These easy baked egg stuffed sweet potatoes are a perfect choice for those nights where you don’t have a lot of time or energy to put into cooking. Gluten-free and vegetarian, they make a healthy and balanced meal with minimal hands-on time and no cleanup!
Contrary to what you might assume from the types of recipes I post here on Spoons, I do eat more than just sweets and snack foods. That’s not to say that there aren’t days where I end up eating sweeter breakfast-type meals all day, but I do make an effort to get those veggies and proteins in too. I mean, I love my veggies and all, but sometimes a girl’s just not in the mood, ya know?
Dinners can be especially difficult, and despite starting the day with the best intentions, there are still plenty of nights where I’ll sit down to big bowl of cereal or a chocolate green smoothie. But that’s life. Whether it’s because you’re tired, hungry, lazy, only cooking for yourself, or all of the above, sometimes those perfect meals you planned out in your head don’t end up materializing.
And that’s okay. I know it’s tempting to want to beat yourself up over a day of less-than-stellar eats, but guilt is never a good motivator, nor is it something that should be associated with food.
Instead, focus on the big picture (because that’s what really matters), accept that you can’t be on top of your game in every aspect of your life every.single.day, and arm yourself with a handful of healthy, quick, and easy recipes that you can turn to in case of [foodie] emergencies.
Oh, and did I mention that this recipe for baked egg stuffed sweet potatoes just so happens to be healthy, quick, and easy (hint, hint; nudge, nudge). I mean, the initial step of roasting the sweet potatoes takes a little bit of time, but I like to roast a whole bunch at once and keep them in the fridge so that they’re ready to go when I need them. That way, all I need to do when it’s time to eat is slice, scoop, crack, and bake… which might sound like a lot, but actually only takes about 5 minutes of hands-on time and requires no cleanup.
And the best part is that you end up with a healthy meal that gives you a nice balance of carbs, proteins, and fats, and tastes absolutely delicious. You can enjoy it as is, or add different toppings to switch things up and keep yourself from getting bored. Might I suggest avocado and salsa? Or green onions, shredded cheese, and ketchup/sriracha? Or even just a drizzle of maple syrup? No matter which way you choose to go, you really can’t go wrong with this vegetarian and gluten-free meal option!
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Baked Egg Stuffed Sweet Potatoes
- Total Time: 30 mins
- Yield: 2 – 4 servings 1x
Ingredients
- 2 large sweet potatoes
- 4 large eggs
- salt and pepper, to taste
- optional toppings such as: shredded cheese, green onions, chives, salsa, avocado, ketchup, etc.
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 400F. Wash and dry your sweet potatoes, and prick them all over with a fork before placing them onto a parchment-lined baking sheet and baking for 1 hour, or until soft and tender. Remove from oven and let stand for about 10 minutes, or until cool enough to handle.*
- Slice each sweet potato in half lengthwise and use a spoon to scoop out the flesh, leaving about a half-inch border around the skin intact. Transfer flesh to a bowl and save for future use.
- Reduce oven heat to 350F.
- Crack 1 egg into each sweet potato half. Season with salt, pepper, and shredded cheese (if desired). Place on a baking sheet lined with parchment paper and bake for 15-20 minutes, until white has set. If you like your yolks runnier, start watching them at 12 minutes and remove when desired level of doneness is reached.
- Serve immediately with toppings of your choice.
Notes
* You can also do this ahead of time and simply skip to step 2 when you’re ready to enjoy your stuffed sweet potato. I like to bake up a big batch of potatoes so that they’re ready to go when I need them.
Nutritional info calculated without optional toppings.
- Prep Time: 10 mins
- Cook Time: 20 mins
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Pretty sure when I make this for Dave I’m going to get the best girlfriend of the year award. This is all his favorite foods, in one. I make sweet potato hash like 2-3 times a week, so this will be less work for me! Having roasted sweet potatoes in the fridge is a lifesaver when we are short on time!
Do you have any advice or recipes for what to do with the left over sweet potato? I really hate waste so would like to use it up 🙂 x
I would eat these EVERY day..they look fantastic!
I’ve seen this done with avocado and always thought it looked so gross (hot avo? ew!) but this idea is SO.MUCH.BETTER. Plus I recently came to the conclusion that sweet potato is my favorite food, so this works out perfectly 🙂
I could never really get on board with the idea of hot avocado either. I put it on pizza once and wasn’t overly impressed 😕
This is a great pre workout dinner before my night conditioning class! You best bet imma be topping it with loads of avocado 😉
This looks like an amazing breakfast or lunch or dinner. I don’t eat eggs that often, but I would probably do this. 🙂
Holy yum. This looks so simple yet so delicious. Eggs and sweet potatoes are two of my favorite foods and I want this now!
YASSSSSSSSSS!
Can you tell Im excited about this? Because I so am! I’ll pretty much eat anything stuffed into a potato, but just the thought of it being eggs excites me beyond belief.
Fantastic! I absolutely love the simplicity of this “egg”cellent dish. 🙂
That sounds like an Arman joke doesn’t it?
But seriously these are great and I can imagine making this on a weekday for Lynne, when I’m short on time and can’t be bothered. Pinned. Thank you!
I love this! This is way more appetizing to me than the baked egg in avocado dish. I just can’t get on board with a baked avocado. We do eggs for dinner often, so I will have to put this into rotation!
I love the combo of eggs and avocado, but yeah… I’m not sure how I feel about baking it.
mmm! i could get used to recipes like this! you have opened a can of worms now Amanda =P
What a great idea! I cannot wait to make these! I’m thinking tonight! 🙂
Sounds like a good idea to me 😀 I hope you like them, Jen!
Yummy! I love Udi’s brand bread, too. I’m excited to try this out!
Oh my goodness, these look like such a great idea, there is a good chance I’m going to go buy some sweet potatoes tomorrow so I can try this out right away. Thanks for sharing! (Also I have no problem with more recipes for sweets!)
You should definitely do savoury recipes more often – this one is simple and perfect – I have seen this be done with avocado before but why have I never thought to do it with sweet potato?! And topped with salsa, cheese and guac…. Winner winner dinner! 🙂
I’ve been thinking about introducing more savoury recipes to Spoons! If only just so that I don’t end up eating cookies and muffins for dinner so often 😆
I’m obsessed! TOTALLY obsessed with this. Looks so good. I am starting to try and wean myself back onto the sweet potatoes – My mom totalllyyyyyyyyyy messed me up when it comes to SWEET POTATOES. She ruined them for me! LOL! But I have to remind myself that they’re NOT the devil – LOL. #longstory
I’m tempted to ask 😆
so basically, two of my favourite go-to’s in one recipe…3 if i throw in the avocado 😉 i’ll have to give it a shot!
I’ve done this before and it’s always so good! And bonus it’s a vegetarian dinner that John actually likes haha. My usual go-to fast dinners are omelettes with toast.
Oh these look so good, Amanda! I have many days where eating doesn’t go as planned, especially when I’m blogging desserts. By the time I’m done shooting, I’ve accidentally eaten half of the entire batch of whatever it was. Whoops!
This is a perfect cure for those days when you need something quick and easy yet still nutritious. I’m definitely adding them to the meal plan for a quick weeknight meal!
I know -exactly- what you mean, Sarah. That’s actually why I’ve been thinking about adding a few more easy savoury recipes to Spoons — so I don’t have so many nights where I’m eating cookies or muffins for dinner 😆
your blog is very nice 🙂
Thank you!
I absolutely love sweet potatoes and I was excited to see the title of your post. A perfect mix of healthy carbs and protein. Thanks!
When I saw this recipe pop up on your blog for today, I was like “wait no chocolate is involved!” lol But really this recipe looks so good and I love how simple it is. Simple, healthy and delicious is my go to for the weekdays. I have more time on the weekends to make “fancier” dinners for myself.
I know! I was almost thinking about not posting it just because it was savoury, but it was too good not to share. I wonder what it would taste like with melted chocolate… Probably a little strange 😯
“sometimes those perfect meals you planned out in your head don’t end up materializing.” Story. of. my. life. Unless Riley’s cooking, of course haha.
These look so good! I would totally dive into this. Savory breakfasts are my absolute favorite, so you’re winning me over with this one!
You’re so lucky to have a Chef Riley in your life! The only time I’m lucky enough to have someone cook for me is when I go over to my parents’ for dinner.
This looks delicious! I love eggs and I love sweet potatoes, so I don’t see how I could go wrong!
I love having stuffed baked potatoes for dinner. So easy and delicious!
I would totally have eggs, despite an intolerance, just for this!! I *adore* sweet potatoes, and you just found a way to make an easy, complete dinner/lunch/breakfast/any-time-of-the-day?? I’m in.
These look SO easy! I think I could actually get myself to try out this recipe. Thank you Amanda!
I figure if they’re easy enough for me to find the motivation to do it, then they’ll be easy enough for everyone
Hope you like them if you try them, Julia!
YES! I’ve done this in different forms before. It was years ago I discovered my love/obsession with the sweet potato + egg + avocado mix and damn I have NOT gone back.
Oh I love this idea! I want to eat this immediately.
We have a MILLION sweet potatoes right now from my dad’s garden, this is dinner. Done.
Fresh local sweet potatoes? Swoon. Jealous, big time.
My go-to easy dinners are a sort of sweet potato and veggie hash topped with eggs and skillet-caramelized salmon with sauteed spinach and sweet onions. Totally trying this when I come out of midterm-hibernation 😉
I will surely have to try this! Yum!
I love scrambling eggs or doing an omelet with a side of sweet potato, but this looks so much better and cozier – definitely going to try it!
I love how switching up the prep method can put such a different spin on the same ingredients. Hope you like it if you try it, Alyssa!
Yum! Reminds me of Davida’s sweet potato egg boats, which I make weekly these days!
http://www.thehealthymaven.com/2015/06/sweet-potato-egg-boats-with-avocado-crema-and-bacon.html
All my faves in one- you know I love this! Seriously though, can it get any easier! Like you eggs are my go-to meal when I am short on time or exhausted- eggs, toast & mushrooms and the combo hits the spot every time. And if I’m feeling extra lazy, peanut butter toast it is ;)!
I almost didn’t know who you were postings savory dish. Amazing as always lady!
Ehehe! I was actually considering not posting it just because it was savoury. But I figure it’s not a horrible thing to step outside the box every now and then.
Yes! I’ll be doing this later today, I can’t believe I haven’t yet!
That’s what I always say about the simple meals too! It’s like I try to make things way too complicated when sometimes simple is best.
These look SO good!!
I am all about easy dinners, even when I have the time to spend in the kitchen, I don’t really want to anymore! Vegetarian meals are so easy to throw together and most of them for me involve sweet potatoes 🙂
OMG!!! a savory dish. Girl… this is so me. YUM! loving the balance here. Spot on! high fives from TEXAS
I know — I couldn’t believe it either ;P This might be the 3rd or 4th savoury recipe that I have 😆
I just now realized you were from Texas too haha!