Stuffed Baked Sweet Potatoes Food

STUFFED BAKED SWEET POTATOES

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 400*.
• Pierce sweet potatoes with fork and place on baking sheet.
• Bake 50 minutes or until tender.
• Reduce oven temperature to 350*.
• Cut lengthwise slice off top of each potato.
• Scoop out centers, leaving 1/8 inch thick shell.
• In medium bowl, mash potato pulp.
• Add milk, butter and brown sugar; beat til fluffy.
• Spoon mixture back into shells.
• Place shells in large shallow baking pan.
• Bake at 350* for 10 minutes or until heated through.

STUFFED BAKED SWEET POTATOES

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 375.
• Bake sweet potatoes for 1 hour or until tender.
• Cut 1 inch strip lengthwise from top of the potato.
• Carefully scoop pulp from shell.
• In a large bowl, combine sweet potatoe pulp, orange juice, butter and salt.
• Beat until fluffy.
• Stir in pineapple.
• Stuff shells with the mixture.
• Sprinkle with pecans.
• Bake at 375 degrees for 10 minutes.

STUFFED SWEET POTATOES WITH PANCETTA AND BROCCOLI RABE

Steps:

• Pierce each sweet potato with a fork in a few spots. Arrange on a microwave-safe plate and microwave until soft, about 12 minutes.
• Meanwhile, cook the pancetta in a large skillet over medium heat, turning once, until crisp, about 4 minutes. Remove from the skillet and drain on paper towels. Increase the heat to medium high; add the broccoli rabe and 1/4 teaspoon salt to the skillet and cook, stirring occasionally, about 3 minutes. Add the mushrooms, garlic and red pepper flakes and cook, stirring occasionally, until the vegetables are tender, about 3 more minutes.
• Mix the ricotta, parmesan, and nutmeg to taste in a small bowl. Split open the sweet potatoes lengthwise and fluff the flesh with a fork. Top each with about 1 teaspoon of the ricotta mixture, then top evenly with the broccoli rabe mixture and the remaining ricotta mixture. Chop the pancetta and sprinkle evenly on top.

BEEFY STUFFED SWEET POTATO

Steps:

• Poke each sweet potato a few times and microwave until fork tender, about 10 minutes, rotating about halfway through. Set aside and keep warm.
• Combine the chopped carrots, onions, tomatoes, garlic, 2 tablespoons of the vinegar, cumin, 1 teaspoon salt, oregano, cayenne and a few grinds of black pepper in a food processor; pulse until coarsely chopped. Heat the oil in a large nonstick skillet over medium-high heat, add the vegetable mixture and cook, stirring constantly, until dry, 3 to 4 minutes. Add 1/4 cup water and cook, scraping up any brown bits with a wooden spoon, until the water evaporates, about 1 minute. Add the ground beef and cook, stirring and breaking it up into smaller chunks, until browned and cooked through, about 4 minutes. Remove from the heat.
• Split the potatoes in half, scoop out some of the warm flesh and add it to the beef mixture; stir to combine. Divide the potato halves among four plates and generously fill each half with the beef-potato mixture. Toss the shredded carrots with the cilantro, the remaining 1 teaspoon vinegar and 1/4 teaspoon salt in a medium bowl. Divide the carrot slaw among the four plates.

STUFFED BAKED POTATOES

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 425 degrees. Wash potatoes and poke 2 or 3 vent holes in each with a fork. Bake potatoes in oven until done, about 1 hour. (Poke with a fork and if fork goes in easily they are done). Remove potatoes from oven and allow to cool for 10 minutes. Slice potatoes in 1/2 lengthwise and scoop pulp into mixing bowl being careful not to break skin. Mash potatoes with butter, cheese, milk, and chives. Taste-test and adjust seasoning if necessary with salt and pepper. Spoon mashed potatoes back into skins and place in a 9 by 13-inch dish. Return to oven and heat thoroughly.

STUFFED BAKED POTATOES

Steps:

• Heat oven to 400°.
• Scrub potatoes and wrap in foil.
• Bake for 1-1/2 hour, until tender.
• Cool.
• Cut potatoes in half lengthwise and scoop out the pulp.
• Mash the potato pulp with butter,salt, pepper, and cream cheese.
• Place back in potato skins.
• Reduce oven temperature to 350°.
• Place in baking dish and bake for 30 minutes, until heated through.
• Sprinkle with paprika.

STUFFED BAKED SWEET POTATOES WITH PECANS

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 375 degrees F (190 degrees C).
• Arrange the sweet potatoes on a baking sheet, and bake in preheated oven for 1 hour.
• Cut a slit into the top of each potato. Carefully scoop out the pulp from the potato, leaving the skins intact; place the potato in a large bowl. Add the margarine and pineapple to the potato and stir together. Stuff the potato mixture back into the reserved potato skins. Sprinkle the pecans over each potato.
• Return the stuffed potato skins to the oven; bake another 12 minutes.

STUFFED BAKED POTATOES

Steps:

• Bake potatoes at 400° for 1 hour or until tender.
• Reduce heat to 375°.
• Cut each potato in half lengthwise; scoop out the pulp, leaving a thin shell.
• In a large mixing bowl, beat the pulp with butter.
• Stir in 1 cup of cheese, sour cream, salad dressing mix, chives and garlic.
• Spoon into potato shells.
• Sprinkle with remaining cheese.
• Place on a baking sheet.
• Bake for 15-20 minutes or until heated through.
• Top with bacon and green onions.