Loaded Creamy Mushroom Chicken Sweet Potatoes
Ready for a comforting meal that nourishes your body as much as it satisfies your cravings? 🍠🍄✨
This Sweet Potato is loaded with more than creamy mushrooms and chicken. It is loaded with nutrition!
Mushrooms bring powerful beta-glucans that support gut health and immunity, while tahini (made from sesame seeds) provides one of the highest natural sources of vitamin E for antioxidant protection. Paired with lean ground chicken, which delivers excellent protein without all the extra fat and stays much more moist than dry turkey, this dish is both comforting and functional. Fluffy baked sweet potatoes are piled high with a savory mushroom-spinach mixture and a rich, tangy tahini-Greek yogurt sauce. Hearty, flavorful, and satisfying, the perfect weeknight dinner or meal prep option that actually supports your body!
Let’s dig in!
Total time: 1 hr 5 Minutes | Prep Time: 15 Minutes | Cook Time: 50-55 Minutes
Servings: 3
Ingredients
3 medium sweet potatoes, washed and fork-pierced
1 lb ground chicken
1 tablespoon olive oil
1 small onion, diced
2 cloves garlic, minced
2 cups mushrooms, sliced
4 cups fresh spinach
½ tbsp garlic salt
Salt & black pepper, to taste
Tahini Yogurt Sauce
¼ cup tahini
¾ cup low-fat Greek yogurt
Juice of ½ lemon
Zest of ½ lemon
¼ tsp black pepper
¼ tsp salt
Instructions:
Bake Sweet Potatoes: Preheat oven to 400°F. Place pierced sweet potatoes on a baking sheet and bake for 50–55 minutes, until fork-tender.
Cook Chicken Mixture: While potatoes bake, heat olive oil in a large skillet over medium heat. Add diced onion and sauté for 3–5 minutes until translucent.
Add Aromatics & Veggies: Stir in minced garlic and sliced mushrooms. Cook for 7 minutes until mushrooms release their liquid and begin to brown. Add spinach and cook until wilted (2–3 minutes).
Make Sauce: In a bowl, whisk together tahini, Greek yogurt, lemon juice, lemon zest, salt, and pepper until smooth and creamy.
Combine: Reduce skillet heat to low. Pour the tahini yogurt sauce into the chicken-mushroom mixture and stir until everything is well coated and creamy. Season with garlic salt, salt, and pepper to taste.
Assemble: Slice open the baked sweet potatoes and fluff the flesh with a fork. Generously spoon the creamy mushroom chicken mixture over each potato. Serve warm.
525 Calories | 38g Protein | 22g Fat | 52g Carbs (43g net) | 9g Fiber
Tatum’s Recipe Hacks:
✨ Can’t tolerate dairy? I actually used coconut yogurt for mine as I am going through a gut reset. My favorite coconut-based yogurt is Harmless Harvest, try it out!
🍄 What are Beta-glucans found in mushrooms? Beta-glucans are one of the most well-researched fibers for gut health. They don’t just “feed” good bacteria, they actively help repair the gut lining, reduce inflammation, and support the immune system that lives in your digestive tract.
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