Cooking Challenge: Sweet Potatoes

inskydiamonds
inskydiamonds Posts: 2,519 Member
edited October 3 in Recipes
Welcome to the fifty-second round of the cooking challenge!

HAPPY BIRTHDAY COOKING CHALLENGE!!!

This challenge comes to us from ElyzahMoore winner of the pumpkin cooking challenge.

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This week's challenge is SWEET POTATO.

These are the rules for the challenge:

1. You don't need to have created the recipe from scratch, but you DO need to make it.
2. Voting will be put up for the challenge and the winner of the challenge will pick the next ingredient to be used.
3. Pictures are encouraged but not required. If you want to post a picture upload it on a website like photobucket.com or tinypic.com . If there's any questions about how to do that, don't be shy to ask me.
4. You do need to post the recipe you used so other people can try it too, if they so please.
5. If you used a recipe from another source give credit to the original creator!
6. Your recipe can be a breakfast, lunch, dinner, snack, or dessert! Anything!

Fill out the following form to play:

NAME OF RECIPE:
INGREDIENTS:
DIRECTIONS:
CALORIES PER SERVING:
HOW MANY IT SERVES:
OPINIONS ON HOW IT TASTED, ETC:
PICTURE (optional):

Voting for this challenge will begin next Saturday October 22nd at 5PM Pacific Standard Time.

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  • limismith
    limismith Posts: 156 Member
    bump... I will have to decide what recipe to post for this :)
  • getyupcowgirl
    getyupcowgirl Posts: 70 Member
    Very cool!I can't wait to see all the yummy recipes!
  • UrbanRunner81
    UrbanRunner81 Posts: 1,207 Member
    ohh I got a perfect one ;)
  • Seraph1120
    Seraph1120 Posts: 194 Member
    Mmm...sweet potatoes are delicious! Would love to see what people come up with. =)
  • meagalayne
    meagalayne Posts: 3,382 Member
    One year?!? Holy cow! Well, I've been absent for some time as I have not been able to cook nearly as much as I wish these days. But maybe I'll hop back on for this one! We eat a lot of sweet potatoes (yams in Canada)!

    Having some today in a Moroccan Lamb Stew. Perhaps I'll post that? Stay tuned...
  • inskydiamonds
    inskydiamonds Posts: 2,519 Member
    Meag, you should share it!
  • meagalayne
    meagalayne Posts: 3,382 Member
    I will ! Just need to get some time to do so... What are you making, Liz?
  • hollyg123
    hollyg123 Posts: 79 Member
    I can't wait to see what everyone comes up with! I would love to try Sweet Potatoes, and get my husband to try them as well. :)
  • Snakey74
    Snakey74 Posts: 276 Member
    NAME OF RECIPE: Whole Wheat Sweet Potato Ginger Muffins (courtesy of yummly.com)

    INGREDIENTS:
    1 3/4 whole wheat flour
    3/4 cup light brown sugar (firmly packed, reserve 1 TB on side)
    2 tsp baking powder
    1/4 tsp baking soda
    1/4 tsp salt
    1/2 tsp ground cinnamon
    1/4 tsp ground ginger
    3/4 cup sweet potato (mashed baked sweet potato cooled)
    1/2 cup milk (room temperature)
    2 eggs (room temperature lightly beaten)
    3 tbsp canola oil
    1 1/2 tsp vanilla
    1/4 - 1/3 cup crystallized ginger (finely chopped)

    DIRECTIONS:
    Preheat oven to 375°F.
    Lightly coat 12 muffin cups with nonstick cooking spray.
    In a large bowl, sift and whisk together flour, sugar, baking powder, baking soda, salt, cinnamon, and ground ginger.
    In another bowl, stir together sweet potato, milk, eggs, oil, and vanilla until blended.
    Make a well in center of dry ingredients; add milk mixture and stir just to combine.
    Stir in crystallized ginger.
    Spoon batter into prepared muffin cups. Sprinkle reserved brown sugar on top. (I also sprinkled with about 4 or 5 slivered almonds)
    Bake for 15-20 minutes, or until a toothpick inserted in center of one muffin comes out clean.
    Remove muffin pan to wire rack.
    Cool for 5 minutes before removing muffins from cups; finish cooling on rack.
    Serve warm or cool completely and store in an airtight container at room temperature.

    CALORIES PER SERVING: 176 (31 carbs, 5 fat, 4 protein, 2 fiber, 172 sodium)

    HOW MANY IT SERVES: 12

    OPINIONS ON HOW IT TASTED, ETC: Sooooo good!! :love:

    PICTURE (optional): wwspgm.jpg
  • inskydiamonds
    inskydiamonds Posts: 2,519 Member
    Enter!
  • Levedi
    Levedi Posts: 290 Member
    bump
  • TerryBeeBee
    TerryBeeBee Posts: 21
    I've made this over the weekend... really loved it. The pears give it just a little more sweetness.

    Sweet potato, leek and pear soup

    Ingredients:
    2 leeks.
    1 medium onion.
    1 tablespoon olive oil.
    2 pears.
    1 medium sweet potato.
    4 cups of vegetable stock.
    Salt and pepper, to taste.
    4 extra lean turkey italian sausage (cut in pieces).

    Remove the dark outer leaves from the leeks and discard. Wash well to remove any dirt from between layers and chop fine. Peel and chop the onions, pears and potato.

    In a saucepan, heat olive oil and gently sauté the onion and leek until soft. Add pears, potatoes and vegetable stock, bring to the boil, and simmer for 30 minutes or until the potatoes are tender. Meanwhile fry the turkey sausage.

    Purée in a blender until smooth. Cut up and add cooked turkey sausages.
    4 servings 317 cals, 47 carbs, 7 fat, 20 protein, 6 fiber
  • batgirlmama
    batgirlmama Posts: 99 Member
    Sweet potato and blackbean chili (from greenlitebites.com)


    1/2 large sweet onion chopped
    1 Sweet Potato (mine was about 200g)
    2 small zucchini chopped
    3 tsp chili powder
    3 tsp garlic powder
    2 tsp dried cilantro
    2 tsp dried cumin
    1 14oz can of diced tomatoes
    1 can black beans with liquid

    Heat a medium-sized pot over medium-high heat. Spray with non-stick cooking spray and cook the onions with a small pinch of salt until just turning transparent and slightly browning.

    While the onion is cooking cut up the sweet potato into small cubes.

    Add the sweet potato to the pot with the onion. Continue to cook and occasional toss while you chop the zucchini.

    Add the zucchini to the pot and the dry spices. Toss.
    At this point your pot will be getting dry and possibly sticking a little. That’s ok. Add the can of diced tomatoes and it should losen all up.

    Add the can of black beans and stir everything together

    Bring the chili to a boil then lower to a simmer and cover. Cook 20 minutes covered and then another 10 minutes or so uncovered until the sweet potato softens.

    I measured out exactly 5 cups when it was done. 2 is a realistic serving but I’ll give you the nutritional information per cup so it’s easy to figure out if you decide to double or triple.

    Approx Nutritional Information per serving
    Servings Amt per Serving 5 1 cup servings.
    Calories Fat Fiber WWPs Carbs Protein
    140 1g 7g old: 2 new:3 28 7
  • Laurelje
    Laurelje Posts: 167 Member
    bump!
  • wackynunu
    wackynunu Posts: 103
    Sweet potato Fries with yogurt Dipping sauce.

    I love sweet potato fries (fried) and never had much success making them crispy in the oven until I tried this.

    Cut up 2 medium sweet potatoes (240g) in to long tiny matchstick sized fries about 1/2 cm thick. Spray with a bit of olive oil (2t) spray and sprinkle with salt and pepper. Cook them in the oven in 1 layer on a baking sheet for about 15 minutes @ 350 turning them over half way through. Then turn on the broiler until they are crisp. Keep an eye on them because there is a fine line between crispy and BURNT.

    The dipping sauce is:

    6 oz Greek yogurt (nutrition info below for fat free)
    salt
    pepper
    1 or 2 t curry powder
    1 t sweet paprika
    1 t lemon juice to thin it out a bit.

    Serves 4

    Dipping Sauce: 43 cal 0 fat 8 carb 4 protein
    Fries: 74 cal 3 fat 12 carb 1 protein

    This recipe is SO yummy and there are several variations. One to try is sprinkling cinnamon on the fries after baking and making your dipping sauce with the yogurt cinnamon and a little honey.
  • meagalayne
    meagalayne Posts: 3,382 Member
    Moroccan Lamb Stew - Serves 4

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    1 Tbsp canola oil
    425-450g lamb sirloin, cut into 1 inch pieces
    salt and pepper to taste
    2 onions, sliced
    2 carrots, chopped
    400g sweet potato, cut into 1/2 inch pieces
    1 medium red pepper, chopped
    1 Tbsp paprika
    2 tsp cumin, ground
    1 tsp garlic powder
    1 tsp cinnamon
    2 cups beef broth, no salt added
    1 Tbsp cornstarch
    1 Tbsp lemon zest
    1/2 cup fresh cilantro, chopped

    Heat the oil in a dutch oven on medium heat. Brown the lamb, seasoned with S&P to taste, for 2-3 mins a side and remove with a slotted spoon.
    In the same pot add the onions, carrots and sweet potatoes and cook 5-7 minutes, until the onions are soft. Add in peppers and spices and stir to coat. At this stage you may need to add 1/4 cup of water to deglaze the pot. Cook for an additional few minutes and then add the broth. Bring to a boil, lower heat to med-low and simmer for 5 minutes with the lid slightly ajar. Return the lamb to the pot and simmer for an additional 5 minutes without a lid to allow the broth to thicken a little.
    In a small bowl/jar, mix the cornstarch with 1-2 Tbsp of water to remove lumps and slowly stir into the broth. Once everything is heated through and thickened to your preferred consistency, add in the zest and cilantro to taste.
    Serve over couscous, spinach (as pictured), or with a pita or bread. You can also add in chick peas if that is your preference.

    Per 1/4 of the recipe: 353 calories, 9g of fat, 25g protein, 7g fiber.

    Tasted great and is equally good with beef, if lamb isn't your thing :bigsmile:
  • Laurelje
    Laurelje Posts: 167 Member
    Meagalayne, that stew looks sooo good - I can't wait to try it this weekend! :happy:
  • inskydiamonds
    inskydiamonds Posts: 2,519 Member
    Get the last minute entries in. Since I missed my deadline, I'll be putting up the poll in the morning
  • inskydiamonds
    inskydiamonds Posts: 2,519 Member
    Get the last minute entries in. Since I missed my deadline, I'll be putting up the poll in the morning
  • inskydiamonds
    inskydiamonds Posts: 2,519 Member
    Time to vote!
    http://www.scribbld.com/customview.cgi?user=whiskey&styleid=27146

    Voting ends Wednesday October 26th at 5PM PST!
  • inskydiamonds
    inskydiamonds Posts: 2,519 Member
    Keep voting!
  • inskydiamonds
    inskydiamonds Posts: 2,519 Member
    Voting ends tonight!
  • inskydiamonds
    inskydiamonds Posts: 2,519 Member
    Congratulations to TerryBeeBee's! You have won this contest with your Sweet Potato, Leek, and Pear Soup.
    You are tempting me. I have a bunch of pears I need to do something with!

    Congrats!
    Go enter the current cooking challenge: http://www.myfitnesspal.com/topics/show/375293-cooking-challenge-broccoli?page=1#posts-5154517
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