2013 – Gluten Free Living

Fried Sweet Potatoes with Apples is such a scrumptious and delicious sweet potato dish. As with the other sweet potato recipes, this one can be served as a side dish. This one is especially good for ham, pork, or chicken. But it’s incredibly wonderful as a side dish for breakfast. Yes, Fried Sweet Potatoes with Apples is a great breakfast treat!

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I love sweet potatoes and I like them in just about any combination. I’ve made Sweet Potato Biscuits, Sweet Potato Cornbread, Sweet Potato and Black Bean Enchiladas, Sweet Potato Bacon Boats, Southwest Sweet Potato Chowder,  Mexican Stuffed Sweet Potatoes, or even favorites like Spiced Sweet Potato Hummus, or my all-time favorite Sweet Potato Custard Pie!

As with my other Fried Sweet Potato recipes, this is a clean eating recipe. It’s healthy, gluten free and lower calorie than some breakfast or side dishes. This side dish is also vegan because I used coconut oil instead of butter. It has delectable savory flavors from the herbs and veggies. But the touch of sweetness from the sweet potatoes and apples is what makes it irresistible. In a word, this dish is superb!

For those of you who have never cooked in a cast iron skillet or Dutch oven before, I highly recommend the Lodge Cast Iron Cookbook. It is sensational and has a lot of great ideas on how to take care of your cast iron cookware. I have a couple of Lodge pieces, but mine are predominantly Wagner (an old brand from my mom’s era), and other pieces I have picked up at thrift shops.

Cast iron is really easy to restore and season, and once you learn how to use this cookware it’s hard to go back to anything else. I’ve been trying to eliminate all my aluminum cookware. I’m learning to bake again in cast iron, glass, enameled cast iron and porcelain. I also use stainless steel and enameled cast iron for stovetop cooking for health reasons. I’m convinced it’s a lot healthier to use, and the taste of cooking with cast iron is amazing.

Fried Sweet Potatoes with Apples is a fabulous dish to make for breakfast. It goes perfectly with breakfast casseroles, scones, or even quiche. This dish is bursting with wonderful flavors and is really quick, easy and economical to make. It’s a great alternative to the boring breakfast casseroles, baked oatmeal, or plain cereal breakfast ideas. Come on, be brave. Give this one a whirl!

When I first posted this recipe in May 2013, almost two years ago, I didn’t use my good Canon camera. Instead, I used an iPhone 4 which has it’s own difficulties with good picture taking. I love making this recipe so I finally decided to retake the pictures as well (February 2015). Here are some new photos that show the deliciousness of this recipe. This time instead of dicing the apples I cut them in rings for a little different texture. I also used 2 apples instead of merely one.

While I originally made this in cast iron skillets (my preferred method of cooking), for the purpose of pictures it is much easier to see when the skillets have a cream porcelain or enameled surface. I took these pictures in a porcelain skillet. My personal preference these days is to cook in enameled cast iron. I love the surface and food cooks more evenly.

Wow your family for this delicious breakfast entree for your next weekend, company or holiday breakfast.

Fried Sweet Potatoes with Apples is a lovely side dish with ham, pork, or chicken.

My preferred way to eat this, is for breakfast.

Fried Sweet Potatoes with Apples is healthy, clean eating, and so tasty!

This is a fantastic side dish to wake up to on a holiday morning!

Here’s what I did.

I used these ingredients. The clear jar with a blue lid contains coconut oil.

Melt coconut oil in a skillet at medium heat. Peel a large sweet potato. Cut into small dice. Add to skillet. Add sliced onion that has been separated into rings. If you’re serving small children this dish, you may want to dice the onion. Add diced red bell pepper.

Add seasonings.

Cover with a lid and cook about 20 minutes. Every five minutes turn potatoes over with a spatula to prevent sticking or scorching. 

Add apples. You can dice them, slice them or peel, core and slice them in rings. Cover and cook another 5-10 minutes until potatoes are fork tender. Be sure to turn potatoes over every five minutes to prevent sticking.

Here the Fried Sweet Potatoes with Apples are ready to serve.

Transfer sweet potatoes to a serving dish to serve.

Doesn’t this dish look yummy? You may think sage is only for turkey or stuffing, but it tasted wonderful in this dish with the other herbs. 

I can eat this sweet and savory dish for breakfast, lunch or dinner! Fried Sweet Potatoes is a healthy alternative to breakfast cereals and other refined/processed foods.

Every bite of Fried Sweet Potatoes with Apples had me salivating. This is one fantastic recipe.

Here’s the recipe.

FRIED SWEET POTATOES WITH APPLES

(my own concoction)

Fried Sweet Potatoes with Apples

Teresa Ambra

Fried Sweet Potatoes with Apples is savory, delicious and absolutely irresistible comfort food. It's an amazing sweet potato dish that's a great side for any meal, but it's particularly delicious for a weekend, company or holiday breakfast. Every bite will have you salivating. This recipe is healthy, low calorie, gluten free and vegan.

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Prep Time 15 minutes mins

Cook Time 35 minutes mins

Total Time 50 minutes mins

Course Breakfast, Side Dish, Veggie Side Dish

Cuisine American

Servings 4

Calories 180 kcal

Equipment

• 1 large electric skillet
• 1 sharp knife to cut vegetables
• measuring cups
• measuring spoons
• 1 spatula

Ingredients

  

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• 1 large sweet potato peeled and cut in small dice
• 3-5 slices medium-sized onion sliced and separated into rings
• 1/4 cup red bell pepper diced
• 1 to 2 large Gala apples peeled and diced or peeled, cored and sliced in rings
• 1 tsp. dried chives
• 1/2 tsp. dried parsley
• 1/4 tsp. dried sage
• 1/4 tsp. dried marjoram
• 1/4 tsp. dried thyme
• 1 tsp. sea salt or kosher salt
• 1/3 tsp. pepper
• 2 to 3 tbsp. coconut oil or avocado oil

Instructions

 

• Heat cast iron skillet or other skillet over medium heat.
• Add coconut oil (or avocado oil) and melt.
• Add sweet potatoes, onions, bell pepper, and seasonings.
• Cover and cook about 20 minutes, turning over potatoes every five minutes to prevent sticking or scorching.
• Add apple pieces and cook through, about 10-15 minutes more, until potatoes and apples are fork tender.
• Continue turning over potatoes every five minutes to prevent sticking.

Notes

^© Can’t Stay Out of the Kitchen

Nutrition

Calories: 180kcalCarbohydrates: 28gProtein: 2gFat: 8gSaturated Fat: 6gPolyunsaturated Fat: 0.2gMonounsaturated Fat: 0.5gSodium: 530mgPotassium: 450mgFiber: 5gSugar: 10gVitamin A: 13291IUVitamin C: 27mgCalcium: 68mgIron: 2mg

Keyword apples, gluten free, side dish, sweet potatoes, vegan, vegetable

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Fried Sweet Potatoes with Apples is quick, easy, and economical. It’s also a healthy dish for children, although I would dice up the onions for them.

I love all the different textures in this dish. The herbs give it a marvelous flavor. 

Fried Sweet Potatoes with Apples is a great side dish for hearty, weekend and company breakfasts.

You may also enjoy these delicious recipes!

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Fried Sweet Potatoes with Apples

Teresa Ambra

Fried Sweet Potatoes with Apples is savory, delicious and absolutely irresistible comfort food. It’s an amazing sweet potato dish that’s a great side for any meal, but it’s particularly delicious for a weekend, company or holiday breakfast. Every bite will have you salivating. This recipe is healthy, low calorie, gluten free and vegan.

No ratings yet

Print Recipe Pin Recipe

Prep Time 15 minutes mins

Cook Time 35 minutes mins

Total Time 50 minutes mins

Course Breakfast, Side Dish, Veggie Side Dish

Cuisine American

Servings 4

Calories 180 kcal

Equipment

• 1 large electric skillet
• 1 sharp knife to cut vegetables
• measuring cups
• measuring spoons
• 1 spatula

Ingredients

  

1x2x3x

• 1 large sweet potato peeled and cut in small dice
• 3-5 slices medium-sized onion sliced and separated into rings
• 1/4 cup red bell pepper diced
• 1 to 2 large Gala apples peeled and diced or peeled, cored and sliced in rings
• 1 tsp. dried chives
• 1/2 tsp. dried parsley
• 1/4 tsp. dried sage
• 1/4 tsp. dried marjoram
• 1/4 tsp. dried thyme
• 1 tsp. sea salt or kosher salt
• 1/3 tsp. pepper
• 2 to 3 tbsp. coconut oil or avocado oil

Instructions

 

• Heat cast iron skillet or other skillet over medium heat.
• Add coconut oil (or avocado oil) and melt.
• Add sweet potatoes, onions, bell pepper, and seasonings.
• Cover and cook about 20 minutes, turning over potatoes every five minutes to prevent sticking or scorching.
• Add apple pieces and cook through, about 10-15 minutes more, until potatoes and apples are fork tender.
• Continue turning over potatoes every five minutes to prevent sticking.

Notes

^© Can’t Stay Out of the Kitchen

Nutrition

Calories: 180kcalCarbohydrates: 28gProtein: 2gFat: 8gSaturated Fat: 6gPolyunsaturated Fat: 0.2gMonounsaturated Fat: 0.5gSodium: 530mgPotassium: 450mgFiber: 5gSugar: 10gVitamin A: 13291IUVitamin C: 27mgCalcium: 68mgIron: 2mg

Keyword apples, gluten free, side dish, sweet potatoes, vegan, vegetable

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