Healthy Chipotle Chicken Sweet Potato Skins
Does your computer have a smudge of chocolate on the space bar, a
tomato stain on the outside case and what I think is yogurt from those
Greek Chicken Gyros I made smeared across the track pad? (Seriously, so
good, I am pretty sure they were sent down from the Greek gods
themselves. Thank you Zeus!)
Come on don’t tell me it is just me. I try to keep my computer clean,
like really clean. I cherish the desk it sits on. Really, I LOVE my
computer. It’s how I communicate with you guys, it’s how I watch TV, how
I read (blogs, at least), how I develop recipe ideas and get
inspiration, how I edit photos. I could go on an on, really I could, but
my guess is you do not care.
With all the back and forth of being knee-deep in Brownie Batter to
needing to check the computer to see how much flour I need, my computer
gets a little (ok, a lot) of love from the ingredients. What can I say,
my computer knows what tastes good (except of course any liquid. I keep
those far, far, far away!).
Did I really just write a whole hundred and seventy words about my
computer being covered in food? Ok, wow I am losing it. Sorry, it’s just
that I’ve been thinking about my computer a lot lately because I think
it may be on it’s way out and the idea of having to replace it terrifies
me. File transfers, picture transfers, adapting to a new computer - I
don’t have time for all that!
But the idea of it suddenly dying on me terrifies me more. We are at least an hour and a half from the closest Apple store.
Computer paranoia! Ok, stopping now.
I made Sweet Potato Skins. They were legendary. Sweet, spicy and
cheesy. Kind of an unexpected hit of flavors, but they are amazingly
awesome together!
Oh yeah, and like totally healthy. I know, score!
Healthy Chipotle Chicken Sweet Potato Skins
Prep Time: 15 minutes
Cook Time: 1 hour, 20 minutes
Total Time: 1 hour, 20 minutes
Serving Size: 6 as a side, 3 as a main
Ingredients
- 3 medium sweet potatoes
- 3/4 pound (about 2 small) boneless skinless chicken breast
- 1/4 cups olive oil
- 2 tablespoon fresh lime juice
- 2 cloves garlic, minced or grated
- 3 whole chipotle pepper, minced
- 1 teaspoon dried oregano
- 1 teaspoon cumin
- 2 teaspoons chili powder
- salt and pepper
- 2 (half a 10oz bag) cups spinach
- 5 ounces sharp white cheddar cheese, grated
- chopped cilantro, for garnish
- greek yogurt, for serving
Instructions
- Preheat
your oven to 350 degrees. Wash your sweet potatoes and prick all over
with a fork. Place in the oven and bake for 50-60 minutes or until fork
tender. Place your chicken in a baking dish and rub with a tablespoon of
olive oil, salt and peper. Place in the oven with the potatoes and bake
for 25 minutes. Allow to cool and shred the chicken with a fork or your
hands. When the sweet potatoes are done cut in half and allow to cool
for 5-10 minutes.
- In a
medium size bowl combine the olive oil, lime juice, garlic, chipotle
peppers, oregano, cumin, chili powder, salt and pepper. Set aside.
- Heat a
small skillet over medium heat and wilt the spinach (this can also be
done in the microwave). Toss the spinach and shredded chicken together,
set aside and keep warm.
- Turn the
oven up to 400 degrees. Scrape the sweet potato out of the peel, leaving
a medium size layer of flesh inside with the peel so that it can stand
up on its own (I reserved the remaining flesh, for another use) and
place in a baking dish. Brush the skins with with a little of the
chipotle sauce and bake for 5-10 muntes until nice and crisp. While the
skins bake mix the spinach, chicken and chipotle sauce together. Remove
skins from the oven and stuff with the chicken mixture, top with
shredded cheese and bake for 10 minutes or until the cheese has melted
and the skins are hot and crisp. Serve with fresh chopped cilantro and
greek yogurt if desired.
