Sweet Potato Fries
~ serves 2 people
Ingredients:
~ 2 medium sweet potatoes, washed with skin left on
~ 3/4 tsp. salt
~ 1/2 tsp. pepper
~ 2 tsp. garlic powder
~ 1 Tbsp. canola oil
Directions:
1) Preheat oven to 450 degrees.
2) Cut sweet potatoes into 1/4 inch rounds, discarding the ends of the potatoes. Cut the rounds in half to make semi-circles.
3) Toss sweet potatoes in a bowl with salt, pepper, garlic powder, and oil, coating all pieces evenly.
4) Spray a sheet pan with cooking spray or oil, and place sweet potatoes in a single layer, leaving a little room between pieces. (All I had was a rectangular cake pan below, ha ha...)
5) Bake 25 minutes on the first side, flip all fries, and bake 10-15 more minutes on second side to a dark golden brown on both sides. I've also found it helps to move the fries around the edge into the middle and vice versa, as the outside of the pan seems to cook faster than the center.
Time to eat! These times work perfectly for our oven, but you may want to play with the timing the first time to make sure nothing's getting OVERdone... Also, we use a lower sodium salt, so play with that to your tastes as well. And of course, this recipe lends itself SO well to trying out different spice combinations, so... have fun and explore!
Nutritional Info Per Serving:
~ Calories: 250 (for about a 9 oz. sweet potato, plus oil)
~ Fat: 6 grams (less than 1/2 gram of that is saturated)
~ Fiber: 7.5 grams
~ Protein: 4 grams
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