Buffalo sauce and sweet potato, has there ever been a more perfect pair? If you haven't tried it you may not believe it's true. Buffalo Shredded Chicken Stuffed in a Sweet Potato is a hit meal around here!
The creamy, sweet roasted potato perfectly balances the shredded buffalo chicken. This combo hits you with a little heat and a lot of flavors.
Easy Buffalo Shredded Chicken
This recipe only has 5 main ingredients and is done really quickly! The ingredients are staples you might already have on hand.
- 3 sweet potatoes
- 1 lb chicken breast, shredded
- ½ cup buffalo sauce
- ¼ cup blue cheese or sour cream
- cilantro
- salt and pepper
The shredded buffalo chicken comes together in almost no time flat! Boil your chicken to make quick shredded chicken or even pick up a rotisserie chicken from the store.
Give it a stir with the Franks Hot Buffalo Sauce and you have homemade buffalo shredded chicken. It's amazing on salads or potatoes.
How To Make Stuffed Sweet Potatoes
So now you've gathered all your ingredients, let's stuff these yummy sweet potatoes!
- Cut the sweet potatoes in half and roast at 400 for 45 minutes until tender.
- While those cook, boil 3 chicken breasts for 25 minutes and shred.
- In a mixing bowl combine the shredded chicken with the buffalo sauce and a pinch of salt and pepper.
- Remove the roasted sweet potatoes and smash with a fork.
- Top with shredded buffalo chicken mixture and top with a drizzle of blue cheese and cilantro.
- Enjoy!
Best Way To Prepare Shredded Chicken
There are a handful of ways to cook chickens you can shred it. Crock pot shredded chicken, boiled, seared, or roasted chicken work great!
Making chicken in the crock pot is so easy, just follow this simple tutorial for crock pot shredded chicken.
I personally just boil it with a pinch of salt for about 25 minutes and shred!
What to Serve With It
I served up this delicious stuffed sweet potato with an easy salad of chopped Romain hearts, cherry tomatoes, cilantro, and blue cheese with a little garlic red wine vinaigrette dressing.
Celery and extra blue cheese or ranch is also a great side dish to this zesty dinner.
After our dinner guests, we did not have any leftovers! My favorite buffalo sauce to use is Franks Hot Sauce but feel free to use any sauce you like!
Best Buffalo Sauce
There are so many buffalo sauce brands to choose from but my absolute favorite is Frank's Red Hot. It's the perfect amount of spicy and tangy.
I have also been known to use Chick-Fil-A buffalo sauce if I have enough of them on hand.
I know Buffalo Wild Wings has a delicious buffalo sauce that I think would pair nicely as well.
Other Buffalo Sauce Recipes
If you liked this Shredded Buffalo Chicken Recipe then you would love these other recipes using buffalo sauce...
Shredded Buffalo Chicken Sweet Potatoes
Ingredients
- 3 sweet potatoes halved
- 2 chicken breasts cooked and shredded
- ½ cup buffalo sauce
- ¼ cup blue cheese or sour cream
- ¼ cup cilantro chopped
- ½ teaspoon of salt
- ¼ teaspoon pepper
Instructions
- Cut the sweet potatoes in half and roast at 400 for 45 minutes until tender.
- While those cook, boil 3 chicken breasts for 25 minutes and shred.
- In a mixing bowl combine the shredded chicken with the buffalo sauce and a pinch of salt and pepper.
- Remove the roasted sweet potatoes and smash with a fork.
- Top with shredded buffalo chicken mixture and top with a drizzle of blue cheese and cilantro.
- Enjoy!
All you need for a full dinner, it’s so good!