I am a HUGE fan of sweet potatoes. I love them baked, fried, mashed, etc. I don’t think I ever met a sweet potato I didn’t like! Here’s a recipe I came up with a few years ago for oven roasted sweet potatoes flavored with lots of herbs.

I like to use whole, dried herbs in this recipe. You can use a coffee grinder, or mortar and pestle set to grind up the herbs, before adding them tossing them with the sweet potatoes.

Rsp04 — Serve a family-style platter of sweet potatoes at your next Thanksgiving or Christmas dinner.

Oven Roasted Sweet Potatoes with Herbs

Lynn Smythe

Quick and easy recipe for herb-roasted sweet potatoes.

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Prep Time 20

Cook Time 40

Course Side Dish

Servings 6 people

Equipment

Vegetable peeler
Large knife
Cutting board
Baking sheet
Large mixing bowl
Large mixing spoon
Mortar and pestle set

Ingredients

4 whole sweet potatoes
2 tbsp olive oil
1 tsp dried rosemary
1 tsp dried thyme
1 tsp dried oregano
1/4 tsp black pepper or whole peppercorns add more or less to taste
1 tsp salt add more or less to taste

Instructions

Preheat the oven to 400 degrees Fahrenheit.
Peel the sweet potatoes, and cut into slices approximately 2-3 inches long by 3/4 inch wide.
Place the potato slices in a large mixing bowl and coat with the olive oil.
Add the rosemary, thyme, oregano and peppercorns to a mortar and crush with the pestle.
Sprinkle the herbs and salt over the potatoes and mix until the potatoes are evenly coated.
Place the potatoes on a large baking sheet.
Place the sheet in the oven, and bake for approximately 30 to 40 minutes, stirring half way through.
Place the roasted sweet potatoes on a serving dish and serve family-style at your next Thanksgiving Day, Christmas Dinner or other holiday celebration

Notes

For an extra special burst of flavor, toss the roasted sweet potatoes with a bit of grated parmesan cheese before serving. Nom-nom-nom!

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Keyword sweet potatoes, Thanksgiving