Meal Kit
Candied Sweet Potatoes with Goat Cheese
serves 6
Prep & Cook Time: 50-60 min.
Spice Level: Mild
Cook Within: 7 days
Contains: Milk
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Vegetarian
Chef
Sarah Angileri
Have all the warmth, togetherness, and love of holidays without the stresses and hours in the grocery store, fighting over the last dented can of food. On this year's Home Chef holiday menu, easy and delicious sides with quick assembly, that provide flavors that seem as if they took hours and hours to come together. Happy holidays from all of us at Home Chef!
In Your Box (serves 6)
- 36 oz. Sweet Potato
- 4 fl. oz. Orange Juice
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2 oz. Goat Cheese
- 1 fl. oz. Pure Maple Syrup
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⅗ oz. Butter
- 4 tsp. Ancho Cinnamon Rub
- 0.46 oz. Brown Sugar
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Nutrition (per serving) DOpyDw3r
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Calories230
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Carbohydrates44g
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Net Carbs38g
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Fat4.5g
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Protein4g
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Sodium590mg
Recipe Steps
You Will Need
- Salt
- Cooking Spray
- 1 Small Pot
- 1 Large Oven-Safe Casserole Dish
Before You Cook
Cooking Guidelines
To ensure food safety, the FDA recommends the following as minimum internal cooking temperatures:
- Steak and Pork 145° F (rest cooked meat, 3 minutes) |
- Seafood 145° F |
- Chicken 165° F |
- Ground Beef 160° F |
- Ground Turkey 165° F |
- Ground Pork 160° F
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1 Start the Sweet Potatoes
Turn oven on to 425 degrees. Let preheat, at least 10 minutes. Thoroughly rinse any fresh produce and pat dry. Prepare a casserole dish with cooking spray. For best results, use a 9x13".
Peel sweet potatoes and slice into 1/4"-thick rounds.Shingle sweet potato rounds in prepared casserole dish. Season with 1/4 tsp. salt and top with 2 Tbsp. water.Cover tightly with foil. Bake covered in hot oven until slightly tender, 30-32 minutes.While sweet potatoes bake, continue recipe. -
2 Make the Syrup
Bring a small pot with brown sugar, maple syrup, orange juice, ancho cinnamon rub (to taste), and 1/4 tsp. salt to a boil over medium heat.
Once boiling, reduce to a simmer. Stir occasionally until slightly thickened, 4-6 minutes.Remove from burner. Stir in butter until melted and combined. -
3 Finish the Sweet Potatoes
Carefully remove sweet potatoes from oven. Uncover and pour syrup over sweet potatoes.
Cover again with foil. Bake again covered in hot oven, 30 minutes.For a glazed top, baste potatoes with syrup from bottom of dish by carefully tilting dish and using a spoon or turkey baster to collect and pour again over the top. Repeat every 10 minutes. Dish will be hot; use oven mitts!Remove from oven. Rest, 5 minutes.Plate dish as pictured on front of card, topping with goat cheese (crumbling if needed). Bon appétit!
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