These mushroom sausage stuffed sweet potatoes feature a flavorful Italian sausage mushroom filling stuffed into fluffy baked sweet potatoes and baked with lots of gooey mozzarella on top.
While I love a regular baked potato just as much as the next gal, I have to say that these baked sweet potatoes are giving a steakhouse side dish classic a serious run for their money
Hard to argue with a sausage + mushroom filling and a mountain of mozzarella melted on top, ya know?
These sweet potatoes are seriously so loaded with the works they’re totally a meal in and of themselves! Personal-sized, no less. All kinds of wins happening in dinner land tonight!
I include all the meal prep tips for these sweet potatoes further down in the blog post because honestly, these sweet potatoes are a weeknight dream and have lots of ways you can prep them ahead of time!
These Sweet Potatoes feature…
- Fluffy baked sweet potato base
- A hearty ground sausage mushroom and spinach filling
- Gooey mozzarella cheese baked on top
Making the Sweet Potatoes
(scroll down to the bottom of the post for the full recipe)
Ingredients You Will Need
- Sweet potatoes
- Olive oil
- Ground Italian sausage
- Yellow onion
- Mushrooms
- Garlic
- Thyme
- Spinach
- Mozzarella cheese
How to Bake Sweet Potatoes
I recommend choosing medium sweet potatoes for this recipe. Wash sweet potatoes well, pat dry, arrange in a single layer in a baking dish, and prick all over with a fork so the sweet potatoes can release steam while the bake.
Bake the sweet potatoes at 400F 55-60 minutes until a fork can go through sweet potatoes without any resistance. Allow sweet potatoes to cool slightly, then split open and fluff up interior with a fork.
Tips for Perfect Stuffed Sweet Potatoes
- Season interior of baked sweet potatoes – don’t forget this part! This is the base of the meal and we want it flavorful.
- Use fresh garlic and thyme – these ingredients add lots of aromatic flavor to the filling.
- Broil cheese on top – 2-3 minutes under high will brown and melt the cheese perfectly.
Recipe Variations
Try these ideas for a different twist on these sweet potatoes
- Try another meat – try ground chicken, turkey, or beef in place of the sausage.
- Hold the meat – skip the meat and add more mushrooms in its place.
- Use another cheese – try melting cheddar, swiss, provolone, or gouda on top of sweet potatoes.
- Make it spicy – use spicy Italian sausage and add cayenne pepper to the filling to taste.
Make-Ahead Tips
- Bake sweet potatoes – bake the sweet potatoes according to recipe instructions and store in refrigerator up to 6 days. Reheat before stuffing with filling either in a 350F oven 15-20 minutes or in microwave on high 2-3 minutes.
- Make filling – assemble the filling and store in refrigerator up to 6 days. Reheat on stovetop over medium heat before serving.
- Assembly – when ready to assemble, stuff warmed sweet potatoes with warmed filling and broil cheese on top.
It’s truly ridiculous how much flavor we’re able to pack into these sweet potatoes! The savory Italian sausage and mushrooms pair so well with the fluffy sweet potato interior and obviously, there’s no arguing with all that melty cheese on top.
New weeknight staple, here you come!
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More sweet potato favorites to try next!
- Maple Rosemary Roasted Sweet Potatoes
- Chili Stuffed Sweet Potatoes
- Salted Maple Smashed Sweet Potatoes
Mushroom Sausage Stuffed Sweet Potatoes
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Ingredients
- 4 medium sweet potatoes
- 1 tablespoon olive oil
- 1/2 lb ground Italian sausage
- 1 small yellow onion, finely diced
- 6 oz mushrooms, thinly sliced (buttons, shiitakes, oysters, etc.)
- 2 medium cloves garlic, minced
- 1 teaspoon minced fresh thyme
- 1-1/2 cups firmly-packed baby spinach
- Salt and pepper to taste
- 1 cup shredded low-moisture mozzarella cheese
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 400F. Place sweet potatoes in a greased baking dish or sheet pan and prick several times with a fork. Bake sweet potatoes at 400F 55-65 minutes until tender when pierced with a fork. Set aside to cool.
- Heat olive oil in a large skillet over medium-high heat. Add Italian sausage and onion and break up over medium-high heat until meat is no longer pink. Add mushrooms and cook 3-4 minutes until tender. Add garlic, thyme, and spinach and cook until spinach is wilted. Remove pan from heat and season with salt and pepper to taste.
- Use a fork and knife to split each sweet potato open and fluff up inside. Season sweet potato interior with salt and pepper to taste. Fill each sweet potato with about 3/4 cup sausage filling and top with mozzarella cheese.
- Broil sweet potatoes under high heat 2-3 minutes until cheese is melted and lightly browned. Serve sweet potatoes warm and enjoy!
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