Spicy Sweet Potato Oven Wedges
Delicious, savory and spicy sweet potatoes baked in the oven in cast iron skillets! Cayenne pepper gives these potatoes a nice heat. Healthy, low calorie, clean eating, gluten free and vegan.
Equipment
- 1 cast iron skillet or other oven proof skillet
- 1 pastry brush
- measuring spoons
- 1 large mixing bowl
- 1 wooden spoon
Ingredients
- 4-5 large sweet potatoes peeled and each potato cut in 8 wedges
- 4-5 tbsp. olive oil divided use
- 1 1/2 tsp. sea salt or Kosher salt
- 1 1/2 tsp. paprika
- 1 tbsp. fresh rosemary minced
- 1/2 tsp. cayenne pepper
- 1/4 tsp. rosemary minced, for garnish
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 425°.
- Brush a tablespoon of olive oil in two 12-inch cast iron skillets and place skillets in oven to heat while you prepare the potatoes.
- Peel potatoes and cut each potato in 8 wedges.
- Place sweet potatoes in large mixing bowl.
- Sprinkle salt, paprika, rosemary, cayenne pepper and remaining 2 tbsp. olive oil over the sweet potatoes and toss to mix.
- Place sweet potatoes in single layer in cast iron skillets and bake about 35 minutes turning potatoes over several times during cooking time.
- To serve: Serve out of cast iron skillets or move potatoes to a platter. Sprinkle more rosemary over top of sweet potatoes.
Notes
NOTE: To get better coverage over the sweet potatoes, I recommend placing the sweet potato wedges in the hot cast iron skillets. Then brush with olive oil and sprinkle with salt, paprika and cayenne pepper. Sprinkle potatoes with rosemary. Bake as directed above.
Recipe adapted from Health.com.
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Nutrition
Calories: 169kcalCarbohydrates: 30gProtein: 2gFat: 5gSaturated Fat: 1gPolyunsaturated Fat: 1gMonounsaturated Fat: 3gSodium: 366mgPotassium: 491mgFiber: 5gSugar: 6gVitamin A: 19808IUVitamin C: 4mgCalcium: 49mgIron: 1mg
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