Sweet Potato Fries!

Wow, dinner was deliciously good tonight. We went to the Dekalb Farmer's Market after work, before coming home. We decided to have a sandwich and sweet potato fries for dinner tonight. When we got back to the sweet potatoes, we were faced with 3 options: Normal sized (from Mississippi), Jumbo sized (also from Mississippi), or Jumbo sized (from Georgia). We actively chose the Georgia jumbo sized sweet potatoes, but the smaller ones weighing only ~3/4 of a pound each.

To make these delicious "fries" (kinda more like chips), you will need the following for each serving (I had a serving and a half).

1/2 pound sweet potatoes, cut into 1/4" thick strips
1/2 tsp extra-virgin olive oil
1/8 tsp garlic powder
1/8 tsp paprika
1/8 tsp cayenne
pinch of black pepper

Directions are:

Preheat oven to 450 F

In a medium bowl, toss the potatoes, olive oil, garlic powder, paprika, cayenne, salt, and black pepper.

Place the potatoes in a single layer on a medium nonstick baking sheet. Bake for 8 minutes. Flip the potatoes and bake for 10-12 minutes, or until the potatoes are tender and browned in spots. Serve immediately, with ketchup, if desired.

Oh, and just to make it a little more local - the cayenne pepper was grown in my garden, dehydrated, and then ground up here at my house. It doesn't get much more local than that!

These are diet friendly too! I am trying to lose weight and the site I use had this recipe. They are delicious, cheap, and healthy. Then, I went to the neighbor's to talk about what heirloom seeds we were going to order, and he gave me two more sweet potatoes that are the same size. Maybe next time I'll remember to take a picture.

Nutritional Info

• Servings Per Recipe: 1
• Amount Per Serving
• Calories: 173.0

• Total Fat: 4.1 g
• Cholesterol: 0.0 mg
• Sodium: 17.4 mg
• Total Carbs: 32.5 g
• Dietary Fiber: 4.3 g
• Protein: 2.4 g