Wednesday, July 13, 2011

Baked Chipotle Sweet Potato Fries

Happy National French Fry Day!

Celebrate this day with a healthier spin on fries.  They're baked to reduce the fat content and sweet potatoes for an overall nutritional boost!  Just 2 simple steps is all it takes...and one of them is to turn on your oven :).  Of course, if you want to whip up a quick sauce to serve alongside then you add a few more steps but you can do that while they bake.  I just mixed some honey, chipotle powder, and a pinch of salt into some plain Greek Yogurt.  Ketchup is also a simpler and delicious option.

Watch out, they're addicting!  So much so that I literally dove right into my fresh-out-of-the-oven batch nearly burning my fingers and forgot to take a picture!!  Sorry about that :P.  If you really need to see a picture to drool over, check out Gina's site :).

One Year Ago: Fajitas
Two Years Ago: Jamie's Minestrone - One of my all-time favorite soups...nevermind that there's a heatwave.  Now that I'm in a CSA share again this year this might be the *perfect* recipe for using my organic farm fresh veggies!

Baked Chipotle Sweet Potato Fries
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Yields: 2 Servings

Ingredients
  • 1 sweet potato, (about 5" long) peeled and cut into 1/4" fries
  • 2 tsp olive oil
  • sea salt
  • ground chipotle chile
  • garlic powder 

Directions

  1. Preheat oven to 425°. 
  2. In a medium bowl, toss sweet potatoes with olive oil, salt, garlic powder and chipotle chile powder.
Source: Gina's Skinny Taste

Serving Size: 1/2 • Old WW Points: 2 pts • WW Points+: 3 pts • Calories: 108 • Fat: 4.7g • Protein: 1.1 g • Carb: 15.8 g • Fiber: 2.0 g

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