Crispy Chickpea Stuffed Sweet Potatoes are a delicious mix of textures - crunchy chickpeas, soft sweet potato, and a creamy dressing.
Things I love about these Crispy Chickpea Stuffed Sweet Potatoes:
They are meal preppable. You can easily bake a bunch of sweet potatoes and crisp up chickpeas on a Sunday afternoon and have a super tasty lunch each day of the week. And you could even get creative with your toppings. I've got a delicious yogurt sauce to go with this recipe, but you could experiment with your favorite dressing or sauce.
They've got fiber and protein. Sweet potatoes and chickpeas both have a very high fiber content. Fiber is such an important nutrient that we should all be paying attention to, to ensure optimal health. And we all know that it's good to eat enough protein for satiation and to help with muscle building/maintenance. Chickpeas pack in the protein for this dish.
They're super tasty. The sweetness from the sweet p and the saltiness from the chickpeas and a refreshing creamy dressing on top all combine for an incredible dish. Plus if you add some pickled red onions like I did you'll get a little acidic bite that just puts the flavor over the top.
Overall, this dish is pretty stellar. I'm getting hungry just writing about these sweet potatoes. Let's make 'em!
Step 1. Preheat the oven or air fryer to 400°F.
Step 2. Wrap the sweet potatoes in aluminum foil and bake until soft (around 40 minutes, depending on the exact size of the sweet potato).
Step 3. When the sweet potatoes are cooked, reduce the oven or air fryer temperature to 350°F.
Step 4. Spread the chickpeas on a baking sheet or wrack of your air fryer and sprinkle with cumin, garlic powder, and salt. Cook for 5-10 minutes, until crispy. Watch carefully so they don't burn.
Step 5. Combine all the yogurt sauce ingredients in a small bowl.
Step 6. Assemble the sweet potatoes. Slice each potato in half and then fill with the chickpeas, lettuce, and pickled red onions. Drizzle with yogurt sauce. Enjoy!
Thank you God for this meal. Allow it to nourish our bodies. Amen.
Looking for other tasty sweet potato recipes? Check out these Sweet Potato Nachos.
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Crispy Chickpea Stuffed Sweet Potatoes are a delicious mix of textures - crunchy chickpeas, soft sweet potato, and a creamy dressing.
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