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Loaded Baked Sweet Potatoes

Author Cathy Trochelman

Ingredients

  • 3 large sweet potatoes
  • 1 Tbsp. olive oil
  • 6 slices bacon chopped
  • 1 c. sliced mushrooms
  • 2 c. shredded cooked chicken
  • 3/4 c. shredded swiss cheese divided
  • 3/4 c. cheese sauce recipe below
  • 1 Tbsp. fresh minced chives

Cheese Sauce

  • 2 Tbsp. butter
  • 2 Tbsp. all purpose flour
  • 1 1/2 c. milk
  • 1 1/2 c. shredded swiss cheese

Instructions

  • Preheat oven to 425 degrees.
  • Use a fork to poke several holes in each sweet potato.
  • Place potatoes directly on oven rack; bake 1 hour or until potatoes are tender.
  • Remove from oven; slice in half lengthwise and scoop out center, leaving 1/2 inch of flesh.
  • In a medium skillet, heat olive oil over medium heat. Add chopped bacon and sliced mushrooms and heat, stirring regularly, 10-15 minutes or until bacon is fully cooked.
  • Fill sweet potato halves with chicken, shredded cheese, and mushroom + bacon mixture.
  • Return to oven and bake for an additional 10 minutes.
  • While sweet potatoes are baking, prepare cheese sauce.

For cheese sauce:

  • In a small saucepan, melt butter over low heat.
  • Add flour and cook, stirring, until bubbly.
  • Add milk and continue stirring constantly until mixture is thickened and bubbly.
  • Remove from heat and stir in swiss cheese.
  • Drizzle sauce over baked sweet potatoes.