Easiest Thanksgiving side dish ever! The Thanksgiving ideas and Instant Pot recipes continue...next up is these Instant Pot Mashed Sweet Potatoes. You could easily turn these into Sweet Potato Casserole, but I think they are sweet enough after they have been pressure-steamed and can be enjoyed with some butter and spices. The sweet potatoes naturally caramelize (and sweeten … [Read more...]
Slow Cooker Italian Pork & Sweet Potatoes
Slow Cooker Italian Pork & Sweet Potatoes 2 lb. pork roast (bone-in or boneless, or pork tenderloin)Salt and pepper1 cup apple juice3 Tbsp minced onion1 Tbsp Italian seasoning4 large sweet potatoesSide: dinner rolls Peel and quarter the sweet potatoes.Place the pork roast into the base of the slow cooker and season with salt and pepper. Pour the apple juice … [Read more...]
BBQ Chicken Stuffed Sweet Potatoes
"OMIGOSH, these are amazing. I had no idea I'd love them! I'm in trouble!" This is a note from my friend Kari. We were talking about these and she wasn't sure about the combo, then she tried them and emailed that to me. I share this with you because it might not sound like these 2 should go together - I mean, they aren't peanut butter and jelly, or wine and cheese, or … [Read more...]
Instant Pot Beef & Sweet Potato Stew
Comfort food at it's finest. If you've never cooked with an electric pressure cooker, I want to tell you this. It's the first thing that I share when someone asks me, "What is the deal with the Instant Pot? Why do I need one?" It cooks beautifully and infuses flavor like no other cooking method. And with the invention and popularity of the electric pressure cooker, it … [Read more...]
Baked Sweet Potato Chips
It's a new month with 31 Days so we are featuring a brand new, month-long series for 31 Days of Healthy Snack Recipes! Here's our first one: Holy-this is my new favorite snack-moly. I was working in the kitchen the other day and started my cooking sesh with getting these babies into the oven. Then I moved onto dinner prep. I pulled these out of the oven and set them out … [Read more...]
Black Bean & Sweet Potato Dip
We're coming up on the spring time of the year when sweet potatoes go on sale for a short window of time, dredging up memories of autumn that have been all but covered by mounds of snow. And these same awesome sweet potatoes remind us that the beauty of spring is here to revive us again. Therefore, it seemed appropriate to use baked sweet potatoes in an … [Read more...]
Chili Stuffed Sweet Potatoes
Please pardon the iphone photo above. I did what I could with it in my photo editing software, but it's still an iphone photo! ;) I've done a number of stuffed potatoes and sweet potatoes on the site over the years, but never these. I love them because they are a great way to use up leftover chili. In your week's menu, you can schedule a chili meal, perhaps with some … [Read more...]
Sweet Potato & Chicken Sausage Hash
If only my stomach were a little larger. Because if it were, I would have tried to eat this entire skillet. All by myself. This Sweet Potato Chicken Sausage Hash is a phenomenal combination of sweetness, heartiness and warmth. It's a great, simple meal that will warm your tummy on these FRIGID COLD DAYS. {And yes, it's totally okay to stand over the skillet to keep … [Read more...]
Sweet Potato Pancakes with Maple-Cranberry Syrup
Got leftover sweet potatoes? And cranberry sauce? Look no further than this recipe for sweet potato pancakes with cranberry syrup...this is your perfect Friday breakfast/brunch/lunch/dinner recipe!!! Seriously, fluffy and delicious. And I'm sure you're wondering how dense sweet potatoes can turn into fluffy pancakes. Couple reasons why they do...first, the … [Read more...]
Slow Cooker Sweet Potato & Chickpea Curry
This right there y'all...is what you call a delicious, hearty, filling vegetarian dish that even meat lovers will love! I prepped this in the slow cooker because I wanted the chickpeas and the sweet potatoes to soak for a long time in the curried broth. And boy, oh boy...my tastebuds are grateful that I slow cooked this one. The chickpeas and sweet potatoes take on the … [Read more...]