5 Ways To Cook Sweet Potatoes
Sweet potatoes are a superfood for a reason. This affordable root veggie is packed with nutrients and is incredibly versatile, so I’ve rounded up 5 Ways To Cook Sweet Potatoes.
Sweet potatoes are a good source of Vitamin C, which is great for preventing colds and healing skin. Vitamin C also helps make collagen which is important for skin elasticity, providing us with a more youthful look.
Sweet potatoes also contain Vitamin D which is great for increasing immune health, optimizing energy levels, and building bone and skin cells.
Sweet potatoes also contain fiber which helps move our bowels and make us feel full. Sweet potatoes have antioxidants from carotenoids like beta-carotene, which give them their orange color. Carotenoids are fabulous for preventing cancer and assisting with anti-aging properties. The list of benefits goes on and on with sweet potatoes! In addition, they are very diverse in the way we can prepare and cook them.
Here are 5 basic recipes to make sweet potatoes from mashing, roasting, sautéing, baking, and more. There’s even a baked French fry recipe with only 0.2 grams of fat per serving. It doesn’t get much better than that!
Enjoy these 5 Ways To Cook Sweet Potatoes – the recipes are fast, easy, simple, and tasty.
- 2 medium sized sweet potatoes
- ½ cup 1% or non fat milk
- ½ cup plain Greek yogurt
- ¼ tsp garlic powder
- ¼ tsp ginger powder
- Salt & Pepper to taste
- Parmesan cheese (optional)
- On the stove, bring a medium sized pot half full of water to a boil. Wash, scrub, and peel the potatoes.
- Cut into big chunks. Boil the potatoes for 8-10 minutes.
- Drain the water. Add the milk, Greek yogurt, garlic powder, ginger powder, salt and pepper to the potatoes.
- Mash. Serve. You can sprinkle Parmesan cheese on top (optional).
- 2 medium sized sweet potatoes
- 2 cloves garlic
- 1 Tbsp fresh rosemary
- Olive oil spray
- Salt & Pepper to taste
- Preheat oven to 425° Bake. Wash, scrub, and peel the sweet potatoes.
- Slice them into rounds and cut in half. Spray the potatoes with the olive oil spray.
- Peel and press garlic.
- Chop rosemary. In a bowl, toss the sweet potatoes, garlic, rosemary, salt, and pepper.
- Spray a roasting pan with the olive oil spray. Add the potatoes to the roasting pan. Cook for 30 minutes. Remove and serve.
- 2 medium sized sweet potatoes
- 1 tsp olive oil
- 1 Tbsp fresh thyme
- ½ tsp garlic powder
- ½ tsp dried chili flakes
- 1 Tbsp balsamic vinegar
- Salt & Pepper to taste
- Wash, scrub, and dice the potatoes in cubes.
- In a bowl, toss the potatoes with the thyme, garlic powder, chili flakes, salt, and pepper.
- In a medium sauté pan over medium heat, heat the olive oil. Add the potato mixture to the pan.
- Cover and cook for 12 minutes stirring occasionally.
- Remove from heat and mix in the balsamic vinegar. Serve.
- 2 medium sized sweet potatoes
- 1 tsp paprika
- 1 tsp garlic powder
- Olive oil spray
- Salt & Pepper to taste
- Heat the oven to 425° Bake. Wash, scrub, and peel the sweet potatoes.
- Slice the potatoes into French-fry slices. In a bowl, spray the fries with the olive oil spray and toss with paprika, garlic powder, salt, and pepper.
- Line a cookie sheet with tinfoil for easy clean-up. Evenly space the sweet potato fries on the tray with no overlapping of potatoes.
- Bake in the oven for 30 minutes.
- 2 medium sized sweet potatoes
- Olive oil spray
- Sea Salt to taste
- Heat the oven to 400° Bake. Wash, scrub, and thoroughly dry the sweet potatoes.
- Using a mandolin, thinly slice the potatoes.
- Line a cookie sheet with tinfoil for easy clean-up and spray with the olive oil spray. Evenly space the sweet potato chips on the tray with no overlapping of potatoes.
- Spray the sweet potatoes with the olive oil spray and sprinkle with salt.
- Bake in the oven for 8 minutes. Flip the chips. Bake in the oven for an additional 5-6 minutes.
For more delicious ways to enjoy sweet potatoes, check out:
Healthiest Stuffed Sweet Potatoes Four Ways Dietitian Approved
Gluten Free Roasted Sweet Potatoes with Granola
Sweet Potato Bruschetta
Sheet Pan Sweet Potato and Black Bean Fajitas
Crockpot Vegan Chickpea, Sweet Potato, and Cauliflower Tikka Masala
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