Buffalo Chicken Sweet Potato Recipe
This Buffalo Chicken Sweet Potato recipe is a lifesaver for those nights when meal planning falls through. Topped with a light blue cheese yogurt sauce, it’s an easy, healthy, and delicious weeknight dinner. You’ll love this simple crockpot recipe!
Ingredients
Sweet Potatoes:
- 2 medium Sweet potatoes
- 2 tsp Olive oil divided
- 1 tsp Paprika
- ½ tsp Garlic powder
- ¼ tsp Salt
Chicken:
- 2 small Cooked boneless skinless chicken breasts shredded
- ¼ cup Frank's Red Hot Sauce
Yogurt Sauce:
- ¼ cup plain Nonfat Greek yogurt
- 1 tbsp Nonfat milk
- 2 tbsp ½ ounce crumbled Blue cheese
- Pinch of salt
Instructions
Cook the Sweet Potatoes:
- Pierce the sweet potatoes all over with a fork.
- Cook in the microwave on HIGH for about 4 minutes per side, until tender.
- Let the potatoes cool until they can be handled safely.
Prepare the Potato Filling:
- Cut the potatoes in half lengthwise and scoop out the flesh into a medium-sized bowl. Reserve the skins.
- Mash the potato flesh with a fork until smooth, then stir in 1 teaspoon of olive oil.
Season the Potato Filling:
- In a small bowl, mix together paprika, garlic powder, and salt.
- Stir half of the spice mixture into the mashed sweet potato.
- Divide the mashed sweet potato evenly between the reserved potato skins.
Prepare the Chicken:
- In a medium bowl, toss the shredded chicken with the remaining 1 teaspoon of olive oil and the remaining spice mixture.
- Stir in the hot sauce until the chicken is well coated.
- Divide the chicken mixture evenly among the stuffed sweet potatoes.
- In a small bowl, mix together Greek yogurt, milk, blue cheese, and a pinch of salt.
- Top each stuffed sweet potato with a dollop of the yogurt sauce.
Notes
- Use a fork to evenly pierce the sweet potatoes for consistent cooking.
- Microwaving the sweet potatoes makes this recipe faster and keeps the kitchen cooler.
- Shred the chicken finely to ensure even coating with the hot sauce and spices.
- For extra flavor, let the yogurt sauce sit for a few minutes to allow the flavors to meld.