Chili-spiced sweet potato chunks are one of those sweet potato recipes you need to have on hand. It's a healthy oven roasted sweet potato recipe, a perfect side dish to serve with just about any protein.
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Oven Roasted Sweet Potato Recipe:
These are savory oven-roasted sweet potatoes. These are healthy oven-roasted sweet potatoes. They have a slight sweet flavoring from a splash of maple syrup and are seasoned with chili powder, paprika, onion powder and a hint of lime.
These oven-roasted sweet potatoes chunks are easy and delicious. They only take a few minutes to prepare the sweet potatoes, toss them in a little oil and flavoring and they're ready to go.
I love to make oven-roasted sweet potato cubes with a simple grilled or baked protein. Here are a few recipes that would work with this simple sweet potato recipes.
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How long does it take to oven roast sweet potatoes?
If you're wondering how to cook roasted sweet potatoes in the oven, it takes about 45 minutes to make oven roasted sweet potatoes. Easy oven roasted sweet potatoes are amazing when they are just a little crispy on the outside and sweet and tender on the inside. I love the little bit of crunchy and chewy edges!
What is the best way to roast sweet potatoes in the oven?
Oven roasted diced sweet potatoes are so easy! If you're wondering how to roast sweet potatoes in the oven, here ya go... Peel the potatoes, dice into 3/4" pieces, toss in a little oil and some seasoning and you're done. I like to roast sweet potatoes on parchment paper. It keeps the baked sweet potato from sticking to the pan and it makes it really easy to flip the sweet potato chunks half way through cooking.
Here are some tips for how do I roast sweet potatoes in the oven:
- peel the sweet potatoes
- Cut into 3/4" pieces
- Soak the sweet potatoes in a bowl of cold water while you are cutting up the rest of the potatoes and preparing the seasonings. (This will help remove some of the starch and also keep your sweet potatoes from browning before you have everything ready. Just simply drain the water from your potatoes before tossing in oil and seasoning)
- mix the seasoning with the oil. It will ensure all the sweet potatoes are evenly coated in the mixture
- toss the sweet potatoes and seasonings in a gallon ziplock bag. This will make cleanup a cinch!
- Bake/roast the sweet potatoes on a baking sheet lined with parchment paper. This will make cleanup simple and also keeps the sweet potatoes from sticking to the pan.
- Squeeze some fresh lime juice on the potatoes after they're done baking. So delish!
Chili Spiced Sweet Potato Chunks
Ingredients
- 2 24 ounce Sweet Potatoes
- 1 Tablespoon coconut Oil Avocado oil works great too!
- 1 Tablespoon Maple Syrup real maple syrup
- 1-2 tsp Chili Powder depending on how spicy you want the potaotes
- 1/2 tsp Paprika
- 1/2 tsp Onion Powder
- 1 large lime
- salt and pepper ~1 tsp salt and a pinch of pepper
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 400 degrees.
- Wash and peel the sweet potatoes. Cut into 3/4" pieces and soak the sweet potatoes in a bowl of cold water while you are cutting up the rest of the potatoes and preparing the seasonings. (This will help remove some of the starch and also keep your sweet potatoes from browning before you have everything ready. Just simply drain the water from your potatoes before tossing in oil and seasoning)
- In a small bowl, combine the oil, maple syrup, chili powder, paprika, onion powder, salt, and pepper. stir
- Toss the sweet potatoes and seasonings in a gallon ziplock bag. This will make cleanup a cinch!
- Bake/roast the sweet potatoes on a baking sheet lined with parchment paper. This will make cleanup simple and also keeps the sweet potatoes from sticking to the pan.
- Bake at 400 degrees for 45 minutes, turning the potatoes over halfway through cooking.
- Squeeze some fresh lime juice on the potatoes after they're done baking. Add additional salt if desired. So delish!
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