Twice-Baked Apple-Pecan Sweet Potatoes
This is the perfect sweet potato side dish for the holidays. It is very simple to prepare and looks and tastes like you spent a long time on it. Trust me, this will be the talk of the table with your family and friends. You can also prepare and freeze them up to 3 weeks, just place on a pan and completely thaw, then bake for 30 minutes.
INGRIDIENT
DIRECTION
Step: 1
Wash sweet potatoes and pierce each one a few times using a sharp knife. Place in a microwave oven and cook for 6 minutes.
Step: 2
Preheat the oven to 225 degrees F (110 degrees C).
Step: 3
Carefully remove sweet potatoes from the microwave oven and wrap each in aluminum foil. Place pecans on an oven-proof plate.
Step: 4
Place sweet potatoes in the back of the preheated oven and pecans in the front. Bake until pecans are toasted, 15 to 30 minutes.
Step: 5
Meanwhile, melt butter in a skillet over medium heat. Add apple, raisins, and cranberries and cook for 3 minutes. Stir in brown sugar, cinnamon, and nutmeg and cook 1 minute more. Remove from heat.
Step: 6
Remove sweet potatoes from oven and let sit for 15 to 20 minutes. Leave oven on.
Step: 7
Cut sweet potatoes in half lengthwise, scoop pulp into a large bowl, and mash using a potato masher. Add apple mixture and stir until blended. Spoon mixture into sweet potato shells and top with pecans. Place onto a baking sheet.
Step: 8
Bake in the hot oven for 20 to 30 minutes.
NUTRITION FACT
Per Serving: 710 calories; protein 6.8g; carbohydrates 98.9g; fat 35.3g; cholesterol 40.7mg; sodium 243.4mg.
The most clear way to pick a side dish is to look at your main dish (pasta, chicken, seared tofu) and choose more different. If you’re cooking pasta, make sure for a simple healthy dish . Making steak? Go for more light. If you’re want to cooking stir-fry with rice, it must not a good idea to also make a rice salad.
One make sure is also can make to cooking method . You don’t want to push more often your oven by scheduling three dishes at once in there, or be juggling four pans on the stovetop . But sometimes you can made a dish do more often .
