Best Sweet Potato Sausage Skillet With Pilaf Recipes

SAUSAGE SWEET POTATO SHEET-PAN DINNER

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This sausage sweet potato sheet-pan dinner is a healthy, foolproof weeknight dinner! It's also easily adaptable to whatever seasonal fruit or veggies are lying around. Try substituting apples, peaches or nectarines for pears. -Melissa Erdelac, Valparaiso, Indiana

Provided by Taste of Home

Categories Dinner

Time 1h

Yield 5 servings.

Number Of Ingredients 10

Ingredients

2 large sweet potatoes, cut into 1/2-inch cubes
1 large sweet onion, cut into wedges
2 tablespoons olive oil
1 tablespoon brown sugar
1/2 teaspoon salt
1/2 teaspoon ground allspice
1/4 teaspoon ground cinnamon
1/8 teaspoon pepper
3 small pears, quartered
1 package (19 ounces) Italian sausage links

Steps:

Preheat oven to 425º. Place sweet potatoes and onion in 15x10x1-in. baking pan; drizzle with oil. Sprinkle with brown sugar and seasonings; toss to coat. Bake for 15 minutes. Gently stir in pears; top with sausages., Bake 20 minutes longer, stirring once. Increase oven temperature to 450º. Bake until sausages are golden brown and a thermometer inserted in sausage reads at least 160º, 8-10 minutes longer, turning once.

Nutrition Facts : Calories 533 calories, Fat 29g fat (8g saturated fat), Cholesterol 58mg cholesterol, Sodium 912mg sodium, Carbohydrate 56g carbohydrate (28g sugars, Fiber 8g fiber), Protein 15g protein.

SWEET POTATO PILAF

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The combination of sweet potatoes, bacon, asparagus and kale makes this simple Sweet Potato Kale Pilaf taste amazing! To save time and dishes, you can easily cook the rice in an Instant Pot and also use it to saute the other ingredients. -Courtney Stultz, Weir, Kansas

Provided by Taste of Home

Categories Side Dishes

Time 1h15m

Yield 8 cups.

Number Of Ingredients 12

Ingredients

1 cup uncooked wild rice
2-1/4 cups vegetable broth or water
1 teaspoon olive oil
4 bacon strips, chopped
1 pound fresh asparagus, trimmed and cut into 2-inch pieces
1 large sweet potato, peeled and chopped
1/2 cup chopped red onion
1 cup chopped fresh kale
1 garlic clove, minced
1/2 teaspoon salt
1/2 teaspoon pepper
Chopped fresh parsley

Steps:

Rinse wild rice thoroughly; drain. In a large saucepan, combine broth, rice and oil; bring to a boil. Reduce heat; simmer, covered, until rice is fluffy and tender, 50-55 minutes. Drain if necessary. , Meanwhile, in a large skillet, cook bacon over medium heat until crisp. Remove to paper towels to drain. Add asparagus, sweet potato and onion to drippings; cook and stir over medium-high heat until potatoes are crisp-tender, 8-10 minutes. , Stir in kale, garlic, salt and pepper. Cook and stir until vegetables are tender, 8-10 minutes. Stir in rice and reserved bacon. Sprinkle with parsley.

Nutrition Facts : Calories 156 calories, Fat 5g fat (2g saturated fat), Cholesterol 7mg cholesterol, Sodium 350mg sodium, Carbohydrate 23g carbohydrate (5g sugars, Fiber 3g fiber), Protein 5g protein. Diabetic Exchanges