Description
These Green Chile Chicken Stuffed Sweet Potatoes are a bold, high-protein, meal-prep-friendly dinner idea loaded with shredded chicken, smoky green chiles, and roasted corn. Finished with a creamy lime cottage cheese drizzle, it’s a healthy, gluten-free dish perfect for clean eating, weight loss, or high-protein diets. Sweet, savory, tangy, and satisfying—this dish is visually stunning and perfect for busy weeknights or batch cooking.
Ingredients
Scale
- 4 medium sweet potatoes
- 2 cups cooked shredded chicken
- 1/3 cup diced green chiles, drained
- 1/2 cup roasted corn
- 1/2 tsp cumin
- 1/2 tsp smoked paprika
- Salt and pepper, to taste
- 1/2 cup cottage cheese
- 1 tbsp fresh lime juice
- 1 tbsp water
- Chopped cilantro, for garnish
- Lime wedges, for serving
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 400°F and pierce sweet potatoes with a fork.
- Roast sweet potatoes for 40–45 minutes until tender.
- In a skillet, warm shredded chicken with green chiles, roasted corn, cumin, paprika, salt, and pepper.
- Blend cottage cheese with lime juice and water until smooth and pourable.
- Slice sweet potatoes open and fluff the inside with a fork.
- Fill each potato with the warm chicken mixture.
- Drizzle the lime cottage sauce on top.
- Garnish with chopped cilantro.
- Serve hot with lime wedges.
Notes
- Store filling and sauce separately for best results.
- Use rotisserie chicken for faster prep.
- Drizzle sauce fresh before serving.
- Reheat in toaster oven or microwave.
- Add hot sauce to drizzle for extra spice.
- Prep Time: 10 minutes
- Cook Time: 45 minutes
- Category: Dinner
- Method: Baked
- Cuisine: Southwestern
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 1 stuffed sweet potato
- Calories: 410
- Sugar: 8g
- Sodium: 550mg
- Fat: 10g
- Saturated Fat: 3g
- Unsaturated Fat: 6g
- Trans Fat: 0g
- Carbohydrates: 52g
- Fiber: 8g
- Protein: 34g
- Cholesterol: 70mg
Keywords: green chile chicken, stuffed sweet potatoes, meal prep, gluten free dinner, high protein sweet potato recipe, southwestern stuffed potatoes