Whole30 Instant Pot Mexican Stuffed Sweet Potatoes
These Mexican stuffed sweet potatoes are a favorite dinner recipe! Stuffed with tender chicken and topped with a quick guacamole, they're so healthy and insanely full of flavor. Whole30 and paleo.
- Course Main Course
- Cuisine American, Mexican, Whole30
- Keyword dinner, healthy, sweet potatoes
- Prep Time 10 minutes
- Cook Time 36 minutes
- Total Time 46 minutes
- Servings 4 people
- Calories 413 kcal
- Author Cheryl Malik
Ingredients
- SWEET POTATOES
- 4 medium sweet potatoes, scrubbed
- 1 1/2 cups water
- CHICKEN
- 2 chicken breasts
- 1 10-oz. can tomatoes with green chiles, undrained, any variety
- 1 tablespoon taco seasoning https://www.allrecipes.com/recipe/46653/taco-seasoning-i/
- AVOCADO-JALAPEÑO SAUCE
- 1 avocado, peeled and seeded
- 1 jalapeño, stemmed
- 1/2 cup fresh cilantro leaves
- 1/2 cup water
- 2 cloves garlic
- 2 teaspoons white vinegar
- 1/2 teaspoon salt
- QUICK GUACAMOLE
- 2 avocados
- 1/4 cup avocado-jalapeño sauce
- salt
- GARNISHES
- jalapeños, sliced thin
- fresh cilantro
- salsa or more tomatoes with green chiles, drained
- red onion, chopped
- EQUIPMENT NEEDED
- Instant Pot
- food processor
Instructions
- See Notes for sweet potato and chicken cooking instructions if you do not have an Instant Pot. You can also bake your sweet potatoes in the oven while you cook the chicken in the Instant Pot to save time if you like.
- Cook your sweet potatoes: Prick sweet potatoes all over with a fork. Place steaming trivet in the bottom of Instant Pot pot then pour 1 1/2 cups water in the pot. Place sweet potatoes on trivet then secure the lid and cook on Manual, high pressure for 16 minutes. Quick release pressure and remove sweet potatoes from trivet. Set aside. Discard steaming water and rinse the cooking pot, making sure outside is very dry.
- Make your shredded chicken: combine chicken breasts, taco seasoning, and can of tomatoes with green chiles (undrained) in the pot of an Instant Pot. Do not add water. Secure lid and cook on Manual, high pressure for 20 minutes. Quick release pressure and remove chicken breasts from the pot. Shred with two forks then return to pot. Stir on Sauté mode a few minutes until sauce is absorbed.
- Meanwhile, make your sauce: combine all avocado-jalapeño sauce ingredients in the bowl of a food processor and process until smooth.
- To make guacamole, mash avocados and stir in avocado-jalapeño sauce.
- To serve: with a knife, make a slit down the top of each sweet potato and press sweet potatoes end's toward the center to push open. Top with shredded chicken, guacamole, avocado-jalapeño sauce, salsa or more tomatoes with green chiles, and garnishes. Serve immediately.
Recipe 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.
Nutrition Facts
Whole30 Instant Pot Mexican Stuffed Sweet Potatoes
Amount Per Serving
Calories 413Calories from Fat 162
% Daily Value*
Fat 18g28%
Saturated Fat 2g13%
Cholesterol 72mg24%
Sodium 556mg24%
Potassium 1374mg39%
Carbohydrates 35g12%
Fiber 11g46%
Sugar 6g7%
Protein 28g56%
Vitamin A 18715IU374%
Vitamin C 16.3mg20%
Calcium 60mg6%
Iron 1.8mg10%
* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2000 calorie diet.
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