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Revised Jul 2026 · 1 revision

Stuffed Sweet Potatoes

A soft-baked sweet potato split open over warm-spiced crispy chickpeas, wilted spinach, and a garlicky lemon-tahini drizzle, finished with a scatter of pepitas. The oven does the work — barely any cleanup.

Illustration of Stuffed Sweet Potatoes
Hands-on 15 min Total 50 min Serves4 Ingredients13 Cost / Serv.$1.01 Calories386 Contains Sesame
Batch

Ingredients

Everything here is in your pantry — no shopping trip.

Method

  1. Heat the oven to 425°F. Prick the 4520 g sweet potatoes and bake directly on the rack 40–45 minutes until collapsing-soft.
  2. Meanwhile, toss the 1 can (15 oz)253 g chickpeas, drained and rinsed with the 2 tbsp27 g olive oil, 1 tsp2.1 g cumin, 1 tsp1.8 g coriander, 1 tsp2.2 g smoked paprika, and ½ tsp1.2 g cinnamon; roast on a sheet pan 20 minutes until crisp. Warm the 1 cup85 g frozen spinach through at the end.
  3. Whisk the 3 tbsp45 g tahini, 2 tbsp30 g lemon juice, 1 clove3 g garlic, minced, and salt, to taste with a little water until pourable.
  4. Split each potato, pile on the chickpeas and spinach, drizzle with the sauce, and scatter the ¼ cup32 g pepitas over the top for crunch.

Kids: serve the sweet potato mashed with a little of the tahini sauce stirred in, with the chickpeas and pepitas on the side.

Dietary

  • Gluten free
  • Tree nut free
  • Peanut free
  • Soy free
  • Sesame contains

Nutrition

Per serving · makes 4
Calories386Protein12gCarbs46gFiber11gSugars8.5gFat19gSaturated Fat2.7gSodium260mg
Vitamins & minerals
Iron4.2mgCalcium161mgPotassium743mgMagnesium129mgZinc2.2mgFolate92µgVitamin C6.0mgVitamin B120.0µgOmega-3 (ALA)0.03g
Estimated from pantry data, excluding Sea Salt (to taste).
Change log · 1 revision
  1. 14 Jul 2026

    FoundThe 657-review baked sweet potato tosses its chickpeas in a four-spice blend and finishes with pumpkin seeds; ours used only two of the spices and had no crunch.

    ChangedAdded coriander and cinnamon to the chickpea toss to complete the blend and scattered pepitas on top for protein and texture, and corrected the summary's one-pan claim since the method uses a rack and a sheet.

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