Certainly it’s a challenge sometime to incorporate a good amount of vegetables in our plates, but it’s so pleasing to the eyes, and good for you that it’s worth the extra effort. In addition, vegetables contain a lot of fiber and nutrients, which offers a satiating meal.
A vegetable that makes a good meal base is the sweet potato. It’s so versatile. It can be used in a dessert or in a soup, a stew, and as in this recipe; stuffed.
A delicious and a nourishing meal, these stuffed sweet potatoes serve as your bowl! Like spaghetti squash and avocado, sweet potato is the perfect vegetable for it. In addition, it adds a beautiful texture and it’s easy to serve.
Stuffed Sweet potatoes
Certainly it's a challenge sometime to incorporate a good amount of vegetables in our plates, but it's so pleasing to the eyes, and good for you that it's worth the extra effort. In addition, vegetables contain a lot of fiber and nutrients, which offers a satiating meal.A vegetable that makes a good meal base is the sweet potato. It’s so versatile. It can be used in a dessert or in a soup, a stew, and as in this recipe; stuffed.A delicious and a nourishing meal, these stuffed sweet potatoes serve as your bowl! Like spaghetti squash and avocado, sweet potato is the perfect vegetable for it. In addition, it adds a beautiful texture and it’s easy to serve.
Ingredients
- 2 big Sweet potatoes cut in half
- 1 Tbsp Olive oil
- 1 Onion, minced
- 2 Cups Bartlett Pears, diced
- ¼ cup nutritional yeast
- 1 tsp Sea salt
- 1/4 Cup pomegranate seed
- 2 Tbsp Walnuts chopped
- 3 tbsp fresh parsley chopped
- 2 tbsp maple syrup
Instructions
- Preheat the oven 400 F˚
- Place the potatoes on a baking sheet cover with parchment paper and bake 50 minutes.
- During that time, in a saucepan heat the olive oil and add the onion and cook for 5 minutes.
- Add in the pear and nutritional yeast and cook for another 3 minutes.
- Once the sweet potato is cooked and cold enough, with a fork remove a little of the sweet potato flesh.
- Gently place the onion and pear stuffing on each potato.
- Sprinkle walnuts, pomegranate seeds, and parsley on top of the sweet potatoes.
- Drizzle a little bit of maple syrup and serve.