Stuffed Sweet Potatoes
This spin on a stuffed sweet potato is colourful and flavourful with the addition of hummus inside and out. If you bake some extra sweet potatoes one night you will have a head start on this recipe.
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Yield 4 portions
Ingredients
- 4 Sweet Potatoes scrubbed
- 1 tbsp Canola Oil
- 4 cloves Garlic minced
- 3 cups Red Swiss Chard chopped, (you can also use green or rainbow)
- 1/2 cup Green Beans chopped
- 1/2 cup Yellow Beans chopped
- Pinch hot pepper flakes
- 1/8 tsp Salt divided
- 1/2 cup Chickpea Hummus divided
- Pinch Fresh Ground Pepper
Instructions
- Place sweet potatoes in 400 F (200 C) oven for about 45 minutes or until tender; set aside.
- Meanwhile, heat oil in nonstick skillet and cook garlic over medium heat for 30 seconds. Add Swiss chard and beans; saute for 4 minutes or until chard is wilted. Stir in hot pepper flakes, half of the salt; set aside.
- Make a slit in each sweet potato and gently scoop out some of the inside leaving a good 1/2 inch (1 cm) thick wall. Mash with a fork and stir in half of the hummus and remaining salt and pepper. Spoon back into sweet potatoes and top with greens and remaining hummus.
Estimated Cost Per Serving:
Nutrition Facts
Stuffed Sweet Potatoes
Per
286 g
Calories
260
% Daily Value*
Fat
7
g
11
%
Saturated Fat
0.5
g
3
%
Carbohydrates
50
g
17
%
Fibre
9
g
38
%
Sugars
17
g
19
%
Protein
8
g
16
%
Sodium
315
mg
14
%
Vitamin A
2000
IU
40
%
Vitamin C
16.5
mg
20
%
Calcium
40
mg
4
%
Iron
1.4
mg
8
%
*5% or less is a little, 15% or more is a lot
Tips & Notes
Recipe developed by Emily Richards