Baked Sweet Potato Fries

I really love sweet potatoes.  They have such a great flavor naturally and packed full of nutrition goodness. For the first severals years of being together, Dan wouldn't touch sweet potatoes.  I think what convinced him to give them another try was reading how nutritious they are when cooked simply.  Whatever it was that pushed him to give sweet potatoes a second chance, I am glad he did as it makes it easier to cook the same side for both of us and I love being able to include them in our menu options.

The other night we had friends over for dinner and Dan wanted to make blue cheese stuffed tenderloin for them so sweet potato fries seemed like a natural companion for the beef.  I hadn't made them before but was sure there would a simple recipe for a baked version out there on the wonderful web... And the very first result from my search was exactly what I was looking for.  The recipe from Our Best Bites was easy to make and they turned out great. They really do cool quickly, we had a small delay in serving as Dan was slicing the meat and thus they cooled down... so if you are trying to time them with something else keep these so they finish right as you are planning to serve.

I definitely recommend trying Sweet Potato Fries, they might just change someone's mind about whether they like sweet potatoes or not!

Baked Sweet Potato Fries

Recipe from Our Best Bites

2 medium-sized sweet potatoes, 1 lb after peeling
2 T extra virgin olive oil, approximate
1/2 t cumin
1/2 t oregano
1/2 t coriander
1 t kosher salt
1 t parsley
fresh ground pepper

Preheat oven to 425 degrees. Spray a cookie sheet lightly with cooking spray.

Slice your sweet potatoes into french fry shape and sizes; try to keep the size consistent for even cooking.

Put the sweet potatoes in a bowl and drizzle the olive oil over them, toss to coat and adjust olive oil amount as necessary (will vary if you have less or more sweet potatoes) so all are coated.  Sprinkle on the herbs and toss to coat.

Place the fries on the baking sheet so that they are not touching. Place in the pre-heated oven for 15 minutes.

After 15 minutes, remove from oven and flip.  After flipping space them out so they aren't touching. 

Put the pan in the oven and cook for another 15-20 minutes. They should be nice and golden brown.

Enjoy!

~ Tara