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    Home » Lunch and Dinner

    Vegan Buffalo Chickpea Stuffed Baked Sweet Potato

    Published: Apr 19, 2021 · Modified: Feb 18, 2023 by Kristi · This post may contain affiliate links · 11 Comments

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    I have a thing where once I start using a flavor or ingredient I get on a kick and make lots of recipes out of it. My latest kick is buffalo sauce! This vegan buffalo chickpea stuffed baked sweet potato is such a good sweet and spicy recipe.

    Buffalo Chickpea Stuffed Sweet Potato

    This buffalo chickpea stuffed baked sweet potato is my latest obsession. I made them twice in the last week! The spicy buffalo sauce goes great with the sweet potato. And of course, you can't go wrong with chickpeas. I highly suggest topping these with scallions and ranch to really bring all the flavors together. In addition, this meal is also amazing because it is made on one sheet pan. Just give yourself 45 minutes and you'll have an amazing meal.

    This vegan stuffed sweet potato with tahini buffalo sauce is

    • easy to make
    • sweet and spicy
    • healthy for you
    • vegan, gluten free and plant based

    How to make a crispy chickpea stuffed sweet potato

    sweet potato and chickpea on sheet pan
    1. Preheat oven to 400 degrees.
    2. Place sweet potato halves face down on a sheet pan lined with parchment paper. Roast for 20 minutes.
    3. While sweet potato is cooking, toss chickpeas in spices and a light coating of oil. After the 20 minutes is up, add chickpeas to the sheet pan with the sweet potato. Roast for 25 more minutes.
    4. In a bowl, mix together all sauce ingredients. After the chickpeas are done roasting, toss them in the buffalo sauce.
    5. Let sweet potatoes cool for 5 minutes and then top with chickpeas. Add your favorite toppings and dig in.
    buffalo sauce in bowl
    chickpeas and buffalo sauce in bowl

    Storage instructions

    The extra serving can be stored in your fridge for 1-2 days on a covered plate or in a container.

    What ingredients do I need for a high protein stuffed sweet potato?

    vegan buffalo chickpea stuffed sweet potato
    • Sweet potato
    • Chickpeas
    • Garlic powder
    • Cumin
    • Hot sauce
    • Tahini
    • Vinegar
    • Maple syrup

    What can I substitute in this recipe?

    • Tahini can be subbed with cashew butter
    • Maple syrup can be subbed with honey

    Other healthy recipes to try:

    • Greek stuffed sweet potato
    • Vegan cheesy broccoli pasta
    • Vegan fall harvest hash

    If you try this vegan buffalo chickpea stuffed baked sweet potato, please leave me a rating and review. This is the best way to support me!

    Tag me on Instagram so I can repost you!

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    Vegan Buffalo Chickpea Stuffed Sweet Potato

    Buffalo Chickpea Stuffed Sweet Potato

    ★★★★★

    5 from 7 reviews

    This Vegan Buffalo Chickpea Stuffed Sweet Potato is an amazing vegan dinner recipe.

    • Author: Kristi Roeder
    • Prep Time: 5
    • Cook Time: 30
    • Total Time: 35 minutes
    • Yield: 2 1x
    • Category: dinner
    • Method: oven
    • Cuisine: american
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    Ingredients

    This makes 2-3 servings depending on how hungry you are Sweet Potato

    • 1 medium or large sweet potato, cut in half long ways

    Chickpeas

    • 1 can chickpeas - drained
    • ½ tsp garlic powder
    • ½ tsp smoked paprika
    • ½ tsp cumin
    • salt/pepper to taste

    Buffalo Sauce

    • ¼ cup hot sauce
    • 1 tbsp culinary vinegar (ie apple cider vinegar)
    • 2 tbsp tahini or cashew butter
    • ½ tsp maple syrup
    • 1 tbsp soy sauce or aminos

    + optional toppings: ranch, cilantro, scallions or vegan yogurt

    Instructions

    1. Preheat oven to 400 degrees.
    2. Place sweet potato halves face down on a sheet pan lined with parchment paper.
    3. Add chickpeas to the same sheet pan. Toss chickpeas in spices and a light coating of oil. 
    4. Cook chickpeas and sweet potato for 30 minutes and then remove chickpeas from the oven. Put the sweet potatoes back in the oven and cook for 15-20 more minutes.
    5. In a bowl, mix together all sauce ingredients. After the chickpeas are done roasting, toss them in the buffalo sauce.
    6. Let sweet potatoes cool for 5 minutes and then top with chickpeas. Add your favorite toppings and dig in.

    Keywords: buffalo chickpea sweet potato

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    Reader Interactions

    Comments

    1. Isabel

      December 15, 2021 at 3:40 pm

      Made this yesterday for lunch and it was soooo good couldn’t recommend enough!

      ★★★★★

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    2. Rachel

      January 04, 2022 at 2:40 pm

      Such an easy recipe to follow! Easy to make and A REAL CROWD PLEASER!! If you love buffalo sauce flavor THIS IS A MUST TRY!! (Chef kiss) thank you for sharing this recipe with us!

      ★★★★★

      Reply
    3. Roy

      January 23, 2022 at 10:00 pm

      My wife Margaret has been experiencing a vitamin a deficiency and therefore we have been trying to find ways to eat more sweet potatoes and carrots. I was amazed when I found this recipe that incorporated sweet potatoes and my favorite flavor of hot sauce. Margaret doesn’t always like hot sauce but I secretly prepared this one evening for her anyway. I was blown away by how much I enjoyed this recipe and so did Margaret! We plan on preparing it for a friends party next weekend. Thank you!

      ★★★★★

      Reply
    4. Lisa

      January 30, 2022 at 8:11 pm

      This was a very flavorful and easy recipe. I started my plant-based journey last year, and I am always excited to try new recipes (especially when they are delicious!). The spices blend very well with the sweet potato, and is a satisfying and filling meal. This is now one of my favorites. Full disclosure : I mistakenly used 1 tsp instead of 1/2 tsp of maple syrup, but the Buffalo sauce wasn’t too sweet…will do it again! Lol

      ★★★★★

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      • kroeder77

        January 31, 2022 at 10:39 pm

        thank you lisa!

        Reply
    5. Trupti

      March 04, 2022 at 12:24 pm

      I tried this yesterday for lunch and it was sooo yummy! I probably didn't get the sauce right because I subbed a lot of ingredients, but it was still very yummy? i could eat 3 sweet potatoes like this in one go

      Reply
      • kroeder77

        March 04, 2022 at 3:28 pm

        Thank you for trying Trupti!

        Reply
    6. Rakel Gee

      July 19, 2022 at 4:12 am

      this is one of the tastiest meals i have ever made and will definitely make it again! i halved the recipe for a single serving, and cooked the chickpeas in the airfryer instead, whilst i microwaved my sweet potato half. this shortened and simplified the cooking time for me and still assembled together perfectly! the sauce really makes the meal and is so delicious. i recommend using coconut yogurt for sure as a topping, it cools and balances out the spice!

      ★★★★★

      Reply
    7. John Mullery

      November 27, 2022 at 9:52 pm

      If you love buffalo sauce like I do, then this is the perfect delicious meal.

      ★★★★★

      Reply
    8. Sophia Cranmer

      February 25, 2023 at 7:13 pm

      AMAZING!!! I’ve been on a sweet potato kick recently so as soon as I saw this recipe, I knew I had to try it!! So delicious and not difficult to make at all!! If you like spice and sweetness, this is for you!!

      ★★★★★

      Reply
      • Kristi

        March 05, 2023 at 11:31 pm

        Thank you Sophia!

        Reply

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