The Athlete’s Plate Challenge: Avocado Stuffed Sweet Potato

According to a report in The New York Times, only 23% of American meals include a vegetable. Complaints ranged from vegetables are disgusting to “I don’t know how to cook a zucchini.”

Hopefully scientists will create a vegetable in pill form in the near future. It’s our only hope.

As for me, I would say about 80% of my meals include a vegetable. Lunch and dinner ALWAYS have some form of vegetable, but breakfast is usually devoid of them. Hey, I think two out of three meals is pretty good

Occasionally I will have pumpkin pancakes, a green smoothie, or a vegetable omelet, so that’s why my estimation is 80%.

I’m always thinking of ways to make vegetables interesting, so I am always experimenting with new recipes.

Sweet potatoes are one of my favorite go-to ingredients that I always keep on hand, especially through the winter. They are extremely nutritious, very affordable, easy to store, and highly versatile.

I also swoon over the creaminess and fattiness of avocado, so I’m actually surprised it took me so long to finally combine them!

Let me tell you, it was a match made in heaven…

Avocado Stuffed Sweet Potato

Serves 1

Ingredients

• 1 medium sweet potato
• 1/2 cup green bell pepper, diced
• 1/2 c avocado, cubed
• 2 TBS red onion, diced
• 2 TBS lime juice
• 1 tsp cumin
• 1 garlic clove, minced
• Salt and pepper to taste
• 2 TBS fresh cilantro – chopped

Directions

1. Preheat the oven to 400*.
2. Bake sweet potato for 45 minutes to one hour, or until cooked through and soft.
3. Meanwhile, combine diced peppers, avocado, and onion in a small bowl.
4. Dress with lime juice, cumin, and garlic. Mix well and season with salt and pepper to taste.
5. Cut sweet potato in half and remove the insides with a spoon.
6. Mix the avocado filling with the sweet potato filling.
7. Stuff back into sweet potato skin and garnish with cilantro.

To make this a main dish, you could add a source of protein like black beans or grilled chicken. Feel free to let your imagination run wild!

Nutritional Information

Total
Calories 307
Carbs 46 grams
Fat 15 grams
Protein 6 grams

Don’t get used to getting nutritional information, but I can’t let Jason gain a competitive advantage

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Now it’s time to vote!

Head over to Jason’s post and see what he cooked up! When you get back, feel free to use the poll below or head over to the dedicated voting page.

While you’re at it, you can vote for the next challenge. Instead of an ingredient, we are doing a dish!

I am pulling for burgers

Tagged as: Avocado, Cilantro, Garlic, Green Bell Pepper, Lime, Onion, Sweet Potato