Sweet potatoes, or yams
About the ingredient sweet potatoes, or yams. Including 365 recipes with sweet potatoes, or yams, nutrition data, and where to find it.
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Nutrition
Nutrition Facts
Serving Size cup (200g)Where found
Sweet potatoes, or yams are usually found in the produce section or aisle of the grocery store or supermarket.
Food group
Sweet potatoes, or yams are a member of the Vegetables and Vegetable Products US Department of Agriculture nutritional food group.
How much do sweet potatoes, or yams weigh?
| Amount | Weight |
|---|---|
| 1 cup | 200 grams |
| 1 large | 180 grams |
| 1 medium (2" dia, 5" long, raw) | 114 grams |
| 1 small | 60 grams |
Related
Vegetables and Vegetable Products
| In Chinese: | 红薯，山药或 | |
| British (UK) term: | ||
| en français: | patates douces | |
| en español: | batatas |
Recipes using sweet potatoes, or yams
There are 365 recipes that contain this ingredient.
Asian Salad Nicoise
This Nicoise Salad is a beautiful play off its French counterpart. It keeps the traditional string beans, potatoes, boiled eggs and tuna, but it adds an Asian inspired dressing that elevates this salad to the next level. By changing the usual white potatoes to sweet potatoes, it becomes a healthier version of the recipe. Sweet potatoes provide more vitamins and minerals than regular potatoes and they have fewer calories. Add in the Omega-3 benefits in the tuna, the protein of the eggs, and fibre-packed beans, and you have got a power packed lunch that tastes like a million dollars. This recipe will certainly be singing to your taste buds tuna.
Mud Crab & Smoked Sweet Potato Gnocchi
Mud Crab seasoned Alpine Pepper and served with smoked sweet potato gnocchi
Crockpot Mashed Sweet Potatoes
Sweet potatoes wit apple cider, cinnamon and bacon for your slow cooker.
Apple & Fennel Roast Pork Tenderloin with Apple Cranberry Chutney
Apple and Fennel Roast Pork Tenderloin with Apple Cranberry Chutney
Chick Pea & Yam Stew
Nothing is more cozy and satisfying than a bowl of hearty and warm stew on a chilly day. Chick pea and sweet potatoes are super delicious and filling, and it is totally vegetarian and vegan friendly too.
Homemade Potato & Sweet Potato Hash-browns
This easy recipe will for sure make you ditch the store-bought frozen hash browns, because there is no comparison with the homemade version.
Vegetable Porridge
Might want to eat it with a blindfold. It tastes a hell of a lot better than it looks.
Black Bean Coffee Brownies
The combination of black beans and sweet potato gives these brownies a moreish, moist quality. These are great for kids as they contain no added sugar or trans-fats (you may wish to omit the coffee and substitute cacao powder if serving to youngsters, though).
Black Bean Sweet-Potato Chili
This chili was filling, tasty and wholesome. Nothing is like a bowl of warm chili on a cold and snowy winter day.
Oven Baked Sweet Potato Fries with Chipotle Yogurt Dip
Instead of potato fries, try these oven baked sweet potato fries. They are sweet and creamy in the inside, golden and crispy on the outside. Dip them into this creamy and tangy chipotle yogurt dip, delicious.
Creamy Sweet Potato & Red Pepper Pasta
Load up on your power vegetables, sweet potatoes and sweet red bell pepper in this satisfying pasta main dish.
Garlicky, Sweet & Salty Sweet Potato Wedges
Loaded with sweet and salty flavor from mirin and soy sauce. Garlic and sesame oil add more deliciousness. A bit cilantro and sesame seeds are sprinkled on top just before serving.
Roasted Sweet Potatoes with Hummus & Crispy Kale
Sweet potatoes topped with sweet caramel onions, creamy hummus and crispy kale chips. It's even vegan and vegetarian but beefy enough to satisfy even the meat lovers.
Kangaroo Striploin Tartlet with Sweet Potato & Bush Tomato Jus
Kangaroo striploin tartlet served with sweet potato (or kumara) and Australian Bush Tomato jus.
Sweet Potato, Kale, & Feta Tart
This savory tart is a delicious way to cook with your leafy-greens, such as kale, Swiss chard, collards and sweet potato or squash. The balsamic vinegar is used on both cooking greens and caramelizing the onions, which really adds a delicious hint, the feta cheese adds the nice cheesiness and well-balanced saltiness. It can be served as a main dish or a side dish!
Asian Miso Soup
Love miso, the fermented flavor gives the dish incredibly delicious taste. I developed this recipe, and use miso and water as the base, add fresh Asian vegetables, and let boil for a few minutes. I always have the soup with some Korean Kimichi. Here the recipe is.
