BBQ Lentil Stuffed Sweet Potatoes

These BBQ Lentil Stuffed Sweet Potatoes are a hearty and tasty vegan dish that will fill you up. Putting together sweet potatoes, savory lentils, and tangy BBQ sauce makes a tasty and healthy meal.

Ingredients:

• 4 medium sweet potatoes
• 1 cup cooked lentils
• 1/2 cup BBQ sauce
• 1/2 cup diced red onion
• 1/2 cup diced bell pepper
• 1/4 cup chopped cilantro
• 1 tablespoon olive oil
• Salt and pepper to taste

Instructions:

Get the oven ready by heating it up to 400F 200C

Clean the sweet potatoes and use a fork to poke several holes in each one

Add salt and rub the sweet potatoes with olive oil

Put the sweet potatoes on a baking sheet and bake them until they are soft, about 45 to 60 minutes

Put olive oil in a pan and heat it over medium-low heat

It will take about 5 minutes of cooking after adding the diced onion and bell pepper

Combine the cooked lentils with the BBQ sauce in the pan by stirring them together

Keep cooking for 5 minutes more, until everything is hot

Cut the sweet potatoes out of the oven and let them cool down a bit

Cut each sweet potato in half and use a fork to fluff up the inside

Put an equal amount of the BBQ lentil mixture into each sweet potato

If you want, you can add more BBQ sauce and chopped cilantro on top

Enjoy while hot