Description
A comforting dish featuring sweet potatoes stuffed with savory ground turkey and spices, perfect for family dinners.
Ingredients
Scale
- 4 medium sweet potatoes
- 1 lb ground turkey
- 2 cloves garlic, minced
- 1 tsp paprika
- 1 tsp cumin
- 1/2 tsp chili flakes
- Fresh parsley or cilantro, chopped
- Greek yogurt, for topping
- Feta cheese, for topping
- Olive oil, for cooking
Instructions
- Preheat your oven to 400°F. Rinse the sweet potatoes and poke holes in them with a fork. Place on a baking sheet and roast until tender, about 45-60 minutes.
- In a skillet over medium heat, add olive oil and sauté garlic until fragrant. Add ground turkey and spices, cooking until browned.
- If using additional vegetables, add them to the turkey mixture as it cooks. Stir in chopped herbs before removing from heat.
- Cool sweet potatoes, slice down the middle, and open them up gently. Spoon the turkey filling into each potato.
- Top with Greek yogurt or feta cheese. Optionally, return to the oven for 5-10 minutes to melt the cheese. Serve warm.
Notes
You can substitute ground turkey with ground chicken or a plant-based option. Feel free to add leftover veggies for more nutrition.
- Prep Time: 15
- Cook Time: 60
- Category: Main Course
- Method: Baking
- Cuisine: American
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 1 stuffed sweet potato
- Calories: 450
- Sugar: 10g
- Sodium: 300mg
- Fat: 15g
- Saturated Fat: 4g
- Unsaturated Fat: 8g
- Trans Fat: 0g
- Carbohydrates: 60g
- Fiber: 8g
- Protein: 30g
- Cholesterol: 60mg
Keywords: stuffed sweet potatoes, ground turkey, high protein, easy dinner, family recipe