Sides, side dishes and recipes that accompany the main course. With meatloaf, this recipe for a Baked Sweet Potato pair well with many things. And as far as recipes go, this one was easy to make and fairly inexpensive.
Published
Disclosure April 3, 2023
This page might contain affiliate links. In the event of a sale, I will be awarded a small commission (at no extra cost for you).
Cost for this Recipe
While on vacation, we went to a local restaurant and I had a chicken dinner with a Baked Sweet Potato topped with Cinnamon Butter that was to-die-for. It was creamy, sweet and unbelievably delicious with the Sweet Potato. So, once we got home from vacation, I was desperate to replicate this recipe for the family.
Sweet Potatoes do not cost much. At our local ALDI, they are $0.90 each. For a side dish, this is really quite reasonable. However, the price can vary depending on where you shop and live.
At another local grocery store, their sweet potatoes cost $1.09, while another nation-wide store costs $0.96 and a bag for $5.88, or $1.96 per pound.
For this dinner specifically, it cost $4.50 for five Baked Sweet Potatoes.
Recipe
Ingredients for Baked Sweet Potato
Sweet Potatoes
Aluminum Foil
Cutting Board
Fork
Directions for Baked Sweet Potato
1. Firstly, wash the Sweet Potatoes in a sink colander to make sure they are clean.
This sink colander is great and keeps the food off the base of the sink.
Additionally, it is expandable to fit most sinks.
2. Place the washed and clean Sweet Potatoes on a cutting board.
3. Using a fork, stab the Sweet Potatoes so the skins are pierced. This helps them to cook thoroughly.
4. Place a 12-inch sheet of aluminum foil on the countertop.
5. Place a Sweet Potato on the aluminum foil, in the middle, and then fold over the long sides over the potato. Then, fold up the short ends to cover the seam.
6. Wrap all of the Sweet Potatoes in aluminum foil, making sure they are completely covered. This night we made five Baked Sweet Potatoes.
7. Place the foil-wrapped Sweet Potatoes in the oven, headed to 350 degrees Fahrenheit and bake them until they are soft and tender, around 1 hour. While the Sweet Potatoes were cooking in the oven, the main course was also cooking. I made a new recipe, Meatloaf with Herbdacious. Check it out by clicking the link below.
8. Unwrap each Sweet Potato and check for doneness with a knife inserted, then unwrap the rest and place on a plate to cool for 5 minutes.
Finally, serve the Baked Sweet Potatoes with Cinnamon Butter or any other topping you desire.
~Monica
Recipe
Baked Sweet Potatoes
Equipment
- Cutting board
- Aluminum Foil
- Fork
Ingredients
- Sweet Potatoes
Instructions
- Firstly, wash the Sweet Potatoes in a sink colander to make sure they are clean.
- Place the washed and clean Sweet Potatoes on a cutting board.
- Using a fork, stab the Sweet Potatoes so the skins are pierced. This helps them to cook thoroughly.
- Place a 12-inch sheet of aluminum foil on the countertop.
- Place a Sweet Potato on the aluminum foil, in the middle, and then fold over the long sides over the potato.
- Then, fold up the short ends to cover the seam.
- Wrap all of the Sweet Potatoes in aluminum foil, making sure they are completely covered.
- Place the foil-wrapped Sweet Potatoes in the oven, headed to 350 degrees Fahrenheit and bake them until they are soft and tender, around 1 hour.
- Unwrap each Sweet Potato and check for doneness with a knife inserted, then unwrap the rest and place on a plate to cool for 5 minutes
- Finally, serve the Baked Sweet Potatoes with Cinnamon Butter or any other topping you desire.
This site uses Akismet to reduce spam. Learn how your comment data is processed.
Copyright: All content and photos on Monica's Scratch Kitchen are copyright protected. Please do not use them without written permission. Thank you.
Leave a Reply