Chipotle Twice Baked Sweet Potatoes are sweet, smokey, and a little bit spicy. This tasty dish can be served up as a vegetarian main course, intriguing side dish, or even a fun appetizer.
These sweet and smokey sweet potatoes are a healthy treat you can really dig in to. We’ve been making them for years and they quickly became one of our all time most popular recipes on the blog. I understand why! These make a great vegetarian dinner, an intriguing appetizer, and a tasty side dish. It’s even good as leftovers! These sweet potatoes are something totally different than what you are used to and can really jazz up this orange potato.
Fun Fact: what’s the difference between a sweet potato and a yam? Well, odds are you’ve never actually eaten a yam! Real yams are found in Asia and Africa and have purple, red, or white flesh and a dark black or brown skin. Those red skinned, orange flesh “yams” you buy at the grocery store are actually sweet potatoes. Yes, I realize that they are usually labeled as yams, but it’s simply not so. That other thing in the store that looks more like a potato that’s labeled as a sweet potato? Why yes, it’s a sweet potato too! It is simply a different variety, much like how you can by a russet potato or red potatoes. This recipe can be made with either variety of sweet potatoes, but I prefer the orange flesh sweet potato myself.
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Can I use regular potatoes instead of sweet potatoes?
We love the flavor, and the added health benefits from sweet potatoes, but you absolutely could substitute with any large baking potato.
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Spinach Optional?
We know, not everyone enjoys their greens. If you don’t love spinach you can always omit it.
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Storage and Reheating Instructions:
Store any leftovers in an airtight container in the fridge for up to 4 days. Reheat in the microwave for 30 seconds at a time until warmed through.
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Rachel, a dear friend posted this recipe to my facebook wall because my hubby loves sweet potatoes. I made it for his dinner today, and added chopped pork roast left over from another dinner. He loved the different taste the chipolte and spices not normally used on sweet potatoes! I only needed 1 large sweet potato for his dinner. Adapted the other ingredients down to suit his likes, he likes 'zingy'! I had lemon juice on hand, that worked fine. I mixed up the mashed potato mixture early, didn't save the skin of the potato as it had several blemishes. Covered the bowl and let the mixture 'blend' flavors a couple of hours in the fridge before transferring to a small glass baking dish sprayed with pan pal. Baked up like a charm, cooked as a casserole!
I'm so glad you and your hubby liked it! It's fun to make sweet potatoes into something so different. I personally think they are even more versatile than white potatoes. So many things you could do with them! The casserole adaptations sounds fabulous!
one more question if made ahead of time do think drained frozen spinach will work or stay with fresh.
I think it would work to make them ahead and put them in the fridge. And yes, drained frozen spinach would work as long as it is well drained.
Thank you so much. Enjoy your day.
Love sweet potatoes, can you make these ahead of time and put in fridge to save time.
Beautiful pic and great recipe…can I reblog this on my blog? Full credit to you of course…
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Yes! I'd be honored!
What chipotle peppers do you use? In a can with adobo sauce? Or fresh from the produce section?
Thanks for stopping by! I use canned chipotle in adobo sauce. Fresh would work too as chipotles are just smoked jalapenos, though my grocery stores don't tend to carry them in the produce section, but rather in the international foods section. The dry version would work in this application just fine.
These were fantastic! Thank you.
Made these tonight, so easy and delicious! Thanks for sharing!!
Thanks for stopping by! I'm so glad you liked them!
Yum two of my favourite loves in one! I am obsessed with sweet potato and chipotle chili! Can't wait to try these they look delicious!
This looks very tasty!