Spicy turkey sweet potatoes
Serves 4
50 mins
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These are low fat, even with a soured cream topping, the secret is the turkey mince. The filling would be delicious with normal baked potatoes, but sweet ones offer better nutrition.
Ingredients
4
sweet potatoes
1
tbsp
rapeseed oil
1
onion , finely chopped
1
clove
garlic , crushed
500
g
turkey thigh mince
500
g
passata
4
tbsp
barbecue or hoisin sauce
½
tsp
smoked paprika
4
tbsp
soured cream or yogurt
½
pack
chives , finely snipped
Instructions
Heat the oven to 180 °C /gas 6 . Prick the potatoes , place on a baking tray and bake for 45 minutes or until really soft.
Meanwhile, heat the oil in a frying pan, add the onion and cook gently for 8 minutes until softened. Stir in the garlic , then tip in the mince and stir to break up. Cook over a high heat until any liquid has evapourated and the mince is browned, about 10 minutes . Pour in the passata , then fill the carton a quarter full of water and tip that in too. Add the barbecue sauce and paprika , then lower the heat and simmer gently for 15 minutes , add a little extra water if needed
When the potatoes are soft, split them down the centre and spoon the mince over the top. Add a dollop of soured cream or yoghurt and a sprinkling of chives .
Nutrition
kcal
464
fat
10 g
saturates
4 g
carbs
58 g
sugar
35 g
fibre
10 g
protein
31 g
salt
0.9 g
BBC Good Food: Cheap & Healthy