This post is sponsored by ALDI but all thoughts and opinions are my own.
This quick and easy sweet potato pie will make a great addition to your holiday table. It is a balanced meal with veggies, protein, and a little fat to fill bellies and give the entire family enough energy to take on a night of trick-or-treating.
I found all of these ingredients at our local ALDI store. If you haven't shopped there yet, check out my post on How to Shop at ALDI. It contains everything you need to know! You'll also want to see these Easy Recipes for Families with ALDI.
Ingredients
Here's what you'll need for this easy recipe:
- Dakota Pride Black Beans
- Happy Harvest Whole Kernel Golden Sweet Corn
- Bell pepper
- Appleton Farms Fully Cooked Chicken Fajita Strips
- Simply Nature Organic Thick & Chunky Medium Salsa
- Happy Farms Mexican Style shredded cheese
- Park Street Deli Mashed Sweet Potatoes with Black Pepper
- Happy Farms Sour Cream
See recipe card for quantities.
Instructions
This sweet potato pie couldn't be any easier. It's essentially a dump recipe. The first step is to layer the beans, corn, pepper, and chicken in the pie pan, working in order and smoothing each into an even layer. Add on the salsa and shredded cheese. Top with mashed sweet potatoes, gently spreading into an even layer. Bake at 350 for 30 minutes, and allow to cool for 5 minutes.
Next is the best part, when you get to pipe on the sour cream webbing!
Spider Web Decoration Instructions
Spoon sour cream into a plastic bag or piping bag, then squeeze it into one corner of the bag. Seal the top of the bag 75% of the way, keeping the open end catty corner to the tip with the sour cream. Make a small (about ¼”) cut on the tip of the bag with the sour cream in it. Start at the center of the pie and make lines with the sour cream from the center of the pie to the edges resembling a star formation.
Draw anywhere from 5-10 lines. Then connect each line horizontally with a strip of sour cream, making your way around the pie 3-4 times and working your way from the edges to the center. If desired, place a toy spider (spider rings work great) on your spider web.
Variations
Though this sweet potato pie recipe makes a wonderful Halloween themed dish, it is perfectly delicious without the spider web decoration for any time of the year. The ingredients can easily be customized to fit your family's preferences as well.
You can also prep this dish ahead of time and bake when needed.
Equipment
For this recipe, you will need a deep dish 9” pie pan, a 1 quart size seal-able plastic bag or piping bag, and a toy spider or spider ring.
Storage
Leftovers can be stored in the fridge for 3-5 days. This recipe would also work great to make ahead for lunches by portioning into meal prep containers.
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Spider Sweet Potato Pie with Chicken Recipe
- Total Time: 30 minutes
Description
This quick and easy sweet potato pie will make a great addition to your holiday. It is a balanced meal including veggies, protein, and a little fat to fill bellies and give the entire family enough energy to take on a night of trick-or-treating.
Ingredients
1 can Dakota Pride Black Beans, drained and rinsed
1 can Happy Harvest Whole Kernel Golden Sweet Corn, drained and rinsed
1 red pepper, diced
1 package Appleton Farms Fully Cooked Chicken Fajita Strips, roughly chopped
1 jar Simply Nature Organic Thick & Chunky Medium Salsa*, drained
1 cup Happy Farms Mexican Style shredded cheese
1 package Park Street Deli Mashed Sweet Potatoes with Black Pepper
1 ½ cups Happy Farms Sour Cream
Instructions
- Preheat the oven to 350 degrees.
- Spray a deep dish 9” pie pan with cooking spray.
- Layer the beans, corn, pepper, and chicken in the pie pan, working in order and smoothing each into an even layer.
- Pour the drained salsa on top of the chicken and spread into an even layer.
- Then, sprinkle cheese evenly over the salsa.
- Cut off a ½” corner of the sweet potato bag to create a hole to pipe it onto the pie. With even pressure, squeeze out the sweet potatoes on top of the cheese in a zig zag pattern until bag is empty.
- With a knife or spatula, gently spread the sweet potatoes into an even layer, being careful to not disturb the cheese underneath.
- Bake pie uncovered for 30 minutes. Remove from the oven and allow to cool for about 5 minutes.
- Spoon sour cream into a plastic bag or piping bag, then squeeze it into one corner of the bag. Seal the top of the bag 75% of the way, keeping the open end catty corner to the tip with the sour cream. Make a small (about ¼”) cut on the tip of the bag with the sour cream in it. Start at the center of the pie and make lines with the sour cream from the center of the pie to the edges resembling a star formation. Draw anywhere from 5-10 lines. Then connect each line horizontally with a strip of sour cream, making your way around the pie 3-4 times and working your way from the edges to the center. If desired, place a toy spider (spider rings work great) on your spider web.
- Serve this by spooning out the pie onto a plate or into a bowl. Can be served by itself, over rice or with chips.
Notes
*Any salsa can be used but I recommend a thick one. Drain the salsa by pouring it into a fine wire sieve and letting it sit over a bowl or drain for about 5 minutes. Give it a gentle shake in the sieve to help any extra liquid drain out.
Note that this will produce some liquid in the bottom of the pie pan when you cut into it. We found that it stays in the pie pan when you dish out the guts and doesn’t impact the flavor or texture of the other ingredients.
- Cook Time: 30 minutes
- Category: Dinner
- Method: Oven
- Cuisine: American
This Halloween inspired dish will look great on your holiday table and is sure to wow your guests. Be sure to tag me on Instagram if you decide to make this recipe and let me see your spider web creations!
