Fingerling and Sweet Potatoes
A quick sauté in a cast iron pot gives this roasted fingerling and sweet potatoes recipe a crispy kick.
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Roasted Fingerling and Sweet Potatoes Recipe
Mix up your plain old potatoes with this recipe featuring roasted fingerling and sweet potatoes. This dish has just the right amount of sweet and savory.
Ingredients
Yield: 4 -6 servings
- 6 - 8 red and white fingerling potatoes, scrubbed and quartered lengthwise
- 1 - 2 small sweet potatoes, scrubbed, halved and quartered lengthwise
- extra virgin olive oil
- coarse sea salt, to taste
- black pepper, to taste
- 1/4 cup chives, chopped
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 400 degrees.
- Place potatoes and sweet potatoes in a large cast-iron skillet, season well with salt and pepper and drizzle generously with olive oil. Stir to coat evenly.
- Sauté on medium-high heat for 10 minutes, stirring often to evenly crisp potatoes and yams.
- Transfer skillet to oven. Bake about 35 minutes, stirring occasionally. Remove when fork-tender and golden brown. Top with chives.
- Serve directly from baking dish or transfer to platter. Enjoy!
Notes
For an indulgent touch, stir in a dollop of butter just before serving.
Calories: 144kcal, Carbohydrates: 23g, Protein: 2g, Fat: 5g, Saturated Fat: 1g, Polyunsaturated Fat: 1g, Monounsaturated Fat: 3g, Sodium: 758mg, Potassium: 225mg, Fiber: 3g, Sugar: 4g
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Thank you for a savory recipe. All the rest are sugar heavy. My farmers market vendors have nice finger sweet potatoes.