Sausage and Apple-Stuffed Twice-Baked Sweet Potatoes

Categories: dinner

Ingredients

• uncooked sweet potatoes 2 medium
• olive oil
• 1 tsp uncooked shallot(s)1⁄2 cup(s), chopped
• cooked chicken sausage(s)
• 6oz, smoked chicken and apple variety, chopped
• fresh apple(s)1 small, peeled, diced
• kosher salt 1⁄2 tsp
• fresh sage 1 tsp, chopped (plus a few leaves for garnish)
• shredded part-skim mozzarella cheese 4 1⁄3 Tbsp, divided (3 Tbsp plus 4 tsp)

Directions

1. Preheat oven to 350°F.

2. Prick a few holes in potatoes with a fork. Place potatoes on a microwave safe plate and cook until tender, about 5 to 7 minutes.

3. When potatoes have slightly cooled, cut each in half lengthwise, scoop out flesh into a large bowl and mash; reserve potato skins.

4. Heat oil in a medium nonstick skillet over medium-high heat. Add shallot; cook, stirring frequently, until softened, about 3 to 5 minutes. Add sausage and apple; cook, stirring occasionally, for 5 minutes.

5. Add sausage mixture, salt and sage to bowl with potato flesh; stir to combine. Gently fold in 3 Tbsp cheese; evenly divide mixture back into reserved potato skins and sprinkle each with 1 teaspoon remaining cheese. Bake until heated through and cheese is melted, about 10 to 15 minutes. Serve garnished with sage leaves. Yields 1 stuffed potato half per serving.

6. Notes

7. Feel free to substitute other flavors of precooked chicken sausage such as Apple and Sage or Sweet Italian.

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