Stuffed sweet potatoes with cranberries, walnuts and melty Brie cheese! My favorite vegetarian dinner for two!
Holy emails, you guys! Thank you SO much for writing me and requesting more dinner for two recipes. You make my day, like, all of the days. Thanks again! I might have the biggest surprise in the world for you dinner for two lovers out there, but I’m just not ready to share it yet. I will blab about it as soon as I can, though, I promise!
There is really no excuse why I don’t share more dinners for two with y’all, because I cook dinner for two every night. On the weekends, I might try a recipe I found on pinterest that serves more than two, but most of the time, I cook for two because our lunch routine is established: We are salad/ green juice/ half sandwich + soup lunchers. Always and forever. Dinner is my biggest meal of the day, and leftovers from a heavy dinner would put me right to sleep during the most productive part of my day. But, today’s dinner for two is one I would gladly double or triple to have lunch leftovers!
Easy vegetarian stuffed sweet potatoes recipe:
I must give 100% credit to my husband for coming up with this recipe idea. Over the holidays, we enjoyed a particularly gooey relish-topped Brie, and he said ‘how good would these flavors be in a sweet potato’? Answer: SO good. And even better the second day.
I’m not sure if you’re abstaining from meat on Fridays during Lent, but if so, I hope to share a few more vegetarian dinners with you. That is, if my photography assistant doesn’t eat them all first!
My 4-legged white balance card named Dovi.
I hope you love these easy vegetarian stuffed sweet potatoes recipe! The tart cranberries are the perfect balance to the sweet potatoes, and a little creamy Brie never hurt anyone. I like to add the walnuts for a dose of protein and crunch.
Dinner for Two: Cranberry-Brie Walnut Stuffed Sweet Potatoes
These simple sweet potatoes are stuffed with creamy brie, walnuts and cranberries.
Ingredients
- 2 large sweet potatoes
- 3 ounces triple cream Brie
- 1/3 cup chopped walnuts
- 1/4 cup dried cranberries
Instructions
- Preheat the oven to 400. Alternatively, you can bake the sweet potatoes in the microwave to make this recipe much faster, but I like the soft, velvet texture of an oven-baked sweet potato.
- Wash the sweet potatoes, prick them in several places with a fork, and place on a foil-lined baking sheet. Bake for 50-70 minutes, until a knife inserted slides easily through the sweet potato flesh.
- Remove the sweet potatoes from the oven, and let cool slightly.
- When cool enough to handle, slice the sweet potatoes in half and remove almost all of the flesh to a bowl, except for a 1/4" inch around the edges to help the potato hold its shape.
- Mash the sweet potato with the Brie, walnuts and cranberries. Stuff the mixture back in the skins and serve.
Nutrition Information:
Serving Size:
1Amount Per Serving: Calories: 351Total Fat: 25gSaturated Fat: 2gSodium: 9mgCarbohydrates: 27gSugar: 22gProtein: 10g
I’m currently on a sweet-potato craze and this adds another of my favorite foods: cranberries! Have to make this soon :)
You did NOT just put Brie cheese (my LOVE) on top of creamy, dreamy sweet potato goodness!?
You’re husband? well, he’s a keeper because this flavor combo just made my taste buds fall off my head. Pinned!
I want your dog! Too cute!
Love this sweet potato recipe and that there’s so much flavor but so few ingredients. Who can resist brie cheese?
I think I need to find a 4 legged white balance card. Do you think they sell those on amazon? :)
Probably not, but you can totally have mine. I also have a black card for sale. He’s 4 pounds, eats 3x/day and is a bit gassy….No returns.
Do I smell a Dinner for Two cookbook coming out of the oven soon???? That would be awesome!!!!! For now I’ll settle for these taters!
I once ordered chicken pot pie with mashed potatoes at lunch… it was the dumbest decision I’ve ever made. This one, these potatoes? They would be a smart choice. Light but still absolutely delicious (and brie!!!! Love of my life!).
Sweet potatoes are my happy food! I eat them with avocado all the time but never thought about BRIE. Yum! Bring on the dinners for two :)
I’m down for brie stuffed ANYTHING. But especially these potatoes :)
That sounds seriously amazing and your little assistant is adorable!
Yep, I straight up love you for this! Brie and cranberries together are my love, so topped on sweet potatoes this is about to become my new fav!!
These look glorious!! Made even better by the adorable photo of your dog :)
Brie and cranberries on top of sweet potatoes, genius! Can’t wait to hear what the surprise is for dinner for two lovers!
cutest assistant ever by the way :) and YES to all the sweet potatoes especially if they are filled with brie
OMG Another cookbook?! I would be THRILLED. I am cooking my way through Dessert for Two – my husband and I enjoyed the Derby Pie last night (I can’t believe I had never made pecan pie or anything similar before!)
Wow! Just WOW!!! You combined all of my favorites together in one perfect dish!
I am always looking for a new way to top baked sweet potatoes. This recipe may just take the cake for the best way. I have a wedge of brie in my fridge as I read this, and now I know its destiny haha!
xo
Taylor
http://tspoonfulofsugar.com
This looks sooooooooooo good. The hubs and I are sweet potato lovers (we eat them at least once a week) so this is definitely something we’ll have to try, and soon!
P.S. Your photography assistant is just precious.
Dear Christina, Dovi is a little doll!!! The best photographer’s assistant there is. These look fabulous. I actually just picked up some Brie last week. I will have to give this a try. I told my daughter about your mason jar lid pies and she actually whipped up mini apples for me that evening! It’s a marvelous idea! xo, Catherine
I have a little “Dovie” also…..her name is Molly ans she is just the sweetest thing ever! They look like ‘sisters! How do you keep her whiskers so white? Is Dovie a toy schnauzer?
Thank you for inspiration and ideas…..you make cooking a joy!
That looks interesting! Hmm.Neat combinations!
Must be delicious! Love sweet potatoes :D
This sounds amazing! I can’t wait to hear the big news :)
I love the looks of these sweet potatoes! So simple and easy, and still special :) And hello…BRIE and sweet potatoes? I am totally sold now!
Delicious! I had all the ingredients on hand so I gave it a try…..so easy and so tasty!
This will definitely be in our Lenten meal rotation. In fact, it’s going to be dinner tonight – Thank you!
Oooh, excited to see more dinners for two! Love these stuffed sweet potatoes. Pinned.
Oh, wow! these look so amazing. I am always looking for creative ways to use sweet potatoes. Can’t wait to try this one!
Well I will have to say that your husband came up with a numero uno GREAT idea. Simple and tasty.
I LOVE all the ingredients.
This looks like the PERFECT fall treat!!
Is your dog a coton de tulear?
Hi Danna! We’re not exactly sure. The rescue told us he’s a Havanese/ Maltese mix.