Healthy Sweet Potato Recipes

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Why are Sweet Potatoes not more popular?

I believe sweet potatoes are every bit as versatile as the more traditional varieties of potato and, if anything, even more delicious. They can be incorporated in to a great many varied healthy recipes and are extremely nutritious in their own right.

So why, one simply can't help but wonder, are sweet potatoes used so infrequently in the West, compared to - for example - old favourites like Maris Pipers or King Edwards? I believe it comes down simply to a lack of awareness on the part of the general public at large. A great many people will have seen sweet potatoes in their local supermarket, but may simply have no idea as to how to cook them and with what to serve them. It is my fervent hope and intention that here I may change situation that in at least some small way...

Are you Aware Just how Healthy Sweet Potatoes Are? 

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The nutritional value of sweet potato
A number of studies have suggested that the sweet potato is the most nutritious vegetable we can eat, bar none. Its complex blend of dietary fibres...

Healthy Poached Chicken on Sweet Potato Mash Recipe 

Poached Chicken on Sweet Potato MashSweet potatoes can be used to make mash in exactly the same way as any other variety of potato. It is absolutely delicious on its own or with a couple of simple ingredients added. It goes well with a great many different types of meat, particularly chicken or lamb. Find the recipe for this dish and lots more by clicking on the link below:

Poached Chicken on Sweet Potato Mash Recipe

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Healthy Sweet Potato Recipes Product of the Month: July 2009 

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In this section of the site, I will try to feature each calendar month a particular product related to sweet potatoes and/or cooking and preparation of same which I believe holds some special value and significance.

This month, I am featuring the cookbook detailed below which offers an abundance of recipes both for those familiar with sweet potatoes and those cooking with them for the first time. This really is one of those books that has something for everyone!

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Sweet Potato Recipes on Hub Pages 

My hand-picked list

Hub Pages is a similar, Web 2.0 hosting site to Squidoo and contains a lot of very varied recipes incorporating sweet potatoes. These are just a few of my favourites:
Baked Spicy Tofu & Sweet Potato: Recipe
Tofu is one of our regular foods, that is a food that we eat 3 to 4 times per month as a main course. I enjoy baked tofu, tofu stir fry and even have a tofu lasagna recipe which I will share in a later hub. ...
Easy coconut-crusted citrus and sweet spiced sweet potato recipe. Fantastic!
This is really popular at my Caribbean restaurant. The hint of cinnamon combined with the crunchy coconut makes a really exotic and delicious tropical combination. Serve this with simply grilled chicken...
Sweet potato casserole recipe
This is a very easy side dish to make and if you have kids they usually don't complain about eating it because it has the word sweet in it! Good luck!
Great Sweet Potato Recipe
This is my all time favorite sweet potato recipe. I always make this dish when I'm having someone new over for dinner - they are always impressed and it is such a simple recipe! Thyme Red Pepper Sweet Potatoes...
Sweet potato fritters with scallion pesto recipe. A delicious and elegant starter.
These sweet potato fritters with the easy to make scallion pesto are fantastic. They've got a bit of chile, and they're crunchy fried, and they look beautiful topped with the emerald green scallion...

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Healthy Lamb and Sweet Potato Casserole Recipe 

Lamb and Sweet Potato CasseroleLamb is very commonly accompanied by or even prepared with sweet potatoes and spices in Middle Eastern cooking. This simple yet delicious recipe pictured right can be found, along with many others, by clicking on the link below:

Healthy Lamb and Sweet Potato Casserole Recipe

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Sweet Potato Recipes on Flickr.com 

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Sweet Potato Amaretto Crepes by beurremanie

Sweet Potato Amaretto Crepes

No-Recipe Sweet Potato Pie by big_nothing

Sweet Potato Pie

sweet potato lentil kale soup by this is emily

Sweet Potato, Lentil and Kale Soup

Moroccan Sweet Potato Stew (Recipe) by Ruthieki

Moroccan Sweet Potato

Sweet potatoes baked with Stilton cheese by Pockafwye

Sweet Potato and Stilton Bake

Maple-glazed Chicken and Sweet Potatoes by SOSCuisine

Maple Glazed Chicken and Sweet Potatoes

Fruity sweet potato salad by sonicwalker

Fruity Sweet Potato Salad

Bobotie, Malay sweet potatoes and yellow rice by sweet mustache

Bobotie, Malay Sweet Potato and Yellow Rice

Sweet Potato Pie by pigpigscorner

Sweet Potato Pie

Braised BBQ Beef Sandwich and Sweet Potato Fries by Back to the Cutting Board

Braised BBQ Beef Sandwich and Sweet Potato Chips

Maple Roasted Chicken with Sweet Potatoes - Precooked by Back to the Cutting Board

Maple Roasted Chicken with Sweet Potatoes

Maple Roasted Chicken with Sweet Potatoes by Back to the Cutting Board

Maple Roasted Chicken with Sweet Potatoes

Sweet Potato Blogs 

Not that these titles will change automatically on a daily basis

How Sweet The Sound: Sweet Potato Salad
I made this for the first time for our Fourth of July dinner. I found the recipe at the Good Housekeeping website, and I decided to give it a try. 3 pounds sweet potatoes, peeled and cut into 1-inch chunks...
I Can't Find The Recipe Book That Came With My Crockpot And I Want ...
The book came with my Rival crockpot. The recipe has sausage, potatoes and corn. I can't find the book any more and it is such an easy recipe. My family eats it. ... 1 Make a layer of potato in the bottom of the crock pot. 2 Then make a layer of carrot and sweet potato. 3 Put in the sausages and pour over the soup. I used about a ¼ cup of water to swirl out the last of the soup from the tin. 4 Put in the Crock Pot and cook for 8 to 10 hours on low OR 4 to 5 hours on high. ...
Recession Recipes » Crispy Chicken Fingers with Sweet Potato Fries
So it is only fitting that we start reblogging today with a tasty Crispy Chicken Fingers with Sweet Potato Fries recipe that both little and big kids can enjoy. I found this recipe for chicken fingers in one of my Fitness magazines ...
Sweet Potato Fries Recipe | {365} Days: Path towards Raw Elite ...
I am absolutely in love with Sweet Potato Fries. They take less time to make then baking a sweet potato whole, so why not make them? The ingredients I use.

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Looooooooooove it! 5*****

ReplyPosted May 03, 2009

Lizblueberry wrote...

I adore sweet potatoes! I make a great sweet potato souffle.If you ever want the recipe.. just ask!!

ReplyPosted April 26, 2009

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ReplyPosted April 16, 2009

AppalachianCountry wrote...

We have used thyme but not red pepper in sweet potatoes. We'll have to try it. Wonderful lens.

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Great lens! One can do quite a bit with sweet potatoes :) 5 stars

ReplyPosted April 13, 2009

 
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