I really don’t know what came over me, but by the time I was done, it was hard to see the kitchen countertops.
Here’s the deal: last weekend, I did a Sunday Prep Extravaganza!💪
- The Best Banana Muffins Ever (recipe to come!)
- Chicken Parmesan – first time ever and it came out delicious
- Roasted broccoli and rice
- Easy Quinoa Salad with Feta
- Simple Roasted Butternut Squash Soup
- Easy Slow Cooker Hamburger Soup
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So obviously, to actually cook at that yumminess, it took all freakin’ afternoon. With a few breaks in there – we’d play in the backyard with the kids and took the dog for a walk around the block🐶
So even though I felt like I couldn’t possibly clean the kitchen one. more. time. it was really awesome to have all that food in the fridge for the week.
The Chicken Parmesan turned into lunches – I put the rice, roasted broccoli and chicken parmesan into 6 containers so Jason and I had 3 lunches each which was amazing.
And before we jump into this weeks’ recipe: Roasted Cinnamon Sweet Potatoes(!), I’m finding this time in our history pretty challenging of course and I’ve realized, the intentional food prep is really helping me stay the course when it come to getting healthy, fueling food into me and my family.
What about you?🙋♀️
I’d love to know how you’re doing during this time of physical distancing. What you find most challenging and most importantly, what’s helping?
I'd love to know how you're doing during this time of physical distancing. What you find most challenging and most importantly, what's helping?
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If you’re looking for an easy to way to spice up a tried and true staple, you’ve come to right place my friend.
These Roasted Cinnamon Sweet Potatoes are a perfect addition to any food prep – or just a quick weeknight-side.
Who knew a little cinnamon would add such a fun twist on a staple: the humble sweet potato!?🍠
The instructions are dead-easy:
- Dice the sweet potatoes
- Toss in oil and cinnamon
- Bake ’em
So easy! And if you make extra, awesome! Have them the next day for breakfast with eggs and tomato slices – a balanced, fueling and filling way to start your day. Whatever your day is looking like these days…
I hope you love this quick weeknight side and let me know how you’re doing. Just because we’re all apart, doesn’t mean we’re alone 🙋♀️
~April
PS. Do you ♥️ sweet potatoes?? Check out this recipe for Easy Black Bean Stuffed Sweet Potatoes with Avocado for a super simple meal that will keep you satisfied all dang day my friend😄
Roasted Cinnamon Sweet Potatoes
Ingredients
- 4 medium sweet potatoes, diced makes about 6 cups
- 2 tbsp olive oil
- 1 tbsp cinnamon
Instructions
- Pre-heat oven to 425 degrees F.
- Toss diced sweet potatoes with oil and cinnamon.
- Bake in a pre-heated oven at 425F for approximately 20-25 minutes, until brown on the edges and softened. Stir halfway.
- Serve when done or save in an air-tight container for the next day.
Neat idea to roast them and nice to have a new way to use sweet potatoes. However, after 20 min at 425 they were still basically raw. They either need double the time or cook with a lid on.
Hey Kristen! Thanks for commenting and trying it out. Sorry the potatoes were under-cooked for you 🙁 That’s no good. Hopefully with the adjustment in cooking time, you still like the taste. Thanks again 🙂