Ideas for canned sweet potatoes?

amelisegb
amelisegb Posts: 58 Member
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Hi all,

I have two cans of mashed sweet potatoes that were leftover from the holiday season, and I'm looking for ways to use them up that aren't "sweet potato casserole" lol.

I usually prep all my meals for the week on sunday, so I don't mind a time-consuming recipe. Just to make it trickier, I am pescetarian, so I do not eat meat.

I was thinking maybe some sort of casserole with black beans, or even making muffins from them as though it were pumpkin? Trying to think of some type of healthy food that I can use in my meal prepping next week. Please let me know if you guys have any ideas!

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  • tulips_and_tea
    tulips_and_tea Posts: 5,741 Member
    Depends on your taste buds but I like sweet / savory combos so I'd probably make stuffed bell peppers and mix in sauteed onions, black beans (since you mentioned them) and corn into the canned sweet potatoes and oven roast.
  • lynn_glenmont
    lynn_glenmont Posts: 10,093 Member
    Can't you just heat them up and eat them like you would baked sweet potatoes?

    Or you could puree them and thin them with stock/broth to a "cream" soup consistency. Season to taste (I'd go for some ground ginger and ground chipotle).

    Combine with black beans, onions, and corn or rice and use the mixture to stuff peppers (either bell peppers or something like poblanos to make chili rellenos).
  • lynn_glenmont
    lynn_glenmont Posts: 10,093 Member
    Oh, you can also use them in rolls. These have always been a big hit when I've made them, and you can make them ahead (not quite fully cooked) and stick them in the freezer until the day you want to have them. I don't see any reason why canned sweet potatoes wouldn't work (albeit, I have never actually used canned sweet potatoes, so maybe I don't know what I'm talking about :smile: ). If they seem a lot wetter than a sweet potato you baked from raw, I can you could cut down a little on the other liquids in the recipe.

    https://www.washingtonpost.com/recipes/sweet-potato-rolls/11004/?utm_term=.7a5e295fce69

  • TeaBea
    TeaBea Posts: 14,517 Member
    I like pumpkin puree in oatmeal; mashed sweet potatoes would work.

    The soup idea sounds good. Maybe a take on butternut squash soup. Yummy.
  • amelisegb
    amelisegb Posts: 58 Member
    lynn_glenmont wrote: »
    Oh, you can also use them in rolls. These have always been a big hit when I've made them, and you can make them ahead (not quite fully cooked) and stick them in the freezer until the day you want to have them. I don't see any reason why canned sweet potatoes wouldn't work (albeit, I have never actually used canned sweet potatoes, so maybe I don't know what I'm talking about :smile: ). If they seem a lot wetter than a sweet potato you baked from raw, I can you could cut down a little on the other liquids in the recipe.

    https://www.washingtonpost.com/recipes/sweet-potato-rolls/11004/?utm_term=.7a5e295fce69

    OMG these look amazing! I've never heard of sweet potato rolls before but I'll have to try them out!
  • amelisegb
    amelisegb Posts: 58 Member
    TeaBea wrote: »
    I like pumpkin puree in oatmeal; mashed sweet potatoes would work.

    The soup idea sounds good. Maybe a take on butternut squash soup. Yummy.

    I like this oatmeal idea too - could be yummy! Unfortunately I don't have a blender so I think a soup might have a weird consistency lol
  • MostlyWater
    MostlyWater Posts: 4,294 Member


    Sweet Potato-Coconut Pudding
    1 (40 oz.) can sweet potatoes, drained
    2 egg whites
    1/2 c. brown sugar
    1/3 c. oil
    1 tsp. vanilla extract
    1/2 c. soy milk
    2 T. flour
    1 tsp. baking powder
    1/2 tsp. salt
    cinnamon, to taste
    1/4 c. unsweetened shredded coconut

    Preheat oven to 350.

    Mash potatoes in a large bowl. Add remaining ingredients, except coconut. Mix well. Pour mixture into greased baking dish & sprinkle coconut over the top. Bake for 25 to 30 minutes or until filling has set.
  • Sunshine_And_Sand
    Sunshine_And_Sand Posts: 1,320 Member
    I also like them with black beans. They are pretty good as enchilada filling black beans and cheese.
  • acpgee
    acpgee Posts: 7,962 Member
    I would make soup. Dilute, add a stock cube, a chopped skinned tomato and a small handful of split lentils, a bay leaf.
  • lporter229
    lporter229 Posts: 4,907 Member
    I put leftover sweet potatoes in a breakfast smoothie with protein powder and milk. I think that would be a good use for canned sweet potatoes also. Or mix into Greek yogurt for a sweet potato "mousse". that would be good with some chopped nuts on top.
  • amelisegb
    amelisegb Posts: 58 Member
    I ended up using one of my cans yesterday in a Shephard's Pie that I based loosely off of this recipe: https://www.thekitchn.com/recipe-lentil-and-mushroom-sweet-potato-shepherds-pie-182683

    Delicious and relatively cheap, and now I have dinners for the week! It was a little time intensive, but definitely fun to try out.

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