Microwave Sweet Potato Stuffed

You’ll love how easy this is; it’s perfect for a quick lunch or a healthy dinner. Microwave sweet potato is one of the easiest meals you can make and the easiest and fastest way of cooking sweet potato.

Loaded sweet potato video

Ingredients for microwave sweet potato

How to cook sweet potato in the microwave

Topping Variations

Greek-Inspired Topping

Simple Sweet Topping

Serving Suggestions

Tips

Questions

Storage

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And the best thing? You can stuff microwave sweet potatoes with your favorite toppings, from black bean salad to couscous, from simple butter and sage to cinnamon and maple syrup.

Sweet potatoes

We use orange sweet potatoes most of the time. However, you can also microwave purple or white sweet potatoes.

Black bean salad filling

We love stuffing our microwave sweet potato with a simple black bean salad filling that we toss in cilantro, lime juice, and olive oil. It’s fresh, nourishing and delicious. For more fillings, check out the ”topping variations“ chapter below.

Black beans Green bell pepper Corn Red onion Pickled red onion or jalapeños Avocado Extra virgin olive oil Cilantro Fresh lime juice Maple syrup Garlic & Ginger Salt

Dry it with a paper towel, then prick it with a fork several times. This is important to allow the hot steam to escape and prevent the spuds from exploding in the microwave. Arrange the sweet potato on a microwave-safe plate and microwave at max power for 5 minutes. Slide a paring knife in the center of the potato to check for doneness. The potato is cooked if the blade slides in easily through the center. If not, keep microwaving it in 1-minute intervals. A medium sweet potato will cook in about 6 minutes, while larger potatoes will take longer. You can microwave sweet potatoes whole. Cooking more than one sweet potato at a time will extend the cooking time, almost doubling it, and the potatoes will cook unevenly, so we don’t recommend it. When ready, slice the sweet potato in half with a knife and stuff it with your favorite topping. Add black beans, diced green bell pepper, canned corn, chopped red onion, and diced avocado to a bowl. Season with fresh cilantro and lime juice, maple syrup, grated garlic and ginger, and a pinch of salt. Stuff the potato with the salad, top with sour cream, Greek yogurt, or vegan sour cream, and top with pickled red onions or jalapeños.

Mediterranean-Inspired Topping

Light and nutritious Mediterranean couscous salad with crispy roasted or air-fried chickpeas and creamy and nutty tahini sauce on top.

Chickpea Tuna Topping

Our delicious vegan tuna recipe is perfect to stuff microwave sweet potatoes. You can even add melty cheese on top and arrange them on a baking sheet under the broiler for a few minutes until the cheese melts.

Simple Savory Topping

A simple savory topping of butter (or dairy-free butter), sage leaves fried in butter in a pan for 2 minutes, and sea salt or kosher salt. You can also add chopped apple on top. We took the sweet potato out of its skin for this one, then mashed it lightly with a fork for the spices and maple syrup to go in. It was a delicious dessert.

Other Ingredients

Other Ingredients that go well with microwaved sweet potatoes are extra virgin olive oil, Mexican salsa, black beans, paprika, black pepper, chives, garlic powder, spices, flat-leaf parsley, cilantro, apples, bell peppers, cauliflower, curry, ginger, garlic, kale, and most nuts. Alternatively, you can have the spud as a side dish, net to a main course or grain salad. Finally, you can eat it as a dessert with cinnamon, butter, chopped nuts, apple, and maple syrup. Refrigerator: Store leftovers in an airtight container in the fridge for up to four days. It’s best to store it without the topping. Then, eat cold or reheat in the microwave for one minute.