A Loaded Sweet Potato is always so delicious and easily paired with just about anything. If you follow me on Instagram, you know that hubby and I have started eating healthy during the month of January. The holidays were full of good heavy eating and lots of drinking, it really took us out. So it just makes sense, that my first recipe of 2021 reflects our healthy eating journey.
The motto during this healthy eating journey is: Eat Healthy, but Make It Fun, and that’s exactly what this recipe represents. The Sweet Potatoes are cooked in the Microwave, to cut down on time. You’ll never want to cook them in the oven again because this method is quick and gets the potatoes perfectly tender. In just 20 minutes, you’ll have a delicious Sweet Potato loaded with Spinach, Corn, Red Onions, and Spicy Shrimp. The Spicy shrimp is seared on both sides for 2 minutes and then cooked on low heat with chili paste, butter, olive oil, and lemon juice. Y’all, it’s delicious!
History
I first cooked this loaded sweet potato recipe during my live Instagram TV series “The Lunch Break” (we go live on IG every Tuesday at 12:00 EST). Everyone that tune in really enjoyed it. So I decided to drum up an official recipe that we all can enjoy at home.
Sweet Potatoes are a healthy alternative to regular potatoes. They are high in antioxidants and fiber. Partnering them with spinach, corn, and spicy shrimp helps round out the flavor making it the perfect lunch or dinner entre.
Ingredients
Sweet Potatoes – I use two Sweet Potatoes in this Loaded Sweet Potato recipe. I purchased my Sweet potatoes from Kroger
Shrimp – The frozen Peeled & Deveined shrimp is the best but for this quick recipe. Make sure your shrimp is thawed completely before use.
Corn – Frozen corn works perfectly for this recipe and cooks fast.
Spinach – Fresh Spinach not frozen to get desired texture
Chili Paste – Huy Fong Sambal Oelek Chili Paste is best for this recipe. It adds the right amount of spice and flavor to the shrimp sauce.
Tips
Ingredients: Prep Ingredients according to recipe first.
Cooking Sweet Potatoes in the Microwave: You can cook two Sweet Potatoes at a time in the Microwave. Make sure you pierce all around with a fork. Cook it on a Microwave safe plate for 2.5 minutes on one side and another 2.5minutes on the other. Pierce with a butter knife to check for tenderness. If the potatoes are not tender, cook potatoes in 30-second intervals until you reached your desired tenderness.
Spicy Sauce: You can save some reserved sauce to drizzle over the finished product.
Looking for more healthy recipes, check out the Cucumber Tomato Shrimp Bowl or the Grilled Spicy Shrimp Guacamole .
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Loaded Sweet Potato w/ Spicy Shrimp in 20-Minutes
Description
In just 20 minutes, you'll have a delicious Sweet Potato loaded with Spinach, Corn, Red Onions, and Spicy Shrimp. The Spicy shrimp is seared on both sides for 2 minutes and then cooked on low heat with chili paste, butter, olive oil, and lemon juice.
Ingredients
Seasoning for Shrimp
Seasoning for Veggies
Instructions
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Sweet Potato
Pierce Sweet Potato with a fork all over. Add to a microwave-safe plate. Cook in the Microwave for 2.5 mins, flip over and cook for an additional 2.5 mins.
Check tenderness and cook for an additional 30 secs if needed -
While potatoes cook, add shrimp and seasoning to a bowl, toss until shrimp is well covered.
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On medium heat, drizzle 1 tbsp Olive Oil in a medium-size skillet. Allow to heat for 30 seconds. Then add half the chopped garlic and a dash of salt. Toss around with a spatula for a few seconds to season your pan.
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Add Shrimp to the pan. Let shrimp cook for 1-2 minutes on each side.
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Reduce heat to low, and add butter ( let melt). After butter melts, add chili paste, 1 tbsp olive oil, and lemon juice. Mix together and remove from pan into a bowl, set to the side.
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Increase heat to medium, in the same pan with leftover bits, add 1 tbsp of olive oil, the remaining chopped garlic and a dash of salt. Toss around with a spatula for 15-20 seconds.
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Add frozen corn, allow to cook for 1-2 minutes until softened, then add red onions, spinach, & seasonings cook for another 1-2 minutes. Cook until Spinach begins to welt
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Once potatoes are cool enough to handle, cut each potato down the center, being careful not to cut all the way through. I like to use a fork to mash the inside of the potatoes before I add the remaining ingredients.
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Stuff Potatoes
Load Potatoes with Veggie Mix and top with Shrimp and Sauce. Enjoy
These sweet potatoes were a great change of pace for our dinner tonight. Usually we stick to regular potatoes, but this gave us another element of flavor.
Thank you, it really is a nice switch up to your normal loaded potato. A healthier alternative
You know I love sweet potatoes and literally had all of these ingredients on hand when I saw this recipe. So easy and delicious. Easily two meals in one.
This recipe has been a game-changer! So flavorful and healthy too! Your instructions are also pretty simple to follow. I am making this again!
I love sweet potatoes and this recipe made me fall inlove with them even more! So flavorful it was and ridiculously filling too!
I always have sweet potatoes in the pantry and shrimp in the freezer and this is my new favorite way to combine them. Thank you!
This recipe was simple and amazing! It was a huge hit for dinner, and great for meal-prep!
Although I make recipes like this often I usually use regular potatoes. The sweet potatoes made such a nice switch and were so good with all of the other flavors.
First of all you had me at 20 minutes! This is the perfect weeknight dinner! I’m very lucky to have children who can tolerate spicy foods. We all enjoyed this dish very much!
Sweet plus heat is a flavor combination I can’t resist, so this was an all around winner with me and my family.
You had me at Sweet Potato! They are literally my favorite food. I loved the combination with the shrimp too. It was super flavorful!
Yum! Such an amazing, healthy meal! Sweet potatoes are my fav so adding the shrimp was an added bonus!
This was such a delicious mix of flavors! I especially loved the chili paste! Can’t wait to make these sweet potatoes again!
This was such a delicious and healthy meal. My husband and I have been trying to eat healthy dinners all week, so these sweet potatoes were perfect.
I had all the ingredients on hand to make this for dinner over the weekend and it was so satisfying. Will be making again!