knife, cutting board, steamer or pot with a steamer insert, skillet, stove, large bowl or corning ware, spoon, baking sheet
Ingredients
4lbsSweet Potato
2cupsBeet Greens
1Onionchopped
1tsp Chopped Garlic
1tbspFresh Rosemary
1tbspAvocado Oil
2tbspExtra Virgin Olive Oil
2Avocados(clean 15)
1recipePulled Chicken
1recipeCoconut Verde Sauce
⅓cupCilantro(garnish)
Vegan/ Vegetarian Subs
2cansOrganic Great Northern Beans(sub out Pulled Chicken recipe)
Instructions
Begin the "Pulled Chicken" recipe about 90 minutes - 2 hrs before you plan to serve.
Sweet Potato "Bowls" - start when "Pulled Chicken" has about 45 minutes left to cook.
A note on how many sweet potatoes: Try to buy at least half as many sweet potatoes as the number of people you are serving. (This way each person gets at least one half or one "bowl".) If the sweet potatoes are small, buy as many as you have guests.
Preheat the oven to 400°F. Wash the sweet potatoes, poke them 5-8 times with a knife (to allow heat to penetrate), and place them on a foil-lined baking tray into oven. Bake for 30-45 minutes or until soft.
Once done, cut each in half and allow to cool just enough to touch them.
The Saute - start after the potatoes are in the oven
Wash, prep and roll the beet greens, then slice into thin strips.
Chop the onion into diced pieces or thinly slice it.
On medium heat, saute the beet greens and onion in the avocado oil and spices. (Spare the olive oil).
Creating the "Bowls"
Scoop out about half or two-thirds of the inside of each potato half. Break the scooped-out portion apart into a bowl (or cut on a cutting board) and mix with the chicken and beet-green saute mixture and toss together with the Olive Oil.
Add the chicken-sweet potato-beet green mixture back into each potato "bowl".
Place sliced avocado on top and then drizzle with the "Coconut Verde Sauce" to cover.
Notes
WHOLE RECIPE: Total Calories: 4,200 kcal . Total Cost - $17.00 . Grade - B . *Monthly Cost - $536Programming Notes:
YES! This recipe is Paleo, Wheat & Gluten Free, lactose/dairy free & can be made Vegan or Vegetarian.
Note the high amount of fiber -- this lightens the carb load significantly!
If you don't have beet greens - use swiss chard or collard greens instead!
.*This refers to the monthly grocery bill if TWO PEOPLE ate cumulatively 4,000 Calories per day, and only ate this meal all month long. If you're running calculations for one person, divide "monthly cost" in half.
Nutrition
Nutrition Facts
Pulled Chicken & Sweet Potato Hash Bowls
Amount Per Serving
Calories 601Calories from Fat 252
% Daily Value*
Fat 28g43%
Saturated Fat 2g13%
Sodium 172mg7%
Potassium 1258mg36%
Carbohydrates 62g21%
Fiber 13g54%
Sugar 12g13%
Protein 25g50%
Vitamin A 37543IU751%
Vitamin C 17mg21%
Calcium 101mg10%
Iron 2mg11%
* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2000 calorie diet.