Turkey Taco Stuffed Sweet Potatoes Recipe - 20 Minute Meal (2024)

FAQs

What to top sweet potatoes with? ›

Make a slit in the top of each sweet potato and add a tablespoon of your favorite topping. TOPPING OPTIONS: Basic: sea salt, freshly ground pepper, with 1 tablespoon butter, ghee, coconut oil, olive oil, yogurt, or nut butter.

Spread sweet potatoes on 2 rimmed baking sheets and roast until bottom side is browned, about 30 minutes. Carefully flip potatoes with thin offset spatula and roast until second side is browned and potatoes are tender, about 20 minutes longer. Transfer to a large bowl.

Browning butter packs in tons of flavor, without dulling the sweet potatoes. Slow-roasting the sweet potatoes activates endogenous enzymes that bring out their natural sweetness. A touch of maple syrup, butter, and a bit of chopped thyme are the only embellishments these naturally sweet sweet potatoes need.

Does it smell strange? Is it soft, wet, oozing, squishy, discolored, or sprouting? If yes to any, then toss it! If the sweet potato is firm and not sprouting, it's still fresh and safe to eat.

The cold water bath helps rinse the starch off the sweet potatoes so they're a bit more crispy. That said, if you do not have the time, you can still get crispy baked sweet potato fries by using high heat and a little drizzle of olive oil.

Boil the sweet potatoes in a large stockpot until soft, about 25 minutes; drain. When cool enough to handle, peel the potatoes and transfer them to a large bowl. While the potatoes are still warm, add the butter, cream, agave, cinnamon and salt, and mash until smooth. Sprinkle with the orange zest.

Loading up your potatoes is easy. Turn crispy potato skins into a hearty meal by filling them with classic potato pairings, like sour cream, bacon, and cheese. Or, grab a few baking potatoes (such as russets) to top with buffalo chicken, steak and spinach, or cowboy beans.

Side-dress the sweet potato plants 3 to 4 weeks after transplanting with 5-10-10 fertilizer. If you have sandy soil, use more. Weed the sweet potato beds regularly, starting two weeks after planting. Avoid deep digging with a hoe or other tool that disturbs the delicate feeder roots.

Broccoli, Brussels sprouts, mushrooms, zucchini, collard greens, carrots, cauliflower, green beans and bell peppers are great choices. Salad – A fresh, leafy green salad tastes great after a bite of sweet potatoes. Beans – Baked beans and black beans pair well with potatoes.

What is the healthiest way to eat sweet potatoes? ›

Boiling sweet potatoes retains more beta-carotene and makes the nutrient more absorbable than other cooking methods such as baking or frying. Up to 92% of the nutrient can be retained by limiting the cook time, such as boiling in a pot with a tightly covered lid for 20 minutes.