This mouth-watering BBQ Chicken Sweet Potato recipe is perfect for a nutritious lunch or dinner. This dish is packed with juicy rotisserie chicken, creamy avocado, and tangy pickled red onions, all nestled inside a soft and sweet sweet potato.
SWEET POTATOES: If you have the time, bake your potatoes (Note 3) BUT this is short-cut recipe, so microwave works great too! Wash and throughly dry. Pierce a few times all over with a fork. Rub a touch of olive oil and sprinkle salt & pepper all over potatoes. Microwave --see Note 4 for timing.
CHICKEN: Shred a rotisserie chicken (or use a pre-shredded rotisserie chicken) and measure 2 and 1/2 cups. Warm the BBQ Sauce in the microwave (covered) for about 30 seconds. Pour warm BBQ sauce over chicken; start with 1/2 cup and add the additional 1/4 as needed to get to your desired sauciness. Gently toss with tongs until the chicken is coated to your liking. (If the shredded chicken isn't being pulled hot/fresh from the bones, I like to warm the chicken for 30 seconds to a minute in the microwave.)
FILL: Slice microwaved sweet potatoes in half, divide BBQ chicken evenly between potatoes stuffing each potato full. Divide diced avocado evenly between potatoes. Add pickled red onions to taste. If desired, top potatoes with a sprinkle of fresh cilantro & cotija cheese. Enjoy!
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Note 1: BBQ Sauce: We're fans of Stubb's® Original BBQ Sauce or Baby Ray's® Honey BBQ Sauce in this recipe. Or, if you happen to have a batch of our favorite homemade BBQ Sauce Recipe, nothing beats that!Note 2: Pickled Onions: Here is the quickest and easiest way to make your own pickled onions. That said, you can also purchase already pickled red onions from the grocery store. They can often be found near the pickles and artichoke hearts.Note 3: Prepare Sweet Potatoes: To make this recipe even quicker and more convenient, we opt to microwave the sweet potatoes to ensure they're ready in no time. However, if you prefer a crispy texture, you can certainly bake or air fry the sweet potatoes instead. To make the baking process even faster, we have a "hack" for you--check it out on this Baked Sweet Potatoes recipe. Note 4: Microwave Timing: Cook, flip, then cook again!
Small (6-8 oz): 2-3 minutes per side
Medium (9-12 oz): 3-5 minutes per side
Large (13-16 oz): 4-6 minutes per side
Extra Large (over 16 oz): 6-7 minutes per side
Two potatoes: Double the cook time; but start checking a few minutes before check how close they are to being tender (don't microwave more than 2 at a time)
You'll know the potatoes are ready if both sides are easily pierced (no resistance) with a fork. If there is still some resistance, continue to cook at 1 minute intervals until tender.