Best Roasted Spicy Sweet Potatoes Recipes

PAN ROASTED VENISON WITH SPICY CRANBERRY MEXICAN CINNAMON SAUCE WITH WHIPPED SWEET POTATOES

Steps:

• Combine gin, port, thyme and juniper berries in a medium shallow baking dish. Add the venison and turn to coat. Cover and marinate in refrigerator for 30 minutes. Heat oil in a large saute pan over high heat until almost smoking. Remove the venison from the marinade and shake off excess. Season with salt and pepper to taste. Cook on one side until golden brown. Turn over, reduce heat to medium and continue cooking until medium-rare, 3-4 minutes.
• Heat butter in a medium saucepan over medium-high heat. Add the onions, celery and carrots and cook until soft. Raise the heat to high and add the port, cook until dry. Add the spices, cranberry juice, and chicken stock. Strain the sauce and discard solids. Return to pan to heat, whisk in the cold butter, stir in cranberries, and heat through. Season with salt and pepper to taste.
• In a bowl mash potatoes with rest of ingredients.

SPICY ROASTED SWEET POTATOES WITH ORANGE & HONEY

Steps:

• Heat the oven to 400°F Lightly butter a large Pyrex or ceramic baking dish that can hold the sweet potato wedges in one layer.
• In a small saucepan, melt the butter. Whisk in the honey, orange juice, and spices. Put the sweet potatoes in the buttered baking dish, add the honey mixture, and toss the pieces well to coat them thoroughly. Arrange the sweet potatoes in a single layer; sprinkle with salt and pepper.
• Roast until the potatoes are browned and tender and the juices are bubbly and thickened, 45 to 55 minutes. To ensure even roasting, stir and baste several times with the pan juices, doing so more frequently toward the end of roasting. Serve at once.

SPICY ROASTED SWEET POTATOES

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 400.
• Place diced potatoes and onions in large bowl, toss with olive oil to coat.
• Add all other ingredients, toss to coat.
• Pour into buttered casserole dish.
• Roast in oven for 40-45 minutes or until potatoes are tender and edges are browned and caramelized.
• Adjust spiciness/seasonings to taste.
• Stir gently halfway through cooking time or as needed.

SPICY CHIPOTLE-CINNAMON ROASTED SWEET POTATOES

Steps:

• Preheat your oven to 450 degrees.
• Wash and scrub the sweet potatoes.
• Cut each sweet potato into bite-sized chunks (make each piece roughly about an inch).
• Add the sweet potato pieces, the extra virgin olive oil, cinnamon, and chipotle to a gallon-sized storage bag.
• Close the storage bag and shake, making sure all of the spices are evenly distributed on the pieces (otherwise you might find out what happens when too much chipotle sticks to an individual piece).
• Spread out the spiced sweet potato pieces in an even layer onto a baking sheet.
• Salt to taste.
• Bake the sweet potatoes in the oven for 15 minutes, then using a spatula to turn them, place them back in the oven for another 15-20 minutes. If you like them crisper, you can add a few minutes, just make sure to check on them so they don't burn. Serve them as they are, or you can dip them in ketchup like french fries.

SPICY MAPLE ROASTED PORK CHOPS AND SWEET POTATOES

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 375°F.
• Line a baking sheet with aluminum foil.
• In a small bowl, combine paprika, cumin, cayenne pepper, black pepper and salt. Divide in half.
• In a medium bowl, combine half of spice mixture, sweet potatoes, olive oil and maple syrup. Toss to coat sweet potatoes thoroughly. Spread sweet potatoes onto foil-lined baking sheet into a single layer, leaving two spaces in the middle for the pork chops. Note: Be sure to use a rubber spatula to scrape all the liquid out of the bowl onto the potatoes.
• Rub remaining half of spice mixture lightly over both sides of pork chops and nestle into spaces made in sweet potatoes.
• Roast for 35-40 minutes or until pork chops are done (juices run clear when thickest part is pierced with a fork).

SPICY ROASTED SWEET POTATOES AND PEARS

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 400 degrees. Wash, dry and cut the sweet potatoes and pears into bite sized chunks. Toss with olive oil. Add seasoning, cinnamon and toss again. Pour onto jelly roll pan lined with aluminum foil. Bake for 20-25 minutes or until lightly brown and done in the center.

SPICY SWEET ROASTED SWEET POTATOES

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 400 degrees F.
• Place all ingredients in a ziploc bag & toss to coat.
• Spread sweet potato cubes around on a broiler pan or cookie sheet.
• Roast at 400 degrees F for 40 - 45 min, or until lightly browned & tender when pierced with a fork.
• Stir pieces around a bit to turn them, after first 20 minutes roasting.

OVEN-ROASTED SPICY-SWEET SWEET POTATOES

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 400°F Line a roasting pan large enough to contain your potato pieces.
• Mix butter, honey, lime juice, chile powder, cumin and cayenne together.
• Coat sweet potatoes with butter/honey/spice mixture and season to taste with salt and pepper. Empty into prepared roasting pan.
• Bake for 25 minutes; give potatoes a stir to redistribute and recoat with liquid.
• Bake 20 minutes longer, or until potatoes are tender all the way through when pierced with the tip of a knife.

SPICY ROASTED SWEET POTATOES

Steps:

• 1. Preheat oven to 425 degrees. Spray cooking spray lightly on a large foil-lined baking sheet. In a large bowl, combine olive oil, agave nectar, lime juice, garlic, fresh ginger and spices. Then add sweet potatoes and coat.
• 2. Pour sweet potatoes and seasonings on to roasting pan and spread them out into an even layer. Season with a little salt and pepper to taste.
• 3. Roast sweet potatoes in oven, stirring occasionally, for about 40 minutes or until they are golden brown, tender and caramelized. Remove from oven and place in serving dish. Garnish with fresh scallions.

ROASTED SPICY ASIAN SWEET POTATOES

Steps:

• Coat a 13 x 9 inch baking dish with nonstick cooking spray.
• Add potatoes to the prepared dish.
• In a bowl, stir together the remaining ingredients until well blended; pour the butter mixture over the potatoes and turn to coat evenly.
• *At this point, you can cover and refrigerate for up to 2 days, bring to room temperature before continuing.
• Preheat oven to 375°; bake until tender when pierced with a knife, 45-55 minutes.
• Remove from the oven and serve hot or at room temperature.

SPICY ROASTED SWEET POTATOES WITH ORANGE & HONEY

Steps:

• Heat the oven to 400 degrees F. Lightly butter a large ceramic (or pyrex) baking dish. In a small saucepan, melt the butter. Whisk in the honey, orange juice, and cayenne. Put the sweet potatoes in the buttered baking dish, add the honey mixture, and toss the slices well to coat them thoroughly. Arrange the sweet potatoes in a single layer; sprinkle with salt and pepper. Roast until the potatoes are browned and tender and the juices are bubbly and thickened, 45-55 minutes. To ensure even roasting, stir and baste several times with the pan juices, doing so more frequently towards the end of roasting. Serve at once.

ROASTED SPICY SWEET POTATOES

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 425°F
• Coarsely grind coriander, fennel, oregano, and red pepper flakes in an electric coffee/spice grinder or with a mortar and pestle.
• Stir together spices and salt.
• Cut potatoes lengthwise into 1-inch wedges.
• Toss wedges with oil and spices in a large roasting pan and roast in middle of oven 20 minutes.
• Turn wedges over with a spatula and roast until tender and slightly golden, 15 to 20 minutes more.