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Pulled Pork-stuffed Sweet Potatoes

featured in 5 Scrumptious Pulled Pork Recipes

These sweet potatoes are stuffed to the brim with tender, flavorful pulled pork and topped with all the fixings. They're a hearty and satisfying meal that's perfect for a chilly night in. Just grab a fork and dig in!

Crystal Hatch
Tasty Team
May 04, 2023
94% would make again
Pulled Pork-stuffed Sweet Potatoes

Ingredients

for 6 servings

  • ½ yellow onion, sliced
  • 1 pork loin, cut into 2-inch (5-cm) thick rounds
  • salt, to taste
  • pepper, to taste
  • 3 cloves garlic, minced
  • 2 cups BBQ sauce (570 g), plus more for drizzling
  • 3 sweet potatoes
  • olive oil, to taste
  • 1 cup shredded carrots (110 g)
  • ½ purple cabbage
  • green onion, for garnish

Nutrition Info

  • Calories 590
  • Fat 21g
  • Carbs 73g
  • Fiber 7g
  • Sugar 43g
  • Protein 26g

Estimated values based on one serving size.

Preparation

  1. Layer bottom of crock pot with onion and lay pork loin on top. Season with salt, pepper, and garlic. Top with BBQ sauce.
  2. Cook on high for 4 hours or low for 8 hours.
  3. "Pull apart” the pork loin using two forks. Cover and let sit and move on to sweet potatoes.
  4. Preheat oven to 400˚F (200˚C).
  5. Using a fork, poke holes down one side of each sweet potato. Microwave for 3-5 minutes, or until softened. Let sweet potatoes cool before handling.
  6. Next, cut sweet potatoes in half and carve out the centers with a spoon, leaving a rim around the outside of each sweet potato.
  7. Place sweet potatoes on a baking sheet covered in parchment paper, drizzle with olive oil and season with salt and pepper.
  8. Bake for 20 minutes.
  9. Add shredded carrots and purple cabbage to the shredded pork and combine.
  10. Fill sweet potatoes with pork, drizzle with BBQ sauce, and garnish with green onion.
  11. Enjoy!
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