-packed chicken & fresh guacamole make this Whole30/Paleo dinner deliciously easy.
Prep Time 15 minutes
Cook Time 35 minutes
Total Time 50 minutes
Servings: 1
Course: Main Course
Cuisine: American, Mexican
Calories: 582

Ingredients
  

For the Sweet Potatoes
  • 4 medium sweet potatoes scrubbed
  • 1 ½ cups water
For the Chicken
  • 2 chicken breasts 1-1 ½ pounds depending on size
  • 1 10-ounce can tomatoes with green chiles undrained, any variety
  • 1 tablespoon taco seasoning
For the Avocado-Jalapeño Sauce
  • 1 avocado peeled and seeded
  • 1 jalapeño stemmed
  • ½ cup fresh cilantro leaves
  • ½ cup water
  • 2 cloves garlic
  • 2 teaspoons white vinegar
  • ½ teaspoon salt
For the Guacamole
  • 2 avocados halved, pitted
  • ¼ cup avocado-jalapeño sauce
  • salt
For Garnish
  • jalapeños sliced thin
  • fresh cilantro
  • salsa or more tomatoes with green chiles drained
  • red onion chopped

Method
 

  1. Refer to Notes for sweet potato and chicken cooking instructions if you do not have an Instant Pot. Alternatively, bake sweet potatoes in the oven while cooking chicken in the Instant Pot to save time.
  2. Prick sweet potatoes all over with a fork. Place a steaming trivet in the bottom of the Instant Pot. Pour 1 1/2 cups water into the pot. Place sweet potatoes on the trivet. Secure the lid and cook on Manual, high pressure for 16 minutes. Quick release pressure and remove sweet potatoes from the trivet. Set them aside. Discard the steaming water and rinse the cooking pot, ensuring the outside is very dry.
  3. Combine chicken breasts, taco seasoning, and an undrained can of tomatoes with green chiles in the Instant Pot. Do not add water. Secure the lid and cook on Manual, high pressure for 20 minutes. Quick release pressure and remove chicken breasts from the pot. Shred the chicken with two forks, then return it to the pot. Stir on Sauté mode for a few minutes until the sauce is absorbed.
  4. Meanwhile, combine all avocado-jalapeño sauce ingredients in a food processor and process until smooth.
  5. Mash avocados and stir in the avocado-jalapeño sauce.
  6. To serve, make a slit down the top of each sweet potato with a knife. Press the ends of the sweet potatoes toward the center to open them. Top with shredded chicken, guacamole, avocado-jalapeño sauce, salsa or more tomatoes with green chiles, and garnishes. Serve immediately.

Nutrition

Calories: 582kcalCarbohydrates: 62gProtein: 31gFat: 25gSaturated Fat: 4gCholesterol: 73mgSodium: 622mgFiber: 18gSugar: 12g

Notes

  • If you don’t have an Instant Pot, follow these instructions to bake your sweet potatoes: Preheat oven to 400º F. Prick sweet potatoes all over with a fork then place directly on the oven rack in the middle position. Bake for 40-45 minutes or until easily pierced with a fork. Remove sweet potatoes from oven and set aside.
  • To make chicken in a slow cooker instead of an Instant Pot: In the pot of a slow-cooker, combine all ingredients. Do not add water. Cook on low for 6 to 8 hours, or cook on high for 4 to 6 hours. After about 3/4 of the time, shred the chicken breasts with two forks and leave in the slow-cooker for the rest of the time.
 
Recipe yields approximately 4 servings (1 stuffed sweet potato per serving). Actual number of servings will depend on your preferred portion sizes.
Nutritional values shown are general guidelines and reflect information for 1 serving using ingredients listed. Actual macros may vary slightly depending on specific brands and types of ingredients used.
To determine the weight of one serving, prepare the recipe as instructed. Weigh the finished recipe, then divide the weight of the finished recipe (not including the weight of the container the food is in) by 4. Result will be the weight of one serving.