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Sweet potatoes are one of my favorite winter time foods. Heck, I even crave them in the summer time. It wasn’t always that way though. When I was a kid, you couldn’t have paid me to eat a sweet potato.
The first time that I enjoyed eating sweet potatoes was when they came as a side dish to my burger at a local restaurant. The experience was transcendent. The sweet potatoes were…. SAVORY. I had never experienced savory sweet potatoes before. I had never even considered that it was a possibility.
After that, I was on a mission to recreate these delectable bites at home. I finally cracked the code and my family and I now regularly eat sweet potatoes. My kids even gobble them up – so long as I don’t accidentally over do the spice level.
In addition to being delicious and filling, sweet potatoes are full of vitamin A, Vitamin C and Manganese. They have antioxidants to protect us from cancer causing free radicals and improve immune functioning. Sweet potatoes also contain both soluble and insoluble fiber which is good for your gut and something all of us could use more of. According to the American Society for Nutrition, just 7% of adults are getting enough fiber each day!
Sweet potatoes are often smothered in marshmallows and branded as a ‘Thanksgiving’ dish – and while that can be delicious, if we step out of that marshmallow/Thanksgiving box for a minute, sweet potatoes can be a welcome addition to our everyday supper table.
Sweet potatoes can be mashed, steamed, fried, and roasted. They can be savory as well as sweet.
I dearly love savory sweet potatoes and my all time favorite way to prepare sweet potatoes is to dice and roast them with Southwest Seasoning.
Prepared this way sweet potatoes are the perfect complement to burgers, meatloaf, roasted chicken, pork chops or any kind of BBQ. Savory sweet potato bites also go great with omelets and scrambled eggs.
Bonus tip: When I cook sweet potatoes, I always make extra because I love them as an afternoon snack. Sometimes I heat them up but honestly I love them straight out of the fridge too.
Southwest Sweet Potato Bites
At my last market, I asked customers how they like to use sweet potatoes and here are some of their favorites!
What's YOUR favorite way to eat sweet potatoes?? Tell me in the comments!
But most of all ....
Enjoy!
Emily
The first time that I enjoyed eating sweet potatoes was when they came as a side dish to my burger at a local restaurant. The experience was transcendent. The sweet potatoes were…. SAVORY. I had never experienced savory sweet potatoes before. I had never even considered that it was a possibility.
After that, I was on a mission to recreate these delectable bites at home. I finally cracked the code and my family and I now regularly eat sweet potatoes. My kids even gobble them up – so long as I don’t accidentally over do the spice level.
In addition to being delicious and filling, sweet potatoes are full of vitamin A, Vitamin C and Manganese. They have antioxidants to protect us from cancer causing free radicals and improve immune functioning. Sweet potatoes also contain both soluble and insoluble fiber which is good for your gut and something all of us could use more of. According to the American Society for Nutrition, just 7% of adults are getting enough fiber each day!
Sweet potatoes are often smothered in marshmallows and branded as a ‘Thanksgiving’ dish – and while that can be delicious, if we step out of that marshmallow/Thanksgiving box for a minute, sweet potatoes can be a welcome addition to our everyday supper table.
Sweet potatoes can be mashed, steamed, fried, and roasted. They can be savory as well as sweet.
I dearly love savory sweet potatoes and my all time favorite way to prepare sweet potatoes is to dice and roast them with Southwest Seasoning.
Prepared this way sweet potatoes are the perfect complement to burgers, meatloaf, roasted chicken, pork chops or any kind of BBQ. Savory sweet potato bites also go great with omelets and scrambled eggs.
Bonus tip: When I cook sweet potatoes, I always make extra because I love them as an afternoon snack. Sometimes I heat them up but honestly I love them straight out of the fridge too.
Southwest Sweet Potato Bites
- 2lbs sweet potatoes, cubed, skin on
- 1-2Tbsp southwest seasoning – taco seasoning works well too!
- 2 Tbsp olive oil
At my last market, I asked customers how they like to use sweet potatoes and here are some of their favorites!
- Sweet potato tacos
- Diced & roasted with rosemary + sea salt
- Sweet potato curry
- Sweet tater bites with curry powder
- Steamed sweet potatoes – this was my go to when the kids were first starting solid foods and although my kids are way past finger food stage of learning to eat, I still frequently make steamed sweet potato wedges when I am short on time.
What's YOUR favorite way to eat sweet potatoes?? Tell me in the comments!
But most of all ....
Enjoy!
Emily
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