Spinach and Feta Stuffed Sweet Potatoes
These Spinach and Feta Stuffed Sweet Potatoes are flavorful and easy. They’re a great side dish when you want to mix things up a bit!
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I love a good loaded baked potato. A baked potato topped with all the fixin’s like sour cream, cheese (lots of cheese), chopped green onions, bacon (and more bacon)…that’s my kinda winter comfort food. In fact, we turned that into a soup a couple of years ago, and it’s one of our favorite soups for cold days.
But sometimes it’s fun to mix things up a bit…and that’s what led to this recipe for Spinach and Feta Stuffed Sweet Potatoes. We traded the classic Russet potato for it’s sweeter, oranger cousin – the sweet potato. Fun side fact: sweet potatoes are 14x sweeter than traditional potatoes. Granted, traditional potatoes aren’t very sweet at all, but it’s still a fun fact to know and share!
Spinach and Feta Stuffed Sweet Potatoes
Whenever we have sweet potatoes around, we often just dice ’em, toss ’em in olive oil and herbs and then roast ’em until tender. This time we went a different direction and baked the sweet potatoes until tender. Then we stuffed those potatoes with all kinds of deliciousness!
When it comes to stuffed sweet potatoes, the sky is the limit. We took a bit of a Greek slant with the flavors here. Spinach, feta, sun-dried tomatoes, garlic, lemon and olive oil all combine to create a tasty stuffed tater!
One of the benefits of making these Spinach and Feta Stuffed Sweet Potatoes is that they freeze incredibly well. That means you can make an extra large batch and then freeze some of ’em for future nights when you’re not in the mood to cook. We doubled the size of this recipe, so we roasted up 8 sweet potatoes, or 16 halves.
We froze about half of them, and then ate the other over several nights. To store leftover stuffed sweet potatoes, just place them in an airtight container in the refrigerator. To reheat, just let them come to room temperature and then heat ’em up in a 350°F oven for about 10-15 minutes or until thoroughly heated. Easy peasy!
Variations of Stuffed Sweet Potatoes
There is a lot of room for variation when it comes to stuffing sweet potatoes. We took a bit of a Green angle here, but here are some other fun ideas. A baked sweet potato is a blank canvas!
- Southwestern. Add a jalapeno, black beans, chili powder and cumin for a southwestern version. Finish with shredded Monterey Jack cheese and a squeeze of fresh lime juice.
- Indian. Roast up some chickpeas and toss ’em in olive oil, curry powder and turmeric. Top with a spoonful of raita – Greek yogurt mixed with cilantro, cucumber, red onion and seasonings.
- Buffalo chicken. Toss shredded cooked chicken in buffalo sauce and then mix it with the sweet potato. Finish with a drizzle of ranch dressing and some chopped green onions.
- Pulled pork. Instead of serving shredded pulled pork on a bun, just mix it with your favorite barbecue sauce and stuff it inside of a sweet potato.
- Taco. Make your favorite taco meat (ground beef or turkey) and then stuff it in a sweet potato. Sprinkle some shredded cheddar and lettuce on top before serving.
If you’re looking for a fun way to mix dinners up, then put a stuffed sweet potato recipe on the menu! This version is mighty tasty, and I do hope you give it a try. Cheers!
Did you make these Spinach and Feta Stuffed Sweet Potatoes at home? Leave a comment, or snap a photo and tag me on Instagram (@Spicedblog) – I’d love to see your version!
Spinach and Feta Stuffed Sweet Potatoes
Ingredients
- 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.
- Using a fork, pierce each sweet potato several times. Place sweet potatoes directly on middle rack of oven. (Tip: Place a foil-lined sheet pan on the rack below the potatoes.)
- Bake for 45-60 minutes, or until sweet potatoes can easily be pierced by a fork.
- Remove sweet potatoes from oven and let cool until they are able to be handled.
- Meanwhile, use paper towels to press as much liquid as possible from the thawed spinach.
- Using a medium bowl, add remaining ingredients (drained spinach, cilantro, olive oil, lemon juice, garlic, oregano, salt, pepper, feta cheese and sun-dried tomatoes); stir until well combined.
- Once sweet potatoes have cooled, slice each potato lengthwise.
- Scoop out most of the sweet potato, leaving the potato skins intact. Add scooped out sweet potato to the bowl with the spinach; stir until well combined.
- Stuff sweet potatoes with the spinach and feta mixture.
- Place halved sweet potatoes on a foil-lined baking sheet and bake for 8-10 more minutes. Serve hot.
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Cant wait to make this soon for me i never had spinach and feta stuffed sweet potatoes before perfect for my after office meals love your recipes as always brightens up my day everyday after work
These stuffed sweet potatoes are a fun and flavorful way to mix things up a bit! I hope you enjoy them, Ramya!
Mmmmmm. I love your choice of filling ingredients. And they’re pretty!
Thanks so much, Mimi! You can’t ever go wrong with Greek-inspired flavors. 🙂
I love sweet potatoes, but I only use them in savoury recipes (somewhat sweet potato desserts sound strange to me!) The combination of spinach and feta sounds like a perfect stuffing (well, I may disagree with you on the use of the cilantro though haha). Sprinkle with some pomegranate arils or cranberries, and this will be a perfectly festive dish!
I’ve done a couple of sweet potato desserts lately, and they turn out surprisingly well. I think those kinds of recipes are more common in the Southern states here in the U.S. Either way, these stuffed sweet potatoes are a fun and different side dish. Great idea on the pomegranate arils for next time!
oh yes sweet potatoes are so good for you. I like to bake them, then throw them in salads or stir-fries etc. so delish. these look the bomb david!
Thanks so much, Sherry! I love the way the Greek flavors all came together in this dish. Definitely a fun way to mix things up a bit. 🙂
We eat A LOT of sweet potatoes in our house and I’m always on the lookout for creative ways to serve them. This recipe definitely applies! On my to-make list!
Definitely give this version a try, Marissa! Stuffed sweet potatoes are a fun way to mix up the side dishes a bit. Enjoy!
Love this great twist with sweet potatoes — super flavorful!!
Thanks so much, Michelle! The flavors in this recipe were fantastic – definitely a fun way to put a twist on sweet potatoes!
This recipe sounds both delightful and nutritious! I appreciate the creativity of turning the classic loaded baked potato concept into something unique and healthier by using sweet potatoes.
Roasted sweet potatoes are always a fun way to mix things up, and these were especially fun thanks to the Greek inspired ingredients stuffed inside. Great side dish! Thanks, Raymund!
I’m with you, I love a good stuffed baked potato, especially when the weather gets cooler. Yay for comfort food! And I always have sweet potatoes on hand.. they’re so versatile and Camryn loves em!
Does Camryn go for baked/stuffed sweet potatoes? Sweet potatoes were always one of our staples for Robbie, although he’s kinda moved away from them. I’ll have to try to bring them back again for him…..wish me luck! Hah.