Baked Sweet Potatoes With Yogurt Rice Topping Recipe
Servings: 6
Ingredients
- 6 sm sweet potatoes
- 3/4 c. plain nonfat yogurt
- 1/2 c. hot cooked rice Salt, to taste White pepper, to taste
Directions
- Here's a simple, yet delicious way, to prepare sweet potatoes.
- Preheat the oven to 450 degrees. Score the surface of the sweet potatoes with a fork several times, and bake till tender, about 35 to 40 min.
- Slit each one down the middle and remove a couple of Tbsp. of flesh to make room for the filling. Wrap the potatoes in foil and set aside.
- In a separate bowl, combine the yogurt, rice, salt and pepper. Place the potatoes on a serving dish. Fold back foil to make a "boat" and spoon in the filling.
- Makes 6 servings.
- Variation: Replace some of the rice with wild rice, add in minced herbs and dry apricots and garnish with toasted pecans.
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Nutrition Facts
| Amount Per Serving | %DV |
|---|---|
| Serving Size 144g | |
| Recipe makes 6 servings | |
| Calories 110 | |
| Calories from Fat 9 | 8% |
| Total Fat 1.06g | 1% |
| Saturated Fat 0.67g | 3% |
| Trans Fat 0.0g | |
| Cholesterol 4mg | 1% |
| Sodium 101mg | 4% |
| Potassium 367mg | 10% |
| Total Carbs 22.6g | 6% |
| Dietary Fiber 2.8g | 9% |
| Sugars 5.34g | 4% |
| Protein 2.72g | 4% |
