Description
These Spinach and Feta Stuffed Sweet Potatoes are a healthy and flavorful dish combining creamy feta, tender spinach, and roasted sweet potatoes. Perfect as a vegetarian main or a hearty side dish.
Ingredients
Scale
- 4 medium sweet potatoes, rinsed and scrubbed
- 10 oz frozen chopped spinach, thawed
- ¼ cup chopped cilantro
- 2 Tbsp olive oil
- 1 Tbsp lemon juice
- 1 tsp minced garlic
- 1 tsp dried oregano
- 1 tsp salt
- ½ tsp black pepper
- ½ cup crumbled feta cheese
- ¼ cup chopped sun-dried tomatoes
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 400°F (200°C).
- Using a fork, pierce each sweet potato several times. Place them directly on the middle oven rack, with a foil-lined sheet pan below to catch drips.
- Bake for 45–60 minutes, or until tender when pierced with a fork.
- Remove sweet potatoes from oven and let cool slightly.
- Meanwhile, press as much liquid as possible from thawed spinach using paper towels.
- In a medium bowl, mix the drained spinach, cilantro, olive oil, lemon juice, garlic, oregano, salt, pepper, feta cheese, and sun-dried tomatoes until well combined.
- Once sweet potatoes are cool enough to handle, slice each lengthwise and scoop out most of the flesh, leaving skins intact.
- Add the scooped sweet potato flesh to the spinach mixture and stir until fully combined.
- Stuff each sweet potato skin generously with the mixture.
- Place stuffed sweet potatoes on a foil-lined baking sheet and bake for an additional 8–10 minutes until heated through.
- Serve hot.
Notes
- For a vegan option, substitute feta with plant-based cheese.
- Add a pinch of chili flakes for a spicy kick.
- Pair with a fresh green salad for a complete meal.
- Leftovers can be stored in the fridge for up to 3 days and reheated in the oven for best results.
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 1 stuffed sweet potato
- Calories: 280 kcal
- Sugar: 9 g
- Sodium: 480 mg
- Fat: 9 g
- Saturated Fat: 3 g
- Unsaturated Fat: 5 g
- Trans Fat: 0 g
- Carbohydrates: 45 g
- Fiber: 6 g
- Protein: 7 g
- Cholesterol: 15 mg
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