Baked Sweet Potatoes

Cinco de Mayo - Main Dish

Very healthy and tasty sweet potatoes that will be a great addition to any meal. Very easy!

Brief

Prep 10 mins

Cook: 1hr5 mins

Total: 1hr15 mins

Servings: 4

Yield: 4 servings

Baked Sweet Potatoes

Ingredients

2 tablespoons olive oil

3 large sweet potatoes

2 pinches dried oregano

2 pinches salt

2 pinches ground black pepper

Corn Dip

Main Dish

Directions

Step 1

Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C). Coat the bottom of a glass or non-stick baking dish with olive oil just enough to coat.

Step 2

Wash and peel the sweet potatoes. Cut them into medium size pieces. Place the cut sweet potatoes in the baking dish and turn them so that they are coated with the olive oil. Sprinkle moderately with oregano and salt and pepper (to taste).

Step 3

Bake in a preheated 350 degrees F (175 degrees C) oven for 60 minutes or until soft.

Nutritional Information

Baked Sweet Potatoes

Servings Per Recipe:4

Calories: 321.3

% Daily Value *

Protein: 4.8g 10%

Carbohydrates: 61g 20%

Dietary Fiber: 8.9g 35%

Sugars: 19.6g

Fat: 7.3g 11%

Saturated Fat: 1.1g 5%

Vitamin A Iu: 53630.7IU 1073%

Niacin Equivalents: 2.8mg 22%

Vitamin B6: 0.6mg 36%

Vitamin C: 43.9mg 73%

Folate: 21.9mcg 6%

Calcium: 102.1mg 10%

Iron: 2.9mg 16%

Magnesium: 63.6mg 23%

Potassium: 797.9mg 22%

Sodium: 92.4mg 4%

Thiamin: 0.2mg 18%

Calories From Fat: 65.6

*Percent Daily Values are based on a 2,000 calorie diet. Your daily values may be higher or lower depending on your calorie needs.

**Nutrient information is not available for all ingredients. Amount is based on available nutrient data.

(-)Nutrition information is provided for reference only. If you are following a medically restrictive diet, please consult your doctor or registered dietitian before preparing this recipe for personal consumption.