loaded sweet potatoes

I cannot get enough sweet potatoes. If I could find a way to just eat them, I would. 

I was never a huge loaded potato kind of person- nothing about them really ever intrigued me, but these.... oh these do. After speaking with a client about them the other day I knew I had to get the recipe up here. They may take long to bake them in the oven, but there's a lot of stuff you could be doing in the mean time, like meal prepping some other delicious recipes ;)

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Craisin walnut loaded 

Ingredients: Makes 4 servings
4 medium sized sweet potatoes 
1/2 cup craisins, or just cranberries
1/2 cup walnuts
1 cup kale or spinach



Directions:
1. Preheat oven to 375 degrees. Line baking sheet with parchment paper. 
2. Using a fork, poke multiple holes into sweet potatoes. Place potatoes in oven and bake for about 45-60 minutes, or until tender. 
3.In the meantime, heat olive oil over medium heat in medium saucepan. Add garlic and cook for a couple minutes, until fragrant and before browns. Add spinch and toss to coat. Add 1/3 cup water and cover for five minutes. Remove cover, toss kale, reduce heat, and cook for another 5 minutes or until spinach is desired texture, adding more water as needed..
4. Add walnuts and craisins to cooked spinach
5. Cut sweet potatoes in half lengthwise and add mixture. Enjoy!

Nutrition:
Calories: 253
Fat: 10
Carbs: 39
Protein: 5
Fiber: 6
Sugar: 18

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BLACK BEAN-AVOCADO LOADED

Ingredients: Makes 4 servings
4 medium sized sweet potatoes 
1 can black beans
2 avocados
1 cup kale or spinach




Directions:
1. Preheat oven to 375 degrees. Line baking sheet with parchment paper. 
2. Using a fork, poke multiple holes into sweet potatoes. Place potatoes in oven and bake for about 45-60 minutes, or until tender. 
3. In the meantime, heat olive oil over medium heat in medium saucepan. Add garlic and cook for a couple minutes, until fragrant and before browns. Add spinch and toss to coat. Add 1/3 cup water and cover for five minutes. Remove cover, toss kale, reduce heat, and cook for another 5 minutes or until spinach is desired texture, adding more water as needed..
4. Add black beans to spinach and set aside
5. Cut avocados, place in bowl and mush until desired texture. I also like putting a little garlic powder in my avocado
5. Cut sweet potatoes in half lengthwise and add mixture. Enjoy!

Nutrition:
Calories: 228
Fat: 10
Carbs: 31
Protein: 4
Fiber: 9
Sugar: 7

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