How do you eat sweet potatoes?

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  • laurenward1990
    laurenward1990 Posts: 82 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,

    Me too! I love sweet potatoes!
  • JayVarys
    JayVarys Posts: 37
    I chop them up and put them in soups with other veggies. They taste awesome with veggie broth

    I've chopped them up and baked them in my oven, also mashed and ate them. Never thought to chop them up and add them to my soups. Gotta try that.
  • tumbledownhouse
    tumbledownhouse Posts: 178 Member
    I saw a recipe for baked potato with tuna, cottage cheese, cherry tomatoes and a bit of chilli - bet this would be delicious with a baked sweet potato instead
  • jpalocy77
    jpalocy77 Posts: 114 Member
    i like it best topped with black beans..mixed with chipolte and cayenne with some corn, onion, and bell pepper...but i eat them all different ways!
  • Chadomaniac
    Chadomaniac Posts: 1,785 Member
    I usually chew


    I said it
  • nonoark
    nonoark Posts: 153 Member
    bump for later
  • HappyHungryHealthy
    HappyHungryHealthy Posts: 121 Member
    I make tuna and chilli fish cakes with them and serve with a salad. Their really nice. :)
  • Snow3y
    Snow3y Posts: 1,412 Member
    Put em in ur mouth, chew, swallow
  • allylbrown
    allylbrown Posts: 71
    Microwaved with a little agave and cinamon
  • sarahmoo12
    sarahmoo12 Posts: 756 Member
    baked with a bit of salt and pepper and heaped with chilli ! Ommm nom nommm
  • Dovekat
    Dovekat Posts: 263 Member
    With a fork :wink: But seriously I have had them many way's baked with in the oven then opened and fluffed with some butter (sometimes topped with cheese and tuna), chopped up in soups (sweet potato, carrots and fennel is yummy) or stews, roasted with other veggies and some garlic, sliced very thin and crisped up with a little salt or sprinkled with some cinnamon. Such a versatile vegetable really can easily be made sweet or savory.
  • Nicolee_2014
    Nicolee_2014 Posts: 1,572 Member
    I don't. They aren't as tasty as they sound!
    I'd say mashed would be best.
  • phillinnz
    phillinnz Posts: 82 Member
    Boil them till almost done, then grill with pieces of chicken breat on skewers. Yum.
  • grrrlface
    grrrlface Posts: 1,204 Member
    I was just wondering this myself last night because I had leftover sweet potatoes!

    I'm trying them baked with some cajun spice on top with a ham and chorizo side salad. Hope it's good!
  • shed50kg
    shed50kg Posts: 69 Member
    I live in Cambodia and they use sweet potatoes in curries. really tasty. You can probably find a recipe if you Google "Khmer Style Curry".
  • pcastagner
    pcastagner Posts: 1,606 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!

    Well, sounds awesome except for the salt. That makes the sweet potato sweat, which keeps it from getting crispy.


    Put the salt on at the end!
  • AndiGirl70
    AndiGirl70 Posts: 542 Member
    Just remembered another recipe. This freezes well, just portion out the rice and lentil mix. It has an interesting flavor, really good.

    http://www.tasteofhome.com/recipes/lentil-sweet-potato-curry


    @pcastagner The skin crisps due to the olive oil and the meat cooks up tender. I like to roast them so they look really browned, almost burnt. But you are correct, salt will draw out moisture.
  • sunnybear39
    sunnybear39 Posts: 60 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.

    I agree! best way to eat them in my opinion :)
  • new_bella
    new_bella Posts: 199 Member
    I bake them with olive oil, rosemary, sea salt, pepper and chopped white onions....very tasty. No need for sugar as they are already sweet enough on their own.
  • pcastagner
    pcastagner Posts: 1,606 Member
    Just remembered another recipe. This freezes well, just portion out the rice and lentil mix. It has an interesting flavor, really good.

    http://www.tasteofhome.com/recipes/lentil-sweet-potato-curry


    @pcastagner The skin crisps due to the olive oil and the meat cooks up tender. I like to roast them so they look really browned, almost burnt. But you are correct, salt will draw out moisture.

    maillard reaction will be greatly reduced if you salt before baking!

    Oil yes, salt no!

    Also, don't use wet potatoes! they gots to be dry!
  • MyChocolateDiet
    MyChocolateDiet Posts: 22,281 Member
    baked then topped with 1 teaspoon smart balance, salt and cayenne.

    less than 150 cals if I remember correctly. I dont eat baked stuff in summer so it's been awhile.
  • ashdawg8790
    ashdawg8790 Posts: 819 Member
    Bump - love sweet potatoes! :-D
  • operation_cute
    operation_cute Posts: 588 Member
    Oven baked and then cut it open to put crunchy peanut butter! when peanut butter starts melting tastes so good

    Thats sounds delish! never thought adding peanut butter for the sweetness...
  • Morn66
    Morn66 Posts: 96
    Aside from just nuking and eating them, skin and all, I make this: http://www.theppk.com/2010/12/red-lentil-thai-chili/

    It's vegan, since I'm vegan, but you could substitute stuff to make it not-vegan if that's your bag. The recipe makes enough to feed a small army, and I'm but a single person, so I make a batch every so often, eat what I want of it, then freeze the rest in small-ish batches for future lunches and dinners. It freezes perfectly. Sometimes I eat it over rice, sometimes I eat it as is. Quite yummy. I use full-fat coconut milk, to make a it a bit richer/creamier. Sometimes I add in spinach or kale to make it greeny-er. Usually not, though. It's got quite enough nutrients as it is. The way I make it, vegan but with the full-fat coconut milk, it's 270 cals per serving 41/9/9 carbs/fat/protein.
  • operation_cute
    operation_cute Posts: 588 Member
    i like it best topped with black beans..mixed with chipolte and cayenne with some corn, onion, and bell pepper...but i eat them all different ways!

    i do something like this with a regular potatoe, excpet i use diced tomatoes instead of corn and then top with shredded cheddar cheese... yum! i need to try it with the sweet potatoe too!
  • 2dayirunforme
    2dayirunforme Posts: 171 Member
    I like mine with coconut oil, cinnamon and a packet of stevia and sometimes I will add a few chopped nuts.
  • Mario_Az
    Mario_Az Posts: 1,331 Member
    very carefully :)
  • TheEffort
    TheEffort Posts: 1,028 Member
    I used to eat sweet potato pie...now I eat sweet potato fries.

    Sweet potato chips are also good...addictively good.

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  • AuntieMC
    AuntieMC Posts: 346 Member
    Boil them, slip off the skins, mash them, sprinkle on plenty of cinnamon, and stir.
  • fallingken
    fallingken Posts: 98 Member
    Sweet potato salad/slaw

    Peal and shred 1 sweet potatoes
    Add 1 can drained pineapple tidbits
    add 1/4 or more to taste raisins
    Add 1 diced apple
    Add 1/2 cup real good mayo,
    Add 1/4 cup lemon juice or cider vinegar
    Stir, adjust seasoning to taste, salt, pepper ect
    Chill and eat
    serves about 8
    about 158 calories per serving

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