Description
These Loaded Baked Sweet Potatoes are cozy, colorful, and packed with flavor. With a crispy skin and fluffy center, they’re the perfect balance of comfort and ease.
Ingredients
Scale
- 4 medium sweet potatoes
- 1 tbsp olive oil
- 1 tsp kosher salt
- 1 cup cooked black beans or seasoned ground turkey
- 1 cup shredded cheddar cheese
- 1/2 cup sour cream or Greek yogurt
- 1/3 cup chopped green onions
- 1/2 cup corn (fresh, canned, or frozen)
- Optional: avocado, salsa, hot sauce
Instructions
- Preheat your oven to 425°F. Line a baking sheet with foil or parchment.
- Wash and dry the sweet potatoes. Pierce each potato several times with a fork. Rub them generously with olive oil and kosher salt.
- Place the potatoes directly on the oven rack (or on a baking sheet) and bake for 45–60 minutes, until soft inside and slightly crisp outside.
- Slice each potato lengthwise and gently push the ends together to open them.
- Add your fillings: beans or turkey, corn, cheese, sour cream, and green onions.
- Top with extras like avocado or salsa, then serve warm.
Notes
For an extra indulgent twist, mix butter into the potato before adding toppings. These work great for meal prep and are easy to customize for any diet.
- Prep Time: 10 minutes
- Cook Time: 50 minutes
- Category: Main Course
- Method: Baking
- Cuisine: American
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 1 stuffed sweet potato
- Calories: 390
- Sugar: 8g
- Sodium: 520mg
- Fat: 16g
- Saturated Fat: 7g
- Unsaturated Fat: 8g
- Trans Fat: 0g
- Carbohydrates: 49g
- Fiber: 6g
- Protein: 12g
- Cholesterol: 30mg
Keywords: sweet potato, loaded, baked, vegetarian, easy dinner