Paleo Chicken Pesto Stuffed Sweet Potato | 27g Protein Recipe | FREE Nutrition Guidebook Download

parmesan cheese

🥗Healthier: nutritional yeast

💰Cheaper: grated pecorino

Nutritional yeast is dairy-free and adds a cheesy flavor.

basil pesto

🥗Healthier: homemade pesto

💰Cheaper: spinach and nut blend

Homemade pesto can be lighter and more affordable.

pine nuts

🥗Healthier: walnuts

💰Cheaper: sunflower seeds

Walnuts are less expensive and provide similar texture.

Preheat oven to 425°F.

Cut potatoes lengthwise in half.

Season the potato halves with salt, pepper, nutritional yeast, and avocado oil.

Place seasoned potatoes on a foil-lined baking sheet, and bake potatoes facing down in the preheated oven for 45 minutes.

Meanwhile, make the pesto sauce as indicated by the recipe and keep aside.

Use Trifecta pulled chicken breast and dress it with pesto sauce in a medium bowl.

Once potatoes are baked, remove from the oven and carefully flip them around, keeping the skin intact.

Make a slight indent with the back of a spoon and plate 4 ounces of the dressed pulled pesto chicken.

Serve with a lemon wedge on the side.

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