These paleo, AIP, and Whole30 Chicken, Bacon, and Kale Stuffed Sweet Potatoes are a snap to make and are perfect for meal prep! This is an easy, veggie-loaded meal, fantastic for weeknights or chaotic weekends, and is SO nourishing!

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I love having simple, quick meal ideas up my sleeve.

Though I love cooking, I also love TIME. Time to read, to binge on Netflix, to have a conversation with my family, to play… to do nothing.

“Uncomplicated Real Food” is a huge part of the mission of All The Nourishing Things. I strive to show you how simple feeding your family nourishing foods can be.

Your food can still be beautiful, taste gourmet, and even fall in line with whatever your eating style is (paleo, Whole30, keto, AIP, etc). But, it doesn’t have to be overwhelming, time-consuming, or complicated.

This recipe for Whole30 Chicken, Bacon, and Kale Stuffed Sweet Potatoes proves my point.

It’s ultra-nourishing, is bright and beautiful, tastes gourmet, and can be whipped up in about half an hour.

Even if you forgot to meal plan, this easy paleo and Whole30 meal comes together in a cinch — as long as you have the ingredients at the ready.

This is basically a skillet meal — with a side of sweet potatoes!

I used just 2 cooking methods for Whole30 Chicken, Bacon, & Kale Stuffed Sweet potatoes — my Instant Pot and my large cast iron skillet.

While the sweet potatoes cook in the Instant Pot (you can use your oven, but that will take longer), you make the chicken, bacon, and kale in the skillet.

When the potatoes are done, so is the chicken, bacon, and kale!

FAQs & Ingredients

I want my recipes to serve you — not the other way around. Rather than going to the store to buy ingredients just to make my dishes, I hope you’ll feel comfortable making slight changes or ingredient swaps to use what your family loves or what you already have on hand.

Ingredient Swaps:

Feel free to use spinach instead of kale.

Use ground chicken or turkey if you don’t have boneless, skin-less chicken breast.

Let this dish be an opportunity to use up other produce, such as peppers or mushrooms, that might be on its way out.

How to make this keto/low-carb?

Obviously sweet potatoes aren’t keto-friendly, but the chicken, bacon, and kale filling is! Simply swap the sweet potatoes for zucchini noodles, spaghetti squash, or cauli-rice!

How to find Whole30/paleo bacon?

More and more stores are carrying paleo and Whole30-friendly bacon (meaning it’s made without preservatives and or sweeteners).

Some brands to look for:

• ButcherBox Applewood Bacon
• Applegate Farms (check the ingredients)
• U.S. Wellness Meats Whole30 Bacon
• Garrett Valley Bacon
• Pederson’s Natural Farms Bacon

Best Way to Cook the Sweet Potatoes

It won’t surprise my long-time readers to learn that I’m utilizing the Instant Pot! 🙂

The Instant Pot does in half an hour what would take over an hour in the oven to accomplish.

So, yes, if you have an Instant Pot, put it to work on the sweet potatoes.

Depending on the size of your sweet potatoes, you’re looking at a cook time from 20 to 30 minutes. For these Chicken, Bacon, and Kale Stuffed Sweet Potatoes, one-half of a large sweet potato is one serving.

3 whole sweet potatoes = 6 servings

By cutting the sweet potatoes in half length-wise before cooking, you reduce the cooking time. Still, it’s impossible to say exactly how long your sweet potatoes need to cook in the Instant Pot since, inevitably, your sweet potatoes vary in size as much as mine do.

Start with 20 minutes in the Instant Pot, let off the pressure when it beeps and check. If the potatoes aren’t totally soft, put the lid back on the pot and cook for another 5-10 minutes.

If baking sweet potatoes in the oven, cut in half length-wise, lay on a baking sheet, and bake until soft.

How to Make Whole30 Chicken, Bacon, and Kale Stuffed Sweet Potatoes

First, start by getting the sweet potatoes going. I prefer my Instant Pot.

Next, place a large cast iron skillet on medium heat. No fat is necessary because the bacon renders its own fat.

While the skillet heats, dice up 8 slices of bacon and some red onion.

Add it to the hot skillet and allow the bacon to crisp and the onions to caramelize. While they cook, dice the chicken breast into one-quarter to one-half inch cubes.

Add the diced chicken to the skillet, stirring to cook evenly. To season, add salt, garlic powder, and dried dill.

When the chicken is cooked through, add 1 large bunch of roughly chopped kale. You can even turn off the heat and stir the kale in, allowing it to wilt.

As soon as the sweet potatoes are cooked, it’s time to serve!

Place half of a sweet potato on a plate and use a fork to fluff up the inside. Add the Chicken, Bacon, and Kale mixture to the top of the potato and enjoy!

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Chicken, Bacon, & Kale Stuffed Sweet Potatoes (Whole30, paleo, AIP)

These paleo, AIP, and Whole30 Chicken, Bacon, and Kale Stuffed Sweet Potatoes are a snap to make and are perfect for meal prep! This is an easy, veggie-loaded meal, fantastic for weeknights or chaotic weekends, and is SO nourishing!

CourseMain Course, Main Dish

Prep Time 10 minutes

Cook Time 20 minutes

Servings 6 servings

Calories 226 kcal

Author Rebecca Hansen

Ingredients

• 3largesweet potatoescut in half length-wise
• 4boneless, skinless chicken breastscut into 1/4-1/2" chunks
• 8slicesWhole30, paleo-approved bacondiced
• 1cupred oniondiced
• 1bunchkaletorn from stems and roughly chopped
• 1teaspoonsalt
• 1teaspoongarlic powder
• 1/2teaspoondried dill

Instructions

1. Add the cut sweet potatoes to your Instant Pot, laying them on top of the trivet, and adding 2 cups of water. Press the "Manual" or "Pressure Cook" button and adjust the time to 20 minutes on high pressure. Alternatively, you can bake the sweet potatoes in the oven until soft, though this will take longer.

2. To a large cast iron skillet over medium-high heat, add the diced bacon and onion.

3. While the bacon and onion cooks, cube up the chicken breast. Once the bacon is crisp and the onions are caramelized (about 7-8 minutes), add the chicken, salt, garlic powder, and dill.

4. Cook until the chicken is cooked through. Then, add the chopped kale and stir so the kale wilts.

5. When the Instant Pot beeps, immediately release the pressure. Place one halved sweet potato on a plate, mash the sweet potato, and fill it with the chicken-bacon-kale mixture.

Recipe Notes

One serving is one-half of a sweet potato filled with 1/6 of the chicken-bacon-kale mixture.

Nutrition Facts

Chicken, Bacon, & Kale Stuffed Sweet Potatoes (Whole30, paleo, AIP)

Amount Per Serving

Calories 226Calories from Fat 42

% Daily Value*

Fat 4.7g7%

Saturated Fat 1.4g9%

Cholesterol 50mg17%

Sodium 678mg29%

Potassium 579mg17%

Carbohydrates 24g8%

Fiber 4.3g18%

Sugar 6g7%

Protein 23g46%

* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2000 calorie diet.

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More easy Whole30 meals you’ll love…

• Everything Seasoning Roasted Sweet Potatoes
• Whole30 Instant Pot Fish Chowder
• Super Simple Instant Pot Salsa Verde Chicken
• Instant Pot Beef Stroganoff (dairy-free, nut-free, keto)
• Instant Pot Cilantro Meatballs
• Whole30 & Keto Buffalo Wings
• Everything Seasoning Deviled Eggs (keto, Whole30, paleo)
• Beet & Blood Orange Slaw
• 5-Ingredient Breakfast Hash

Do you “stuff” your sweet potatoes?

Originally published February 5, 2015. Updated with new photos, text, and improved recipe and republished January 26, 2020.