Garlic Butter Smashed Sweet Potatoes with Parmesan
Servings: 4
Ingredients
- 2 sweet potatoes cut into 1 inch thick coins
- 1½ tbsp butter
- 2 cloves of garlic minced
- Sea salt and freshly cracked pepper to taste
- Parmesan cheese shredded
- Fresh parsley chopped
Instructions
- Preheat the oven to 375 degrees.
- Cut the sweet potatoes into 1 inch thick coins.
- Boil a pot of water over high heat.
- Add the sweet potato coins to the boiling water and cook until just fork-tender, about 15-20 minutes.
- Remove from the water and drain well on a towel.
- Pat the sweet potato coins dry then place on a baking sheet that has been coated with cooking spray.
- Place into the oven and bake for 7-10 minutes, or until really tender.
- While the potatoes are baking, melt the butter with the minced garlic in the microwave for 20 seconds. Set aside.
- Remove the baking sheet from the oven and smash gently using a fork.
- Drizzle the melted garlic butter evenly over each smashed sweet potato coin then season with sea salt and freshly cracked pepper, to taste.
- Sprinkle the parmesan cheese evenly over each coin.
- Return the baking sheet to the oven and cook for 5-7 minutes or until the cheese is melted and the bottoms are a bit crisp.
- Remove from the oven and sprinkle with freshly chopped parsley. Serve immediately. Enjoy.