I love sweet potatoes. I did not grow up eating them, and frankly, they always looked a little gross. However, two years ago I lived with a roommate who ate a lot of sweet potatoes. As a results I began to try them. Now I’m hooked. Sweet potato fries, sweet potato casserole, sweet potato custard, and anything else sweet potato related. Sweet potatoes are extremely healthy, and there are so many ways you can cook them. Sadly, most people only eat sweet potatoes at Thanksgiving, and they only eat them smothered in marshmallows. Today I want to expand your knowledge of sweet potatoes.
This is the season for sweet potatoes. Most stores have them on sale this time of year. Many people are not sure if they are buying yams or sweet potatoes. Yams are actually a variety of sweet potatoes, they are the orange variety. I actually use yams in most of my recipes.
So are sweet potatoes healthy for you? Yes! They are loaded with dietary fiber, complex carbohydrates, Vitamin A, Vitamin B, and Vitamin C. So this Thanksgiving season make an effort to incorporate sweet potatoes into more of your meals. Branch out and try new recipes! Here are some great recipes that you may not have tried. I will only list my favorite, but I have provided links to the others.
Chicken, sweet potato & coconut curry
Serve this mildly spiced curry with rice noodles, basmati rice or chappati breads and introduce your kids to curry
Serves 2 adults and 2 children
Ready in 25-35 minutes
- 1 tbsp sunflower oil
- 2 tsp mild curry paste
- 2 large boneless, skinless chicken breasts, cut into bite-size pieces
- 2 medium-sized sweet potatoes , peeled and cut into bite-size pieces
- 4 tbsp red split lentils
- 300ml chicken stock
- 400ml can coconut milk
- 175g frozen peas
- Heat the oil in a deep frying pan or wok, stir in the curry paste and fry for 1 minute. Add the chicken, sweet potatoes and lentils and stir to coat in the paste, then pour in the stock and coconut milk. Bring to the boil, then simmer for 15 minutes.
- Tip in the peas, bring back to the boil and simmer for a further 4-5 minutes. Season to taste before serving.
Per serving
291 kcalories, protein 19g, carbohydrate 24.5g, fat 14 g, saturated fat 10g, fibre 3.6g, salt 0.57 g
Here are some more recipes from local Utah bloggers! Enjoy!
Delicious Sugar & Spice Sweet Potatoes. Cut the sugar in half to make it healthier. It will still be tasty, I promise!
I love twice baked potatoes, but twice baked sweet potatoes? Heaven!
Who doesn’t love a good roasted sweet potato? Delicious and healthy side dish or can even be the main item. With red onions, rosemary, and Parmesan you can’t beat this. Highly recommend!
See sweet potatoes go with anything! Soy Glazed Sweet potatoes topped with sesame seeds sounds delicious.
Let us know how you like these!
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