Loaded Baked Sweet Potatoes

Recipe by:  Penn State Nutritional Sciences

Ingredients:​

  • 2 medium sweet potatoes​
  • 1 tsp canola oil​
  • 1 (5-ounce) bag baby spinach​
  • 1 onion, finely diced​
  • 1 bell pepper, finely diced​
  • 1/2 tsp kosher salt​
  • 1/4 tsp freshly ground black pepper​
  • 1/4 tsp crushed red pepper​
  • 1⁄2 c shredded cheddar cheese​
  • 2 Tbsp olive oil​

​Directions:​

  1. Preheat oven to 400  ̊F.​
  2. Using a fork, poke holes all around the potato.​
  3. Microwave sweet potatoes for 5-7 minutes.​
  4. Sauté vegetables over medium heat in a frying pan with olive oil, salt, and pepper.​
  5. Cut potato half-way through and place cooked vegetables on top of potato.​
  6. Cover with cheese and place in the oven for 5 minutes until cheese is melted and starting to brown.​