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 donโt 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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What would be the total calorie count?
Thank you
There are numerous calorie calculators online you can use to run those numbers. I am neither a nutritionist or a doctor so I don’t feel comfortable publishing the information.
Can i print this recipe?
Yes. I recommend copying and pasting what you want to print into a word document. That way you can control how big the font size is and exactly what prints.
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These are yams, not sweet potatoes. There is a difference, which I wish people knew. Especially those creating recipes.
I think you have that backwards. In America the terms "Sweet Potato" and "Yam" are used interchangeably and refer to that potato looking thing with the red skin and orange flesh. Yet, you have probably seen something else in the grocery store labeled sweet potato with a light yellow skin, while your orange flesh variety is labeled yams. Guess what? Both of them are sweet potatoes! The kind of sweet potatoes you think of as yams are simply dark skinned sweet potatoes. You won't commonly come across true yams in an American grocery store. True yams have brown or black skin and the flesh is either red, purple, or off white. Crazy, huh? You thought you've been eating yams all these years!
I've never thought to put these flavors together, but can't wait to try!
I can live on sweet potatoes and Mexican food. The combination of the two is always a winner at my house. Can't wait to try this!
This looks interesting! I will have to try it sometime!