BBQ Chicken Sweet Potato Boats | OSF HealthCare

BBQ sauce

🥗Healthier: homemade BBQ sauce

💰Cheaper: ketchup + vinegar + spices

Homemade BBQ sauce can reduce sugar and preservatives.

cheddar cheese

🥗Healthier: nutritional yeast

💰Cheaper: processed cheese

Nutritional yeast offers a cheesy flavor without dairy.

olive oil

🥗Healthier: avocado oil

💰Cheaper: canola oil

Avocado oil has a higher smoke point and is healthier.

cooked chicken

🥗Healthier: tofu

💰Cheaper: canned chicken

Tofu provides a plant-based protein alternative.

Preheat oven to 400°F (200°C).

Roast sweet potatoes for about 45 minutes or until fork-tender.

Once cool enough to touch, cut sweet potatoes in half lengthwise and scoop out the inside into a bowl.

In a skillet, cook ground chicken breast with olive oil and red onion.

Add salt, black pepper, and red pepper flakes to the chicken mixture.

Mix the mashed sweet potato flesh into the chicken mixture.

Fill sweet potato halves with the chicken mixture.

Top with red onion, barbecue sauce, and cilantro.

Cooking Techniques

Equipment Needed

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