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Cheesy Bacon Bolognese Stuffed Sweet Potatoes

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 Cheesy Bacon Bolognese Stuffed Sweet Potatoes

Now if you were wondering how the best way to eat a sweet potato is, this is what you are looking for!

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This was one of those dinners that I needed in an emergency. What was my emergency?
Hunger. Hunger was my emergency.
Bacon Bolognese Stuffed Sweet Potatoes GOOD - Cafe Delites
I love when bacon goes on sale. I don’t know if I’m the only one, but I kinda go a little over board and buy enough to feed a whole entire army — as if my life depended on it. Because….bacon
Bacon Bolognese Stuffed Sweet Potatoes GOOD - Cafe Delites
And when the family is craving pasta…pasta…pasta…I get scared. I quiver from the thought of fluid retention clinging to every part of my being. Hence the emergency. And sweet potatoes are so creamy…so filling…and one of my favourite things (besides chocolate, but I can’t picture bolognese with chocolate…or maybe I can?)
Bacon Bolognese Stuffed Sweet Potatoes - Cafe DelitesSo, stuffing sweet potatoes comes as second nature to me. Stuffed sweet potatoes and I go way back. This is a meal I’ve done many times before, as posted up on my instagram page a couple of times, or here even with these bacon and vegetable stuffed sweet potatoes from sooooo long ago….
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And what looks like a lot of work is actually a quick meal. Because there’s a light at the end of the tunnel. A yummy one. A ‘so worth my time’ one.Bacon Bolognese Stuffed Sweet Potatoes - Cafe Delites
Because the eating part is the best part. Legit. Peace out.
 Bacon Bolognese Stuffed Sweet Potatoes - Cafe Delites

Cheesy Bacon Bolognese Stuffed Sweet Potatoes

Weight Watchers: 12pp per serve
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Serves: 8

Ingredients

  • 4 medium - large sized sweet potatoes , washed and scrubbed well*
  • 1 onion , chopped
  • 2 teaspoons minced garlic (or 2 garlic cloves, minced)
  • 1 carrot , finely chopped
  • 1 zucchini , finely diced
  • 500 g lean short cut bacon , diced
  • 1 kg | 2lbs lean ground beef mince
  • 1 420 g | 15oz can condensed tomato soup (or your favourite jar of pasta sauce)
  • 1 tablespoon vegetable stock powder (I love Vegeta)
  • 1/2 cup freshly grated parmesan cheese
  • Freshly chopped basil

Instructions

  • Firslty, prepare sweet potatoes*

Microwave Option

  • Prick each sweet potato surface with a fork all over, and wrap sweet potatoes with paper towel (2 paper towel sheets per sweet potato should be enough). Microwave 1 sweet potato at a time on high for 8 minutes or until cooked through. (If not cooked all the way in the centre, microwave in 1 minute increments until fully cooked inside).

Oven Option:

  • Preheat oven to 200C | 410F. Place sweet potatoes on a lightly sprayed (with cooking oil) baking tray, cover with foil and place in the oven for about an hour, or until sweet potatoes are fully cooked in the centre (test with a fork).
  • Slice sweet potatoes horizontally to open, and allow them to cool slightly before scooping out the flesh. Leave an inch of layer of sweet potato flesh on the skin so the potatoes can withhold the filling. Reserve the filling to add into the sauce.
  • While sweet potatoes are cooking, cook your sauce:

Bolognese Sauce:

  • In a medium - large sized pan, fry onion, garlic, carrot and zucchini on medium heat until onion is transparent. Add the bacon and cook until crispy. Add the beef and cook stirring, while breaking up the mince. Once meat is browned, add the condensed soup (or sauce of choice) and vegetable stock powder, and cook until sauce begins to thicken and ingredients are soft. (Pour in 1/4 cup water if sauce is too thick). Add the reserved sweet potato flesh and mix into the sauce.
  • Distribute sauce evenly into each sweet potato half until they're all filled.
  • Sprinkle with cheese, and place into the oven under medium grill/broil settings, and cook until cheese has melted.
  • Top with fresh herbs and enjoy!

Notes

*The sweet potatoes can be cooked in advance and refrigerated prior to making this dish to save time

Nutrition

Calories: 562kcal | Carbohydrates: 49g | Protein: 32g | Fat: 14g | Fiber: 7g
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Comments

  1. Erin says

    April 28, 2015 at 1:09 pm

    OH MY GOD!!!!!!!! These are simply DIVINE – made them last night for dinner. Perfect comfort food needed on a freezing Melbourne night.

    Reply
    • Karina says

      April 29, 2015 at 7:04 am

      Wow that’s awesome! I’m so happy to hear you enjoyed them AND it’s really nice to hear from a fellow Melbournian! It’s FREEZING! Xx

      Reply
  2. JessA says

    January 02, 2015 at 2:01 am

    These look great! Do you know what the weight of the sweet potatoes were to make the recipe 12pp? Just wondering so I don’t have to work the ww points out again myself on the calculator!

    Reply
    • Karina says

      January 03, 2015 at 7:52 pm

      Hey Jess! From memory I think they were just over 400g each (including peel)! I hope that helps 🙂 If you make them I’d love to hear back from you! Take care and Happy New Year Xx

      Reply
  3. rosette says

    October 29, 2014 at 10:49 am

    Good LORD. Just made these – they are so satisfying and delicious, and full of good-for-you stuff!

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    • Karina says

      November 01, 2014 at 9:27 am

      That’s awesome! I’m so happy you enjoyed them!

      Reply
  4. Thalia @ butter and brioche says

    October 09, 2014 at 8:09 am

    Oh my god these stuffed sweet potatoes look SO amazingly delicious. I definitely need to recreate the recipe as I am craving one of these to devour now. Pinned!

    Reply
    • Karina says

      October 11, 2014 at 11:01 am

      Oh wow thank you! Stuffing west potatoes with anything is a winner! Xxx

      Reply
  5. liztiptopshape says

    October 08, 2014 at 11:24 pm

    I would have never thought of this and now it’s going to be pretty much all I can think about! It looks SO GOOD!!!

    Reply
    • Karina says

      October 11, 2014 at 10:59 am

      Haha yes! So amazing!! They didn’t last long!

      Reply

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