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Loaded Bacon & Cheese Sweet Potatoes Recipe

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These loaded bacon & cheese sweet potatoes make for a delicious and easy dinner or lunch.

A straight forward recipe that couldn’t be simpler, the numbers below will make for the single serving.

Ingredients

To make 1 serving

  • 1 sweet potato
  • 2 slices bacon, chopped
  • 1 teaspoon olive oil
  • Handful of grated cheese
  • 1 big tablespoon of Creme fraicheCould swap for sour cream
  • Around 1/2 teaspoon chopped parsley
  • Salt & pepper to taste
  • Chopped garlic and/or chilli (optional)
  • Side salad (optional, to serve)

How to make Loaded Bacon & Cheese Sweet Potatoes

  1. Start by baking a potato: Prick with a fork and either cook in the oven at 220 degrees/200 degrees for fan ovens for 45 minutes to an hour. Alternatively, microwave for 5-10 minutes each side until soft throughout.
  2. Cut potatoes in half and allow to cool slightly for 5 minutes.
  3. In the mean time, fry the chopped bacon in a little olive oil over a medium heat until crisp.
  4. You could also fry some chopped garlic and/or chillis together with the bacon.
  5. Carefully spoon out the sweet potato from the skins and add to a bowl with the bacon.
  6. Mix in the spoonfuls of creme frachie together with the parsley, salt & pepper.
  7. Mix everything together before spooning back into skins.
  8. Top with grated cheese and return to the oven for 10-15 minutes or until cheese has browned.
  9. Optionally serve alongside a side salad.