Instant Pot Stuffed Sweet Potatoes
There's something special about the combination of savory, salty flavors and sweet potatoes. That's why we often combine them with salty flavors, like the Parmesan cheese in our sweet potato shepherd's pie. And these dairy-free, gluten-free stuffed sweet potatoes are the perfect blend of savory and sweet. Savory Italian sausage, leeks and garlic, and sweet apple cider and sweet potatoes, come together in a healthy dish that feels like comfort food. And, when made with Whole30 compliant sausage, this recipe is perfect for Whole30!
Here's a link to our Whole30 compliant Homemade Italian Sausage!
More Whole30 recipes:
- Ratatouille Frittata
- Instant Pot Ghee
- Italian Sausage Soup with Turnips and Butternut Squash for Instant Pot
The Process
Place trivet in pot, then pour in one cup of water. Then place 4 medium sweet potatoes on top of trivet. Lock lid and cook for 18 minutes at high pressure. Once cook time is complete, allow pressure to release naturally. Remove potatoes and trivet, set aside. Rinse out the bottom of the pot.
Using sauté mode - add ghee to pot...
...along with leeks, ¼ teaspoon of salt, and a dash of pepper.
Sauté leeks for 3-4 minutes, stirring frequently, until slightly soft.
Add garlic and vinegar, cook for one minute.
Add spinach to pot and cook...
...until spinach is wilted.
Set spinach/leek mixture aside, along with liquid.
Continuing on sauté mode - Add sausage to pot...
...and cook until thoroughly browned, making sure to break up as much as possible.
Add apple cider to pot and let simmer for 2-3 minutes.
Meanwhile... carefully slice sweet potatoes in half.
Gently scoop out about half of the flesh from each side of potatoes and season with salt.
Add the scooped out potato flesh to sausage...
...and mix well.
Then add spinach/leek mixture to sausage/potato mixture and fold in until fully combined. Finally, evenly divide stuffing mix into all potato halves.
And this is the AMAZING Result…
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Instant Pot Stuffed Sweet Potatoes
Ingredients
- 4 sweet potatoes
- 1 Tbsp. ghee or olive oil
- 1 cup sliced leeks white and pale green part only
- ¾ tsp. salt divided
- ⅛ tsp. black pepper
- 1 Tbsp. garlic minced
- 1 Tbsp. apple cider vinegar
- 8 oz. baby spinach
- ½ lb. ground Italian sausage
- ¼ cup apple cider
Instructions
- Place trivet in pot, then pour in one cup of water. Then place 4 medium sweet potatoes on top of trivet. Lock lid and cook for 18 minutes at high pressure. Once cook time is complete, allow pressure to release naturally. Remove potatoes and trivet, set aside. Rinse out the bottom of the pot.
- Using sauté mode – add ghee to pot, along with leeks, ¼ teaspoon of salt, and a dash of pepper. Sauté leeks for 3-4 minutes, stirring frequently, until slightly soft. Add garlic and vinegar, cook for one minute. Add spinach and ½ teaspoon of salt to pot and cook until spinach is wilted. Set spinach/leek mixture aside, along with liquid.
- Continuing on sauté mode – Add sausage to pot and cook until thoroughly browned, making sure to break up as much as possible. Add apple cider and liquid only from leek/spinach mixture to pot and let simmer for 2-3 minutes.
- Meanwhile… carefully slice sweet potatoes in half. Gently scoop out about half of the flesh from each side of potatoes. Add the scooped out potato flesh to sausage and mix well. Season each half with salt.
- Then add spinach/leek mixture to sausage/potato mixture and fold in until fully combined. Finally, evenly divide stuffing mix into all the potato halves.
Nutrition
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Kara Mroz
This was a melt in your mouth, have to do it again kind of recipe. Trying to get my husband to expand his cooking beyond meat, rice or potato and a veggie has been difficult. But even he enjoyed this dinner and promises to make it again.