Aromatic Italian Turkey-Stuffed Sweet Potatoes

These Italian Turkey Stuffed Sweet Potatoes were so good, but they aren’t too appealing to the eye. So as my husband and I were eating these, I asked him, “Do you think this dinner is ugly? Like too ugly to blog about it?” He looked at me and said, “No. It should be two blogs.” He’s not really into this blogging thing.

The finished product may not be the prettiest, but this stuffed sweet potato is so good. Unfortunately, I couldn’t even find a garnish for the photo aside from the cheese.

What did I like the most about this dish? It was delicious, but it wasn’t that hard to make, and it’s Paleo.

Aromatic Italian Turkey-Stuffed Sweet Potatoes

Gretel Shaw

This recipe for Italian turkey-stuffed sweet potatoes is my go-to appetizer. I know it takes some effort to prepare, but this is a worthy experience.

5 from 1 vote

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Prep Time 15 minutes mins

Cook Time 20 minutes mins

Total Time 35 minutes mins

Course Appetizer

Cuisine Italian

Servings 4 people

Calories 328.5 kcal

Ingredients

 

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• 4 medium sweet potato
• 1 pound ground turkey (minced turkey) - Italian
• ½ medium red onion
• ¼ cup hot sauce

Instructions

 

• Cut the sweet potatoes length-wise and place them on a cookie sheet. Bake for 30 minutes until they’re soft enough to scoop out of the skin. If they’re still hard, put them back in the oven.
• While waiting for the potatoes to bake, cook the ground turkey in a skillet on medium heat. Add onion halfway through so they can cook together. Cook until brown.
• When your potatoes are done, scoop the insides out with a large spoon. Don’t go too deep (like I did), or your skin will tear and be limp (like mine).
• Add the insides of the potatoes to your ground turkey. Then, use a wooden spoon and work the meat and the potatoes together.
• Add the Frank’s Red Hot and stir.
• Take your new mixture and fill up those potato skins as full as you want. If you’re crazy and like to measure everything as I do, you’re aiming for 4 ounces for each potato.
• Put those bad boys back in the oven for about 5 minutes to bring it all together.

Nutrition

Calories: 328.5kcalCarbohydrates: 47gProtein: 30.5gFat: 2.4gSaturated Fat: 0.6gPolyunsaturated Fat: 0.7gMonounsaturated Fat: 0.6gTrans Fat: 0.02gCholesterol: 62.4mgSodium: 579.1mgPotassium: 1137.8mgFiber: 7.1gSugar: 10.2gVitamin A: 32115.5IUVitamin C: 17.7mgCalcium: 75.6mgIron: 2.4mg

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