How do you eat sweet potatoes?

sweetlyybroken
sweetlyybroken Posts: 209 Member
in Food and Nutrition
Sooo I'm looking for a way to turn a sweet potato into lunch. I don't want high cal (DUH) but I'd like to be full until dinner.

Any recipes/ideas would help! Especially if you were kind enough to put the calorie count :)
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  • Margaux102819
    Margaux102819 Posts: 17
    I chop them up and put them in soups with other veggies. They taste awesome with veggie broth
  • skinnyme47
    skinnyme47 Posts: 792 Member
    Here is a good recipe site with low calorie/low fat sweet potato ideas. http://www.yummly.com/recipes/low-fat-low-calorie-sweet-potatoes
    :smile:
    I usually cook them in microwave then sprinkle splenda brown sugar mix and cinnamon on top.
  • deksgrl
    deksgrl Posts: 7,237 Member
    Bake them and then scoop out of the skin, mash them a little with butter.
  • AndiGirl70
    AndiGirl70 Posts: 542 Member
    Sliced with skin on (scrub first). Drizzle with a tad of EVOO, sprinkle with kosher salt, pepper, and cinnamon. Roast until they are cooked through and carmelized a bit. Delicious!
  • Robide
    Robide Posts: 101 Member
    I love making sweet potato wedges. Bit of olive oil rubbed in, and then I tend to coat them in a little bit of Cajun or jerk seasoning. Yummy,
  • glin23
    glin23 Posts: 460 Member
    I bake or steam them.
  • BabyLovesToRun
    BabyLovesToRun Posts: 120 Member
    Personally, I like my fried in the skillet, just like you would regular fried taters. BUT don't drown them in oil. I usually use just enough butter so that they don't stick. Maybe 1/2 a TBSP. Little salt and pepper. Done!
  • njmp
    njmp Posts: 277 Member
    I just bake mine with some butter! we love sweet potatoes!!
  • ThatOperaGirl
    ThatOperaGirl Posts: 138 Member
    I like to steam them and then mash them -- no need to add anything except a bit of salt to taste (although my sister loves adding cinnamon to hers!) I've been meaning to try making a shepherd's pie with sweet potato mash topping...

    Also love roasting them and adding to salad :smile:
  • driley9330
    driley9330 Posts: 28 Member
    I cut them into french fries and bake them. Salt and peppered only. :)
  • JenniBaby85
    JenniBaby85 Posts: 855 Member
    I like to bake them and put a little butter on it. Or sweet potato fries!
  • almarsala
    almarsala Posts: 168 Member
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  • riccoismydog
    riccoismydog Posts: 319 Member
    I just microwave and scoop them out and eat them plain. They are creamy enough not to need butter, and skip the sugar...you don't need it. They are perfectly sweet all alone.
  • jhalton
    jhalton Posts: 85
    My wife slices them about 1/4 inch thick with thinly sliced sweet onions. She then drizzles a bit of olive oil and seasons with salt, pepper, garlic, etc and bakes them in the oven until they are brown on the edges. I like them a bit burned :-). DELICIOUS!!!
  • p1ppers
    p1ppers Posts: 40 Member
    I thought I didn't like sweet potatoes until I really tried them a couple of years ago, now I love them. Like most, I like them microwaved with brown sugar on top, I like them cut into wedges and sprayed with olive oil and broiled until crunchy, I like them boiled and mashed like white potatoes, I like them sliced thick and roasted in an electric skillet with a little butter, too. But we just discovered if you slice them or chunk them up with a white potato and then put some onions, peppers (bell or jalepeno) and a slice of bacon sliced into pieces into a foil wrap and then throw that on the grill with whatever else you are cooking, they are awesome. Go on the internet and type in sweet potato recipes, and you'll get ton's of other ideas but all of these mentioned so far are GREEEEEAAATTTT! :smile:
  • magerum
    magerum Posts: 12,589 Member
    Baked (or nuked), with a fork & my mouth.
  • CallMeCupcakeDammit
    CallMeCupcakeDammit Posts: 9,377 Member
    Sometimes I eat one (or half, depending on the size) for breakfast with my eggs. Usually cooked in the microwave. I put a little butter and cinnamon on it. Calorie count will depend on the size of the potato, unless your recipe calls for a specific amount in grams/oz.
  • pinktiger8
    pinktiger8 Posts: 130
    I slice them, add a little water so they soften better, and microwave them for about 2 min. No seasoning or condiments, they taste perfect the way they are.
  • salleymo
    salleymo Posts: 50 Member
    Honestly, I just wash it, pop it in the microwave and grate some fresh cinnamon over it. One day, I wanted a sweet treat and added a few marshmallows, all was under 200 calories (with medium sweet potato).
  • crandos
    crandos Posts: 377 Member
    Oven baked and then cut it open to put crunchy peanut butter! when peanut butter starts melting tastes so good
  • marathon64
    marathon64 Posts: 378 Member
    Sweet potato salad! I loved this recipe. I used more sweet potato and less mayo

    http://www.foodnetwork.com/recipes/40-a-day/sweet-potato-salad-recipe/index.html
  • Barbellgirl
    Barbellgirl Posts: 544 Member
    Baked whole with butter, sliced into fries or chips with salt pepper and paprika, or made into hash by dicing with a sweet onion drizzled in melted butter and sprinkled with rosemary. So many ways to enjoy a sweet potato. :)
  • lafochs
    lafochs Posts: 21
    Baked/microwave potato. Sprinkle with cheese, melt. Top with black bean and corn salsa...amazing!
  • MelsAuntie
    MelsAuntie Posts: 2,833 Member
    Oven roasted with garlic chive butter; mashed sweet potatoes with a dollop of crystallized ginger spread or brown sugar or pumpkin-praline butter; sweet potatoes and sliced fennel with herbs and roasted red peppers; oven-roasted sweet potato slices with medium-hot curry and coarse ground black pepper.
  • norahwynn
    norahwynn Posts: 862 Member
    Oven baked and then cut it open to put crunchy peanut butter! when peanut butter starts melting tastes so good

    OMG. I have to try this!
  • pbrahan
    pbrahan Posts: 107 Member
    I like to cut them into fries, toss in coconut oil, spread out in an even layer on a foil lined pan, sprinkle with salt, pepper, and garlic powder, and broil until lightly browned. turn and brown the other side. DELISH
  • Sprinkelss
    Sprinkelss Posts: 40 Member
    Cook low sodium bacon, microwave sweet potato on potato setting, put a little butter and top with bacon...boom. Thats my breakfast every morning :)

    Im allergic, but just microwave and put garlic powder, cinnamon and a little butter is also tasty!
  • RobTheGourmet
    RobTheGourmet Posts: 189 Member
    Steamed in a dutch oven with a little heavy cream and a little butter then mashed topped with sliced pecans or almonds and then baked till the almond/pecan slivers brown a bit to bring out more flavor.

    4 tablespoons unsalted butter, thinly sliced
    3 tablespoons heavy cream
    1 teaspoon sugar
    2 pounds sweet potatoes (2 large or 3 medium), peeled, cubed.

    Combine butter, 2 tablespoons cream, 1/2 teaspoon kosher salt, 1/4 teaspoon pepper, sugar, and sweet potatoes in large saucepan. Cooked, covered, over low heat until potatoes are fall-apart tender, 35-40 minutes.

    Off heat, add remaining tablespoon cream and mash sweet potatoes with potato masher. Serve
  • RobTheGourmet
    RobTheGourmet Posts: 189 Member
    I like to cut them into fries, toss in coconut oil, spread out in an even layer on a foil lined pan, sprinkle with salt, pepper, and garlic powder, and broil until lightly browned. turn and brown the other side. DELISH

    this is very tasty! I def agree with that!
  • jmom376
    jmom376 Posts: 234 Member
    Thank you for all of the great ideas.

    I just had a sweet potato with dinner. I microwaved it, cut it up, put a dab of butter on it, and then sprinkled with pumpkin pie spice. It was so good and tasted like a decadent treat for less than 200 calories. :)

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