Baked Sweet Potato: Quick and Satisfying Dinner

Juicy sweet potatoes baked to a golden crust make a perfect quick dinner option. Serve them simply with butter or stuff them with your favorite filling – chili, tuna with mayo, baked beans, cheese or fresh green salad. Try it and you’ll see why this simple recipe is loved by everyone!

Ingredients

2 serv.
  • sweet potato2 шт., середнього розміру pcs
  • olive oil2 ч. л. tsp
  • coarse sea saltдрібка
  • butter

    tuna with mayonnaise, chili con carne, baked beans, cheese or green salad (optional)

Step-by-step instructions

  1. 1

    Preheat the oven to 180 °C (160 °C for convection) or set the gas setting to 4.

  2. 2

    Thoroughly wash the sweet potatoes, pat them dry and place them on a baking tray, pricking the surface all over with a fork.

  3. 3

    Spritz each tuber with olive oil and sprinkle with coarse sea salt.

  4. 4

    Bake for 45 minutes to 1 hour, depending on size, until the skin is golden‑crisp and the flesh pierces easily with a knife.

  5. 5

    Serve the sweet potatoes as a side with butter or stuff them with your favorite filling: chili, tuna with mayonnaise, baked beans, cheese or green salad.

Source: bbcgoodfood.com
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