Roasted Sweet Potato Halves

These roasted sweet potato halves are the easiest, tastiest, and coziest thing to add to your dinner! Packed with Vitamins A and C, sweet potatoes boost your immune system (which is great during flu season!) and are a great source of fiber. Oh, and did I mention how easy these sweet potatoes are to make? SO EASY. You definitely will want to add these to your meal plan this week!

Roasted Halved Sweet Potatoes

I love sweet potatoes in general because you can play up their natural sweetness in a gooey casserole, or you can complement the sweet with some herby, savory flavors. For these roasted sweet potato halves, I went the simple, savory route and they turned out delicious!

Roasted Sweet Potato Halves Ingredients

This recipe is super simple and lets the natural flavor of the sweet potatoes really shine! Here are the ingredients you’ll need to make roasted halved sweet potatoes:

• Sweet potatoes, washed and scrubbed (each of my potatoes weighed about 130g)
• Olive oil spray
• Coarse or fine sea salt 

As a note, the sweet potatoes will shrink when they bake so a serving of two halves of roasted sweet potato will be about 100g even though the original sweet potato was 130g. It may shrink more or less depending on cook-time, your oven, etc. If you want to be very precise with macros, you can make sure you know which 130g of raw sweet potatoes is designated for you, and then it doesn’t matter what they weigh after being baked, as long as you grab that portion.

How to Make Roasted Sweet Potato Halves

Ready to get cooking? Here’s how to make roasted sweet potato halves:

1. Preheat the oven. Set your oven to 400 degrees F  and allow it to preheat as you prepare the sweet potatoes.
2. Prepare the sweet potatoes. Line a rimmed baking sheet with parchment paper, and spray with a mist of olive oil. Wash, scrub, and then dry the sweet potatoes. Cut them in half lengthwise and spray with a light mist of olive oil. Place the sweet potatoes cut side down on the parchment paper and sprinkle the skins with salt.  
3. Roast the sweet potatoes. Roast the sweet potatoes in the preheated oven for about 25-30 minutes (depending on the size of course). Flip them over and check if they’re done. You’ll know they’re done baking when the insides are soft and the edges are a little browned and caramelized.
4. Serve. Let the sweet potatoes cool for a minute or two and enjoy!

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Are these Roasted Halved Sweet Potatoes Gluten-Free and Dairy-Free?

Yes! This recipe is completely gluten and dairy-free because it’s simply sweet potatoes, olive oil spray, and salt! Most of my recipes are gluten-free and dairy-free or have super easy swaps!

If you need to eat gluten-free or dairy-free, my cookbook PLANNED is for you! I had to eliminate gluten and dairy when writing the recipes for PLANNED, so all the recipes are either naturally gluten-free and dairy-free or they have easy swaps in the notes!

Serving Suggestions

These roasted sweet potato halves work great as a side dish to a protein. You could even top your sweet potato with protein, fresh greens, and a yummy sauce to create a loaded sweet potato meal!

These other proteins would be a great addition to your roasted halved sweet potatoes:

• Lemon Basil Honey Grilled Chicken
• Best Marinated Flank Steak
• Brown Sugar Spiced Pork Tenderloin with Chimichurri 
• Balsamic Herb Grilled Chicken 

More Sweet Potato Recipes

Like the taste of sweet potatoes? Here are more tasty recipes for you to try!

• Super Simple Roasted Sweet Potatoes
• Salmon, Roasted Sweet Potato, and Chimichurri Salad
• Sweet Potato Chipotle Rotisserie Chicken Skillet 
• Farro and Sweet Potato Salad with Blackened Salmon

Roasted Sweet Potato Halves Recipe

This simple roasted sweet potato halves recipe is a great one to have on hand for any occasion! It’s an easy and satisfying vegetable side dish you can add to any meal. It’s wonderful and I love it!

If you’re looking for more cozy, healthy meals visit my blog and take a look around. I have lots of tasty options! And follow me on Instagram @lillieeatsandtells for new recipe ideas. Let’s cook some yummy macro-friendly meals together!

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