Saturday, 28 February 2015

SO YOU LIKE POTATOES?   CHECK OUT THESE RECIPES!

Baked Chipotle Sweet Potato and Zucchini Fritters (vegan, gluten-free) with Homemade Spicy Honey Mustard (gluten-free with vegan option)
Prep Time: 10 minutes
Cook Time: 40 minutes
Total Time: 50 minutes
Yield: Makes about 6 to 8 fritters depending on sizes of sweet potato and zucchini
Ingredients:
1/4 cup unsalted butter, melted (or vegan butter)
1 large egg (or egg replacer or flax egg)
2 teaspoons chipotle seasoning (I use Mrs. Dash Southwest Chipotle)
1/2 teaspoon salt, or to taste
1/2 teaspoon black pepper, or to taste
2 tablespoons almond, oat, or a gluten-free flour blend
about 3 cups coarsely grated sweet potato (1 medium to large sweet potato, peeled and grated)
about 2 cups coarsely grated zucchini (1 large or 2 small zucchini)
Directions:
Preheat oven to 375F and line two baking trays with Silpats, parchment paper, or aluminum foil and spray with cooking spray; set aside. I highly recommend lining your baking trays because the fritters will stick badly if you don’t.
In a large microwave-safe bowl, melt the butter, about 1 minute on high power. To the melted butter, add the egg and beat with a fork to combine. Add the chipotle seasoning, salt, pepper, and stir to combine. Add the flour and stir to combine. Add the sweet potato, zucchini, and toss to combine. Mixture will be loose and a bit soggy. Using a 1/2-cup measure, form fritters by transferring one heaping half-cup of vegetable mixture from mixing bowl directly to baking trays. My fritters were each about 4-inches in diameter and about 1-inch high and they weren't traditional well-packed patties; rather I mounded the mixture into loosely packed circular shapes on the baking trays. I baked 4 fritters on one tray, and 3 on the other tray.
Bake fritters for 10 minutes at 375F and if fritters have “leaked” or released any liquids, either from the zucchini releasing water, or the butter-egg mixture, just “push” the liquid back into a fritter using a spatula.
Lower oven temperature to 350F and bake for about 15 minutes. Carefully flip fritters over (they will be soft and delicate; I used two spatulas to scoop-and-flip without breaking them) and bake for about 15 more minutes, or until browned. Fritters will be browned but soft upon removal from oven. Allow them to cool and firm up on the baking trays for at least 10 minutes before moving or serving them.
Serve fritters with Spicy Honey Mustard (gluten-free and to keep vegan, use agave in place of the honey) or a favorite mustard, ketchup, hot sauce, sour cream, salsa, or other favorite condiment. Fritters will keep in an airtight container for up to 5 days in the refrigerator. They can be wrapped individually in plastic wrap and make for handy lunchbox food.






Healthy Chipotle Chicken Sweet Potato Skins

·         prep time: 15 MINUTES
·         cook time: 1 HOUR 20 MINUTES
·         total time: 1 HOUR 20 MINUTES
serving size: 6 As A Side, 3 As A Main

Ingredients

  • 3 medium sweet potatoes
  • 3/4 pound (about 2 small) boneless skinless chicken breast
  • 1/4 cups olive oil
  • 2 tablespoon fresh lime juice
  • 2 cloves garlic, minced or grated
  • 3 whole chipotle pepper, minced
  • 1 teaspoon dried oregano
  • 1 teaspoon cumin
  • 2 teaspoons chili powder
  • salt and pepper
  • 2 (half a 10 oz bag) cups spinach
  • 5 ounces sharp white cheddar cheese, grated
  • chopped cilantro, for garnish
  • greek yogurt, for serving

Instructions

Preheat your oven to 350 degrees. Wash your sweet potatoes and prick all over with a fork. Place in the oven and bake for 50-60 minutes or until fork tender. Place your chicken in a baking dish and rub with a tablespoon of olive oil, salt and pepper. Place in the oven with the potatoes and bake for 25 minutes. Allow to cool and shred the chicken with a fork or your hands. When the sweet potatoes are done cut in half and allow to cool for 5-10 minutes.
In a medium size bowl combine the olive oil, lime juice, garlic, chipotle peppers, oregano, cumin, chili powder, salt and pepper. Set aside.
Heat a small skillet over medium heat and wilt the spinach (this can also be done in the microwave). Toss the spinach and shredded chicken together, set aside and keep warm.
Turn the oven up to 400 degrees. Scrape the sweet potato out of the peel, leaving a medium size layer of flesh inside with the peel so that it can stand up on its own (I reserved the remaining flesh, for another use) and place in a baking dish. Brush the skins with with a little of the chipotle sauce and bake for 5-10 mInutes until nice and crisp. While the skins bake mix the spinach, chicken and chipolte sauce together. Remove skins from the oven and stuff with the chicken mixture, top with shredded cheese and bake for 10 minutes or until the cheese has melted and the skins are hot and crisp. Serve with fresh chopped cilantro and greek yogurt if desired.






Oven Baked Potato Wedges



Prep time
45 mins
Cook time
35 mins
Total time
1 hour 20 mins

Author: Natasha of NatashasKitchen.com
Skill Level: Easy
Cost To Make: $2-$3
Serving: 4-6
Ingredients
·         4 russet potatoes
·         ¼ cup extra virgin olive oil
·         ¼ tsp sea salt or kosher salt
·         ¼ tsp garlic powder
·         ¼ tsp paprika
·         ¼ tsp black pepper
·         2 Tbsp chopped fresh parsley leaves
·         ¼ cup Parmesan cheese
Instructions
(preheat oven to 450˚F)
1.    Wash & cut potatoes into wedges by cutting lengthwise in half then slice each half into 3 slices.
2.    Place potatoes in a bowl of water with about 2 cups of ice cubes. Let them stand for 30 min then pat dry with paper towels.
3.    Place ¼ tsp salt, ¼ tsp garlic powder, ¼ tsp paprika and ¼ tsp black pepper in to a large ziplock bag. Add potatoes and shake them together. Next add ¼ cup of olive oil to the bag and toss until potatoes are coated.
4.    Line baking sheet with parchment paper. Place potatoes on the lined sheet and bake at 450˚F for 30-35 min until the potatoes are cooked through, browned and crispy.
5.    While potatoes are baking, chop 2 Tbsp fresh parsley and grate ¼ cup parmesan cheese and place both into a large mixing bowl.
6.    Toss potato wedges in the mixing bowl with parsley and cheese.

Serve with ketchup, or ranch,... or fry sauce.

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