Sweet Potato Boats Stuffed With Spinach [Bulkbites.com]

• Servings: 1
• Time: 45 minutes

This is a great post work out snack recipe for a bodybuilder. My sweet potato boats are loaded with cottage cheese’s calcium and protein, spinach’s iron and fiber and sweet potato’s good carbs and minerals. Having this makes you feel like enjoying a tasty treat after an extensive workout. This recipe is low in calorie and fat. Works wonder for those who want to loose weight because it’s very fulfilling and satisfying. Try this flavorsome recipe as a side dish or after workout to get the instant energy and protein.

Nutrition

• calories: 286
• protein: 12
• carbs: 33
• fat: 14
• saturated fat: 2.05
• polyunsaturated fat: 4.55
• monounsaturated fat: 6.95
• cholesterol: 0
• sodium: 254
• potassium: 683
• dietary fiber: 5.92
• sugars: 1.6
• vitamin a: 473
• vitamin c: 9
• calcium: 164
• iron: 5
• magnesium: 0
• complex carbs: 25.48
• other fats: 0.45

Ingredients

• 1 small, large, medium sweet potato
• 0.5 cup Spinach, cooked, boiled, drained, without salt
• 1 oz Peanuts, all types, dry-roasted, with salt
• 1 tbsp, ground Spices, pepper, black
• 1 dash Salt, table

Instructions

• To start with the recipe select big and long sweet potato prick it with fork several times and bake them in oven for 30-40 minutes at 400 degree F or until tender.
• Meanwhile prepare the stuffing, take a bowl and mix cooked spinach, roasted peanuts, chili flacks, salt and pepper to combine all.
• When the sweet potatoes are tender remove from the oven and allow it to cool a bit.
• Now cut the sweet potatoes lengthwise, and scoop out the flash from center, leave little flash with the skin to refill it with stuffing. It should looks like little boats.
• Mash the flash with fork and mix it with spinach mixture.
• Refill the sweet potato boats with the spinach mixture and bake for 10 minutes in the oven at the same temperature.
• When the potato boats are hot remove from the oven and serve.