Twice Baked Sweet Potatoes The Neelys Recipes

NEELY'S TWICE BAKED POTATOES

Steps:

• Preheat the oven to 400 degrees F.
• Pierce around the potatoes with a fork and put them on a sheet tray. Drizzle with 2 tablespoons olive oil and season, to taste, with salt and black pepper. Slide them onto the center rack in the oven and bake for 1 hour, then let them cool slightly.
• Using a paring knife, slice the potatoes lengthwise and scoop the flesh into a large mixing bowl. Make sure to leave a 1/2-inch thick wall of flesh along the inside of the skin.
• In a heavy-bottomed skillet, melt the butter with the remaining tablespoon of olive oil over medium heat. Once warm, saute the garlic and red pepper flakes until fragrant, about 1 minute. Add the Swiss chard leaves and continue sauteing until they are soft and tender and all liquid has been evaporated. Adjust the seasonings with salt and pepper, then transfer the vegetables to a bowl.
• Stir the ricotta cheese, mozzarella and Parmesan into the potatoes and season with salt and pepper, to taste. Mash until the filling is creamy, then fold in the Swiss chard.
• Using a small spoon, scoop the filling back into the potatoes and pat down the mound so it is secure. Sprinkle more mozzarella and Parmesan over the tops of the potatoes and set them onto a baking sheet. Bake them once more to heat through and to melt the cheese, about 15 to 20 minutes. Remove from the oven and arrange on a serving platter. Serve with softened butter, if desired.

TWICE BAKED SWEET POTATOES (THE NEELY'S)

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 375 degrees F.
• Place sweet potatoes on sheet tray and bake for 1 hour or until soft. Remove from oven and let stand until cool enough to handle.
• Split potatoes and remove the flesh to a medium sized bowl, reserving skins. In another bowl, add brown sugar, butter and cream cheese and the all of the spices and mash with a fork or rubber spatula.
• Add the butter and cream cheese mixture to the sweet potato flesh and fold in completely. Add the filling back to the potato skins and place on a half sheet tray. Bake for 15 minutes or until golden brown.

NEELY'S GLAZED SWEET POTATOES

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 375 degrees F. Grease a 9 by 13-inch baking dish with 1 tablespoon butter.
• Cut each of the yams into 8 evenly shaped wedges. Lay them out in the prepared baking dish in an even layer. Melt the butter in a small saucepan over medium heat. Stir in the brown sugar and allow to dissolve. Mix in syrup and cook until smooth. Pour the glaze over the yams and sprinkle with nutmeg.
• Cover the baking dish with foil and bake for about 45 minutes or until the yams are tender when pierced with a fork but they still hold their shape.

CREAMY TWICE-BAKED SWEET POTATOES

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 375°. Scrub potatoes; pierce several times with a fork. Bake on a foil-lined baking sheet until tender, 45-60 minutes. Cool slightly., Cut off a thin slice from top of each potato. Scoop out pulp, leaving 1/4-in.-thick shells. Mash pulp with cream cheese, brown sugar and cinnamon. Spoon into shells; return to pan. Top with pecans. Bake until heated through, 15-20 minutes.

TWICE BAKED SWEET POTATOES

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 450F.
• Wash each sweet potato well. Pierce each potato with a knife a couple of times on the top. Double-wrap each potato individually in foil.
• Bake for 45-60 minutes. The potatoes should be completely cooked, but not mushy.
• Carefully unwrap the potatoes and let them cool until you can handle them without gloves.
• Slice the top 1/2" off of each potato. Place the potato flesh in a mixing bowl. Scoop out the "guts" of the potato and add that to the bowl. Make sure to leave enough of the potato behind so that your potato retains its shape.
• Add the spices to the bowl and mix well. Stir in the syrup.
• Stuff the stuffing back into the 'taters.
• Top off with Craisins and 2-3 pecans.
• Toast in a 350F oven for 15 minutes.

TWICE BAKED SWEET POTATOES

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C).
• Rub sweet potato skins with salad oil. Wrap potatoes in aluminum foil and bake in preheated oven for 1 hour, or until soft.
• Meanwhile, in a large bowl combine cream cheese, brown sugar, margarine, vanilla, salt and pepper.
• Cut potatoes in half and scoop flesh into the bowl with the other ingredients. Mix well and fold in walnuts. Spoon mixture into potato skins.
• Bake for 5 minutes, or until heated through.

TWICE BAKED SWEET POTATOES

Steps:

• Saute chopped shallots in olive oil until they soften and begin to caramelize; do not burn.
• Preheat oven to 375°F.
• Cut potatoes in half lengthwise and scoop out soft flesh.
• Mash sweet potatoes in a bowl with cooked shallots, sour cream, salt and pepper.
• Stir in crumbled bacon and grated cheese.
• Fill empty potato shells with mixture.
• Bake at 375F for 45 minutes to one hour, or until potatoes are hot and toasty on top.