Happy Friday! This upcoming weekend is a very welcomed one. With two wedding showers, a baby shower, and a bachelorette party, these next couple days are going to be filled with lots of celebration for some very special people in my life. It will certainly be busy, but I am excited to spend some time with some great friends, enjoy the sunshine (it’s about time – is Chicago the new Seattle?), and eat some yummy treats. Whatever your plans are, I hope they are filled with your own special people this weekend!
Before my long weekend ahead, I wanted to share a delicious meal hubs and I made this week. Admittedly we were a little thrown off by the rain and chilly temperatures as we covered our grill back up again after the 70-degree weather a couple short weeks ago. I was looking for something warm to fill us up and nothing does that better than sweet potatoes. A few other blogs I’ve read recently combine sweet potatoes with other meals in such a creative way so I thought I could do the same. With some leftover shredded chicken and a never-ending supply of taco toppings in the house, it was super easy to whip up some taco stuffed sweet potatoes.
Taco Stuffed Sweet Potatoes
Makes 2 servings – 1 potato per serving. 9 WW Sps per serving
Ingredients:
- 2 medium sized sweet potatoes
- 6 oz. shredded chicken
- I had a lot of shredded chicken leftover so that’s what I used. At the beginning of the week I threw 1 lb. of chicken in to the crockpot and cooked on high for four hours with a little olive oil, cumin, chipotle chili powder, and a pinch of garlic powder. It makes for your own taco seasoning 🙂
- 4 tbs salsa
- 1/2 cup chopped tomatoes
- 1/2 medium sized avocado – sliced
- 1/2 cup shredded lettuce
- Preheat oven to 375 degrees.
- After rinsing off potatoes, puncture holes all over each potato using a fork. Wrap lightly in tin foil and place in oven. Bake for 40-50 minutes or until potatoes are soft.
- Slice an ‘X’ in the top of each potato and ‘smush’ (a technical term) each side to form a pocket perfect for toppings.
- Top potato with chicken first, and then toppings.
- Enjoy!
Happy Weekend’ing!
Of course my eyes went straight to the giant slice of avocado on top! This sounds amazing and so easy since we always have shredded chicken. Will be trying ASAP! <3
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Let’s be honest- after this picture was taken I added more avocado on top… not sorry.