Simple Sweet Potatoes

Recipesfull introduces to you: Potato Side Dish Recipes. (Simple Sweet Potatoes). Sweet potatoes (minus the sweet). These are best served hot! The inside mixture will cool things down so it's edible. Remember real butter. Temperatures are important because they create the textures. I hope you all enjoy! I have turned non-sweet potato eaters into sweet potato lovers with this recipe. If you're not into onions you can use celery.

Brief

Prep 10 mins

Cook: 1hr

Additional: 45 mins

Total: 1hr55 mins

Servings: 3

Yield: 3 servings

Simple Sweet Potatoes

Ingredients

3 large sweet potatoes

2 avocados

peeled and pitted

¼ teaspoon salt

¼ teaspoon ground black pepper

⅓ cup diced red onion

2 tablespoons unsalted butter

divided

Side Dish

Directions

Step 1

Preheat oven to 450 degrees F (230 degrees C).

Step 2

Make a long narrow cut lengthwise down the center of each sweet potato. Wrap each potato in aluminum foil.

Step 3

Bake potatoes directly on the rack of the preheated oven until tender about 1 hour.

Step 4

Mash avocado flesh salt and pepper together in a bowl with a fork until mostly smooth. Fold onion into avocado mixture. Cover the bowl with plastic wrap and refrigerate until chilled about 45 minutes.

Step 5

Remove potatoes from foil and slice open pushing the two ends of each together to open the potato. Divide 1/2 of the butter between the potato openings. Spoon avocado mixture into each potato and top each with remaining butter.

Nutritional Information

Simple Sweet Potatoes

Servings Per Recipe:3

Calories: 680.6

% Daily Value *

Protein: 10.1g 20%

Carbohydrates: 104.6g 34%

Dietary Fiber: 23g 92%

Sugars: 20.7g

Fat: 27.6g 42%

Saturated Fat: 7.8g 39%

Cholesterol: 20.4mg 7%

Vitamin A Iu: 64842.1IU 1297%

Niacin Equivalents: 7.9mg 60%

Vitamin B6: 1.3mg 82%

Vitamin C: 25.7mg 43%

Folate: 162.3mcg 41%

Calcium: 159.7mg 16%

Iron: 3.6mg 20%

Magnesium: 154.8mg 55%

Potassium: 2211.5mg 62%

Sodium: 454.7mg 18%

Thiamin: 0.4mg 45%

Calories From Fat: 248.2

*Percent Daily Values are based on a 2,000 calorie diet. Your daily values may be higher or lower depending on your calorie needs.

**Nutrient information is not available for all ingredients. Amount is based on available nutrient data.

(-)Nutrition information is provided for reference only. If you are following a medically restrictive diet, please consult your doctor or registered dietitian before preparing this recipe for personal consumption.