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    Home » Recipes » Appetizers » Spinach Stuffed Sweet Potato Skins

    Modified: Apr 29, 2025 · Published: Sep 19, 2020 by Angela G. · This post may contain affiliate links.

    Spinach Stuffed Sweet Potato Skins

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    These loaded sweet potato skins are a rich, delicious appetizer, side dish or lunch. Stuffed with spinach, cheese, and shallots then topped with crispy bacon. A must-try fall recipe.

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    • ★ Why You'll Love this Recipe ★
    • ★ How to Make this Recipe ★
    • ★ Tips & FAQs ★
    • ★ More Sweet Potato Recipes ★
    • Spinach Stuffed Sweet Potato Skins

    ★ Why You'll Love this Recipe ★

    These baked spinach stuffed sweet potato skins topped with bacon and a sprinkle of cheese are a hearty, delicious and vitamin-rich treat!

    They make a great appetizer but really could even be a straight up dinner option they are so filling. Best to share. 😉

    This is an adaptation of Pinch of Yum's Recipe

    I was inspired to make these loaded potato skins using sweet potatoes after I found a recipe by Pinch of Yum, probably my all time favorite food blog. If I had no job and unlimited cash flow to sustain life for like a year or two, then I would totally make every single one of the recipes on that site.

    But alas, I do have a job and a pretty limited cash flow at the moment so I have to be a little choosy about which recipes I make. Anyway, I'd never thought to use a sweet potato instead of a regular potato to make potato skins. Such a simple little swap but it really changes thing up!

    My Alterations

    I eliminated the chickpeas from the original recipe, added bacon crumbles to the top and used the reserved bacon drippings to cook the shallots instead of butter. Next time I make these, I may try adding artichokes because spinach and artichokes are one of my favorite combos!

    ★ How to Make this Recipe ★

    These sweet potato skins are pretty easy to make too.

    Check out this video that shows step by step how to prep and cook them:

     

    ★ Tips & FAQs ★

    Serving these as an appetizer?

    You could totally make and eat these for dinner or lunch but they make a great appetizer too.

    If you're into entertaining, check out these striped bamboo cutting boards that would double as an adorable way to serve these sweet potato skins. Since I have limited space in my kitchen, I love these types of cooking accessories that serve multiple purposes. But really, though, it's all about the stripes.

    Could you substitute sweet potatoes with regular potatoes?

    Sure! If you've got regular potato ob hand or prefer them to sweet potatoes, you can use those instead.

    ★ More Sweet Potato Recipes ★

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    • Mexican Loaded Sweet Potato Fries
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    • Easy Lean Turkey Enchiladas
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    The spinach stuffed sweet potatoes were featured on Melt in Your Mouth Monday.

    Stuffed Sweet Potatoes

    Spinach Stuffed Sweet Potato Skins

    Author: Angela G.
    These loaded sweet potato skins are a rich, delicious appetizer, side dish or lunch. Stuffed with spinach, cheese, and shallots then topped with crispy bacon. A must-try fall recipe.
    5 from 13 reviews
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    Course: Appetizers, Sides
    Cuisine: American
    Skill Level: Intermediate
    Prep Time: 15 minutes minutes
    Cook Time: 1 hour hour 15 minutes minutes
    Total Time: 1 hour hour 30 minutes minutes
    Servings: 3 Servings
    Yield: 6 potato skins

    Ingredients 

    • 3 sweet potatoes
    • ½ package bacon reserve drippings
    • 1 large shallot minced
    • ½ bag fresh spinach leaves
    • ¼ cup cream cheese
    • ¼ cup sour cream
    • salt to taste
    • 3 tablespoon shredded mozzarella
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    Instructions

    • Bake sweet potatoes on the middle rack of oven set to 350˚. On rack directly below middle one, place separated strips of bacon on a baking sheet. Bake bacon for 40 minutes. Bake sweet potatoes for 55-60 minutes.
    • When bacon is done, remove from baking sheet and place on a paper towel to absorb grease. Place remaining bacon drippings into a skillet. Heat to medium and cook shallots until translucent. Add fresh spinach leaves to skillet and cover. Cook for about 3-4 minutes, stirring occasionally until all spinach has reduced in size. Once cooked, turn off heat and leave semi-covered.
    • Remove potatoes from oven when they are tender to touch. Cut in half and scrape insides into a large bowl leaving a thin layer of potato on the skins. Optional: For extra crispy skins, brush the the skin side of each potato with bacon drippings. Place potatoes skin-side down back on the baking sheet.
    • Mash the potatoes in the bowl then add sour cream, cream cheese then spinach mixture. Stir well and salt lightly to taste. (Don't forget the bacon will add saltiness)
    • Stuff sweet potato skins with spinach mixture. Top each with a few sprinkles of mozzarella cheese. Chop bacon then add bacon bits on top of cheese. Bake for another 10-12 minutes or until cheese is melted. Enjoy warm and fresh out of the oven!

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    Nutrition Facts

    Calories: 664kcal | Carbohydrates: 51g | Protein: 19g | Fat: 43g | Saturated Fat: 18g | Polyunsaturated Fat: 5g | Monounsaturated Fat: 16g | Trans Fat: 1g | Cholesterol: 91mg | Sodium: 819mg | Potassium: 1264mg | Fiber: 8g | Sugar: 12g | Vitamin A: 37002IU | Vitamin C: 20mg | Calcium: 236mg | Iron: 3mg
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    Comments

    1. Kasey says

      June 04, 2021 at 9:44 am

      These look amazing. Can they be frozen and reheated?

      Reply
    2. Rache says

      June 06, 2020 at 11:43 pm

      5 stars
      This recipe was easy and delicious! It takes a while due to the baking time for sweet potatoes but I could walk away and do other things. I used light cream cheese and plain Greek yogurt instead of sour cream because that’s what I had m. It turned out great and I think would be even better with sour cream and regular cream cheese (would be a bit richer and creamier). Will make again!

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      • Angela G. says

        June 07, 2020 at 2:21 am

        Thanks for the awesome feedback and tips about your substitutions, Rache! So glad you enjoyed them. 🙂

        Reply
    3. Erin says

      October 18, 2019 at 1:30 pm

      Thanks for sharing at the Fabulous Friday Linky Party! We hope to see you again this week!

      Reply
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