What do you do with a sweet potato?

coconut butter on a baked sweet potato is amazing! Add some cinnamon or pumpkin pie spice and delish!

I skin it and cut into wedges or cubes. Toss with olive oil and whichever seasonings you like. I like garlic, salt & pepper, parsley, and especially chili powder. Bake in oven until soft.

Honestly, the first time I tried a sweet potato we baked them and they were bland and awful. I wanted to give them a second try so I google'd for ideas. I found this blog and haven't looked back. This is by far the best tasting baked sweet potato! (I like pumpkin pie spice):
http://www.thefreckledfoodie.com/how-to-bake-a-perfect-sweet-potato/

I like to cook them the same way I do my carrots - in a fry pan!! put some olive oil or coconut oil in the bottom of the pan, dice them up and fry them with some cracked pepper and sea salt! They are also good cooked this way and you can top with taco meat, lettuce and any other toppings you like.

What do I do with a sweet potato? Throw it as hard and as far as I can.

What do I do with a sweet potato? Throw it as hard and as far as I can.

That's what I'd do with an avocado, can't stand them. The same goes for anything Mexican.

Good ideas

Peeled, then sliced with a food processor
Lay slices on a cookie sheet evenly spread. Brush them with olive oil, mixed with seasonings and salt.
Bake slices in oven at 350, for about an hour or until tender. But if you want them like chips, flip after the hour is up. Then bake another 15 -20 minutes. Re-season and salt to preferred taste.

i eat an enormous sweet potato just about 4-5 times a week. i love them.

i have 2 signature preparations. please feel free to tweak at your discretion, but do NOT bastardize my wonderful recipes with things like soy cheese, cauliflower, or shiritaki noodles (though idk how those would come into play)

the first one is what i call the "sweet potaco"...
i bake the sweet potato (wrapped in foil) in the oven until done. during that time, i prepare taco meat....ground beef, spices, cholula sauce, salsa...
once the pertater is done, cut it in half and open it up, fork mash, top with a mound of the beef, sprinkle generously with a shredded mexican blend, and add sour cream, guac, jalepenos, and more cholula.

the second, i refer to as the "pulled porkato" (aka shredded porkato)
there are 2 ways to do this one. one with leftover pulled pork from the crockpot or smoker, and the other with thin sliced pork tenderloin.
bake the potato the same way, and during that time heat up the pork.
cut the potato, split and mash it, then top the potato with a mountain of the meat, add shredded cheddar, caramelized onions, bbq sauce and go to town.

you are welcome.

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i eat an enormous sweet potato just about 4-5 times a week. i love them.

i have 2 signature preparations. please feel free to tweak at your discretion, but do NOT bastardize my wonderful recipes with things like soy cheese, cauliflower, or shiritaki noodles (though idk how those would come into play)

the first one is what i call the "sweet potaco"...
i bake the sweet potato (wrapped in foil) in the oven until done. during that time, i prepare taco meat....ground beef, spices, cholula sauce, salsa...
once the pertater is done, cut it in half and open it up, fork mash, top with a mound of the beef, sprinkle generously with a shredded mexican blend, and add sour cream, guac, jalepenos, and more cholula.

the second, i refer to as the "pulled porkato" (aka shredded porkato)
there are 2 ways to do this one. one with leftover pulled pork from the crockpot or smoker, and the other with thin sliced pork tenderloin.
bake the potato the same way, and during that time heat up the pork.
cut the potato, split and mash it, then top the potato with a mountain of the meat, add shredded cheddar, caramelized onions, bbq sauce and go to town.

you are welcome.

like dis?

omg JUX like that, except mine has moar meat.

First, thanks for all the bombdiggity ideas like these^!

Second, I haven't tried it yet, but I saw a breakfast version of a baked sweet tater topped with Greek yogurt, granola, nuts, and real maple syrup. It looked tasty.

I love sweet potatoes, I usually eat them mashed with a bit of cinnamon and butter, or roasted with herbs and spices but recently one of my favorite ways to make em is in the form of a casserole.

I take about two medium sweet potatoes and slice em up thinly and toss them in olive oil, fresh oregano, salt, pepper, minced garlic and chipotle powder until evenly coated. Then I place them in a round glass baking dish, cover with foil and bake at 400 degrees for 30 minutes or till fork tender.

Then I remove the foil and add a bit of heavy cream and put the dish back in the oven for about another 20 minutes.

So yum as a side with a big *kitten* steak!

Another thing I've tried recently is sweet potato and black bean taquitos.

In a large bowl take cooked sweet potato dice it up and toss it with corn, black beans, and cheddar cheese. In a separate small bowl mix together cream cheese, salsa, chile powder, cumin and salt/pepper . Pour over the sweet potato mixture and toss until well combined.

Preheat your oven to 375 and line a large baking sheet with parchment paper.

Working one at a time scoop up 1/3 cup of the mixture and place it on the lower third of a tortilla of your choice - spread it out in a log shape and roll up tightly - place seam side down on the baking sheet. Repeat until all the filling is used.

Brush the taquito lightly with olive oil using a pastry brush or your finger..whatever you have just make sure that ish is coated.

Bake for 15 minutes until lightly golden.

Serve with guacamole, salsa, or a fresh pico de gallo.

So yum as a side with a big *kitten* steak!

Is that cut from a rump roast?

Brush the taquito lightly with olive oil using a pastry brush or your finger..whatever you have just make sure that ish is coated.

i would pay upwards of $5.99/min to hear you whisper things like that to me over the phone....HNNNNNNG!

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