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BBQ Chicken Baked Sweet Potatoes

Name: BBQ Chicken Baked Sweet Potatoes
Prep time: 10 min
Cook time: 45 min
Total time: 55 min
Yield: 4
Ingredients: 2 large or 3 medium sweet potatoes; 3 c. shredded chicken; 3/4 c. bbq sauce; 1/2 c. shredded cheese (I used colby jack); 1 small avocado (chopped); 2 Tbsp. fresh cilantro (chopped); crispy onion strings (to taste)

Published: Oct 7, 2016 · Modified: Oct 6, 2019 by Cathy Trochelman · 25 Comments

These BBQ Chicken Baked Sweet Potatoes are the best combination of savory & sweet! Loaded with shredded bbq chicken, melted cheese, avocado, cilantro, and crispy onion strings, they’re a delicious break from the dinnertime rut!

As you may or may not know, I recently took a trip. With some of my best blogging friends. To San Francisco! And it was amazing. We toured the city, ate so much delicious food, enjoyed one another’s company, and, of course, talked about anything and everything under the sun. Including, but definitely not limited to, blogging.

And…for 3 days straight, I was in charge of nobody but myself. With barely a schedule to keep. Which meant I was free to stay up late and….[wait for it]….sleep in. For the first time in FOREVER! You better believe I loved every second of it.

I have to tell you, though. Something interesting happened. And maybe even more interesting is the fact that I took note it…which must mean it rarely happens. I had DREAMS. As in active dreams! Ones that felt fresh and vivid when I woke up each morning. Which either means that I was finally getting enough sleep to dream….or to remember my dreams….or that I was finally doing something interesting enough that my brain needed to process it while I slept. Ha!

I’m only partially kidding, because honestly? Being in San Francisco made me realize just how boring my day to day existence is. In a very comfortable, wouldn’t trade it for the world kind of way. I mean….I wouldn’t trade it, but I could probably get out of the house more, you know?

But until that happens, I can always make things more interesting at home. And if you ask me, dinner is a great place to start! I don’t know about you, but I am constantly getting into a dinnertime rut. Where all that anyone (including myself) is interested in making or eating is pizza, mac & cheese, and tuna melts. But you know what? I’m bound and determined to change that. Starting with these BBQ Chicken Baked Sweet Potatoes! I adore sweet potatoes, and I especially adore them with bbq chicken. But when you top that with cheese, avocado, cilantro, and crispy onion strings, you have yourself a dinner that’s anything but boring. It’s delicious! And interesting! And easy! Not to mention, these BBQ Chicken Baked Sweet Potatoes would be perfect game day grub, too. And, speaking of game day, if you watch the game with other people, it totally counts as getting out of the house. So that’s a win…and so are these BBQ Chicken Baked Sweet Potatoes!

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