Stuffed Sweet Potatoes With Pancetta and Broccoli Rabe

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Soooo good; this will definitely be made again and again..
I modified a couple things:
1. I subbed broccoli florets for broccoli rabe
2. I doubled the mushroom/brocolli mix and added only a pinch of salt
3. I used pecorino chz instead of parm- it's a bit saltier than parm but sooo good!
4. Since I had the extra time, I also baked the yams (instead of sweet potatoes at 400 degrees for 50 minutes.

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Loved it! Substituted baby broccoli for the broccoli rabe, turkey bacon for the pancetta, and left out the ricotta. Even with these alterations, it was simply divine! My husband and I loved it, and so did our 2-year old!

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this wld. be a whole meal, use broc. if the rabi is more, like it has ricotta chese, mush. and nutmeg.

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Just made this, and both of us thought it was yummy! Changes that I made were that I microwaved for 7 minutes (a previous reviewer scared me a out exploding a potato in the micro, and after hearing it 'singing' in there, I freaked..., then baked them at 400 for 5 more mins. I used TJs fat free ricotta and TJs vegan mozzarella instead. Surprisingly, it was still great! Gotta be even better with the real stuff! I used broccoli florets, and procciuto instead of pancetta. That would be the only part I'd change. I'd think it would be better with pancetta or bacon, but even still, the procciuto became mostly crispy, still adding that salty bite. Like another reviewer, I mixed the ricotta mixture in to the flesh of the potato, because it seemed weird to have a cold layer. Either bring the ricotta to room temp, or mix it in to the hot potato to warm it up. Healthy, fast, easy and delicious, and I would make again!

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Delicious. Made this for an anniversary. Got raving reviews.
I tweaked it a bit because well..I want to do things my way a little.

Instead of stuffing the potato with everything (the skin of the potato wasn’t very appealing I peeled it and put it into an individual bowl. Then I layered the ricotta mixture in the center and pushed it in a bit, then added the rabe, mushroom, and pancetta mixture- topping it off with a bit more shaved parmesan. I did not add nutmeg. I added more pancetta (the crisp and taste is so much better than bacon-to me.

My 6 year old sister (who is extremely picky was the first to try it…and I stood there waiting for a reaction. She said “mmm” and dug her fork in again. This is how I knew this was a success. Wonderful individual portions.
Whoever concocted this recipe…thanks a broccoli rabe bunch!

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Made this with the pancetta and broccoli rabe as called for in the recipe, though I substituted baby bella mushrooms for the shitake as those were what were available in the supermarket. I also baked the sweet potato in the oven. It was delicious. I will definitely make it again.

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This baked sweet potato was really good and very quick to make. The ricotta mixture was delicious! I added a pinch of brown sugar to the mixture. It addes a little bit of sweetness that complimented the potato nicely. I also used bacon instead of pancetta as it was what I had on hand. And I substituted arugula for the brocolli raab--again what I had in the fridge. Yummy and very satifying. It's a nice week-night meal.

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Very tasty!! Left out the pancetta because I'm cutting back on meat, and I didn't miss it. It felt indulgent even though it was healthy!

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I'm kinda broke, so I used a lot of substitutions for this recipe like bacon for the pancetta, broccoli for the broccoli rabe and portobello mushrooms for the shitakes and I was pretty happy with the results. This was the perfect light evening meal. I also took the ricotta cheese mixture and mixed it into the scooped out potato mixture so that there was more flavor in the actual potato. Will make again, perhaps with the correct ingredients too if I can afford them.

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I was so pleased to see my latest issue of FN Magazine featured several "lighter" dishes! I tried 3 this week, including this one. It was delicious. In the interest of full disclosure, I did make some modifications to the written recipe -

*I'm terrified of exploding a potato in my microwave and baked mine instead.

*Shiitake mushrooms were not on sale at the store this week so I used regular button mushrooms instead. Also, I couldn't find broccoli rabe anywhere and used fresh broccoli florets instead. Worked perfectly.

*I got new Calphalon pans for Christmas, which hold heat so much better than my old Revere Ware. When I dropped the broccoli and mushrooms into the pan, the grease left from the pancetta was not enough to prevent sticking. I had to add a little olive oil.

*My S.O. and I thought the vegetable mixture was so delicious, I ended up splitting it between only two potatoes. I will definitely double that topping next time.