[Stella]

Sweet potatoes are lower GI/GL as well, if you are into that.

Stella

[JulieJ08]

Originally Posted by Glory87

I've grated them and used them as a filling for quesadillas. Grated sweet potatoes, cumin, cayenne, onion, garlic (sauteed) and a little sharp cheddar cheese to stick everything together. Topped with salsa - it's pretty great.

Oh, I always thought you just cooked and mashed the potato for that.

[Wolf Goddess]

I love sweet potatoes, but they're not a substitute for white potatoes to me - they're their own thing. If I want a baked potato, I eat a baked potato. And if I want a roasted sweet potato, I roast a sweet potato. I'll eat both of them mashed, but with different flavorants. I love chipotle maple mashed sweet potatoes.

[Fox]

thanks for all the info and ideas! I picked up 2 sweet potatoes at the grocery store today, I'm going to have one tomorrow cut up and tossed with a little olive oil, italian seasonings and cauliflower fixed the same way and then roast it in the oven to go with my chicken for dinner!

[Glory87]

Originally Posted by JulieJ08

Oh, I always thought you just cooked and mashed the potato for that.

I have always grated them, I like the texture! I grate them (with my food processor) and then sautee them. They really cook down and soften, but they aren't SOFT like mashed sweet potatoes.

[Fox]

I just finished chopping up my sweet potato and man are they ever rock hard! I had to get out the biggest knife I had!

[Wolf Goddess]

Originally Posted by Fox

I just finished chopping up my sweet potato and man are they ever rock hard! I had to get out the biggest knife I had!

Cut it into rings before cutting into chunks; cutting them in half like a regular potato can be hazardous.

[JulieJ08]

You can also nuke them a couple minutes or so to soften them a little. It also shortens the roasting time - I wouldn't skip the roasting because I get hard/gummy texture from an entirely nuked sweet potato. But it's very helpful as a starter.

[pixie2009]

Originally Posted by in need of solace

Don't forget you can also eat sweet potatoes raw. Grated up in a salad they are AWESOME!

As long as you're doing some grating, make some sweet potato hash browns as well!

I grate sweet potatoes add some egg, flour, salt pepper and fry them up like potato pancakes (you can use a tiny bit of olive oil or spray). We eat them with tofutti sour cream, hot sauce and green onion. YUM!

[time2lose]

This thread got me to craving a sweet potato! Wish I had brought one for lunch. I think my dinner menu just changed!