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marrocan stuffed sweet potatoes

Stuffed Sweet Potatoes

Ever dreamed of using sweet potatoes to their full potential? Well, today I'll show you how to do just that with this recipe for stuffed sweet potatoes - yum!
Prep Time 10 minutes
Cook Time 40 minutes
Total Time 50 minutes
Choose Serving Size 3

Ingredients 

  • 3 sweet potatoes
  • 1 tomato chopped
  • 1 eggplant julienned
  • 1 red chili pepper
  • ¼ cup olive oil
  • 2 cloves garlic finely chopped
  • 2 tsp paprika
  • 2 tsp cumin
  • salt and pepper

For the topping:

  • 4 mint leaves chopped
  • 2 Tbsp fresh cilantro
  • 1 avocado sliced

Instructions

  • Heat the oven to 200 C.
  • Cut the sweet potatoes lengthwise and place on a baking tray. Add the capsicum red pepper to the baking tray as well.
  • Bake for about 25 minutes or until the sweet potatoes are soft and the pepper is baked and the skin comes out easy.
  • Meanwhile, heat a frying pan on medium heat.
  • Add a few Tbsp oil to a frying pan. Once it heats up, add the garlic and onion and cook until softened.
  • Add the eggplant and tomato.
  • Add the rest of the oil, paprika, cumin, salt, and pepper and cook as the tomato and eggplant soften. Mash as this occurs.
  • Add the baked capsicum pepper, mix and let sit for about 10 minutes.
  • Scoop out the flesh from the baked potatoes.
  • Stuff the halves with the eggplant mixture.
  • Sprinkle with chopped mint, cilantro and avocado slices. Enjoy!