Broccoli Stuffed Sweet Potatoes

Happy Wednesday friends! I just had to share our delicious dinner tonight. We are trying to incorporate more nutrient dense foods in our diet, and sweet potatoes are becoming a new favorite! Low in calories and packed full of vitamin A (over 300% of your recommended daily intake) they are an awesome addition to our meals. In the past, the only type of baked sweet potato I have had was full of cinnamon, butter, and marshmallows. Delicious? Yes. But I feel like packing them with marshmallows kind of takes away from their nutrition.

Seeing as I've only had sweet potatoes with other sweet toppings, this recipe provided a great new spin since its filled with contrasting salty toppings like cheese and pancetta (bacon would also work just fine if you can't find pancetta). If you are looking for a hearty, flavorful meal, this is it! I thought that they would simply be a side dish, which I why I prepared chicken with them, but they are so packed full of ingredients that they are easily a meal in themselves! Neither my husband nor I was able to finish our plates!

Anyways, click HERE for the recipe! One tip I have is on baking the potatoes. I cooked them at 425 degrees compared the the 365 that the recipe suggests. This will give you a crispier skin. I cooked them for 40 minutes, flipped them, and then cooked them for an additional 20 minutes and they were perfect!