
Cheesy sweet potato skins
https://www.coop.co.uk/recipes/cheesy-sweet-potato-skins
This delicious, warming dish is ideal for a cold winter night and great for sharing
Each serving contains
% of adult’s reference intake | Carbohydrates per serving : 43g
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Ingredients
- 2 large sweet potatoes
- 1 tbsp vegetable oil
- 1 onion, finely diced
- 2 cloves garlic, crushed
- 250g Co-op 5% fat British beef mince
- 1 tsp ground cumin
- 60g Co-op Irresistible Somerset mature Cheddar, grated
- 2 rashers streaky bacon
- 2 spring onions, finely sliced
- 2 tbsp sour cream
- Freshly ground black pepper
Method
- Preheat the oven to 180°C/fan 160°C/Gas 4
- Wash the sweet potatoes and prick with a fork
- Microwave on high for 6 mins, turn over and cook for a further 6 mins
- Heat the oil in a nonstick frying pan and fry the onion for 2-3 mins
- Add the garlic, beef mince and cumin and cook for another 4-5 mins until the beef has browned
- When cooled, cut the sweet potatoes in half lengthways
- Carefully spoon out the flesh, making sure you don’t break the skin
- Add to the beef mince. Mix well and season with freshly ground black pepper
- Put the potato shells on a baking tray and fill with the beef mixture
- Top with the cheese
- Bake for 10 mins
- While the potatoes are baking, fry the bacon until brown on both sides. When cool, chop roughly
- Remove the potatoes from the oven
- To serve, sprinkle with the bacon and spring onions
- Serve with a dollop of sour cream