{"id":15140,"date":"2024-11-01T10:41:01","date_gmt":"2024-11-01T14:41:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/inseasonezine.com\/home\/?p=15140"},"modified":"2024-11-01T10:41:01","modified_gmt":"2024-11-01T14:41:01","slug":"elevated-twice-baked-sweet-potatoes","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/inseasonezine.com\/home\/elevated-twice-baked-sweet-potatoes\/","title":{"rendered":"Elevated Twice-Baked Sweet Potatoes"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"ngg-singlepic ngg-none\" src=\"https:\/\/inseasonezine.com\/home\/wp-content\/gallery\/recipes\/ElevatedTwiceBakedSweetPotatoes.jpg\" alt=\"Elevated Twice-Baked Sweet Potatoes\" \/><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"icoDL\" src=\"https:\/\/inseasonezine.com\/home\/wp-content\/images\/ico_Print.png\" alt=\"download\" title=\"Print Recipe\" onClick=\"window.print()\" \/><a href=\"https:\/\/inseasonezine.com\/home\/elevated-twice-baked-sweet-potatoes\/email\/\" title=\"Email This Post\" rel=\"nofollow\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"WP-EmailIcon\" src=\"https:\/\/inseasonezine.com\/home\/wp-content\/plugins\/wp-email\/images\/ico_email.png\" alt=\"Email This Post\" title=\"Email This Post\" style=\"border: 0px;\" \/><\/a><br \/>\n<span class=\"recTitle\">Elevated Twice-Baked Sweet Potatoes<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span class=\"recPrep\">Prep: 20 minutes<br \/>\nCook\/Bake: 1 hour \u2022 Serves: 8<\/span> <!--more--><\/p>\n<div class=\"recIngre\"><span> <\/span>Nonstick cooking spray<br \/>\n<span>4\t<\/span>medium sweet potatoes<br \/>\n<span>4\t<\/span>slices thick-cut smoked bacon, chopped<br \/>\n<span>1-1\/2 <\/span>tablespoons unsalted butter<br \/>\n<span>2\t<\/span>medium yellow onions, thinly sliced<br \/>\n<span>3\/4 <\/span>teaspoon salt<br \/>\n<span>3\/4 <\/span>teaspoon <strong>McCormick\u00ae pure ground black pepper<\/strong><br \/>\n<span>1\t<\/span>cup sour cream<br \/>\n<span>1\/2 <\/span>cup crumbled blue cheese<br \/>\n<span>1\/4 <\/span>cup balsamic glaze<br \/>\n<span>\t<\/span>Sliced green onions for garnish (optional)<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><span class=\"recPrep\"><span>1.<\/span>Preheat oven to 350\u00b0; spray rimmed baking pan with cooking spray. Cut potatoes lengthwise in half; place cut side down on prepared pan. Bake 45 minutes or until tender; cool slightly.<br \/>\n<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span class=\"recPrep\"><span>2.<\/span>In large skillet, cook bacon over medium-high heat 5 minutes or until crisp, stirring occasionally; transfer to paper towel-lined plate.<br \/>\n<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span class=\"recPrep\"><span>3.<\/span>Drain drippings from skillet. Add butter; melt over low heat. Add yellow onions, 1\/4 teaspoon each salt and pepper, and 2 tablespoons water; cover and cook 10 minutes. Uncover; cook 7 minutes or until very soft, stirring occasionally.<br \/>\n<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span class=\"recPrep\"><span>4.<\/span>When potatoes are cool enough to handle, with spoon, leaving at least a 1\/4-inch wall, scoop out inside portion of each potato half into large bowl; return potato halves, skin side down, to same pan. With fork, mash potatoes in bowl until small lumps remain. Fold in sour cream, bacon, caramelized onions, and remaining 1\/2 teaspoon each salt and pepper. Spoon potato mixture into potato halves; sprinkle with cheese. Bake 15 minutes or until cheese is golden brown and potatoes are heated through.<br \/>\n<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span class=\"recPrep\"><span>5.<\/span>Serve potatoes drizzled with balsamic glaze; garnish with green onions, if desired.<br \/>\n<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span class=\"recNut\"><br \/>\nApproximate nutritional values per serving (1 stuffed potato half):<br \/>\n209 Calories, 12g Fat (6g Saturated), 35mg Cholesterol, 452mg Sodium,<br \/>\n21g Carbohydrates, 2g Fiber, 10g Sugars, 0g Added Sugars, 6g Protein<br \/>\n<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span class=\"recPrep\"><span>Dietitian&#8217;s Dish Tip(s):<\/span><br \/>\nCut back on butter and cream by mashing the sweet potatoes with Greek yogurt for creaminess and added protein. Mix in some finely chopped spinach or kale for extra nutrients and fiber.<br \/>\n<\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Elevated Twice-Baked Sweet Potatoes Prep: 20 minutes Cook\/Bake: 1 hour \u2022 Serves: 8<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_monsterinsights_skip_tracking":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_active":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_note":"","_monsterinsights_sitenote_category":0,"ngg_post_thumbnail":0,"footnotes":""},"categories":[5,12],"tags":[84],"class_list":["post-15140","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-recipes","category-08_sides","tag-24hol"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/inseasonezine.com\/home\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/15140","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/inseasonezine.com\/home\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/inseasonezine.com\/home\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/inseasonezine.com\/home\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/inseasonezine.com\/home\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=15140"}],"version-history":[{"count":2,"href":"https:\/\/inseasonezine.com\/home\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/15140\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":15142,"href":"https:\/\/inseasonezine.com\/home\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/15140\/revisions\/15142"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/inseasonezine.com\/home\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=15140"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/inseasonezine.com\/home\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=15140"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/inseasonezine.com\/home\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=15140"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}