Loaded Sweet Potato Boats with Butter Beans, Spinach and Cheddar
Split roasted sweet potatoes stuffed with garlicky butter beans and wilted spinach, melting cheddar on top, sweet corn alongside.
Fits Celiac, Hashimoto's, PCOS and 9 more diets
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Ingredients
- 4 sweet potatoes, medium, scrubbed
- 2 tbsp olive oil
- 2 cans canned butter beans, rinsed and drained
- 2 cloves garlic, crushed
- 1 tsp smoked paprika
- 3 cups baby spinach
- 1 cup cheddar, grated
- 1 cup frozen corn kernels
- ½ tsp salt
Method
- Rub the sweet potatoes with oil and salt; roast at 425°F until completely tender.40 min timer
- Sauté the garlic, then add beans, paprika and a splash of water; mash lightly and simmer.5 min timer
- Stir in the spinach until it just wilts into the beans.Kids’ plate comes out here
- Split the potatoes open, pile in the beans and top with cheddar.
- Return to the oven until the cheddar melts; steam the corn alongside.5 min timer
Kids’ plate: Sweet potato boats
On the plate: Half a sweet potato topped with soft beans and grated cheddar, steamed corn on the side.
Make it a game: Sail the sweet potato boat across the plate before it docks at your mouth.
Set it aside at step 3, before the grown-ups’ sauce or spice goes on.
Why it works
- Hashimoto's thyroiditis: Sweet potatoes, beans and spinach with garlic and paprika — no soy or gluten here.
- Gluten-free: Naturally gluten-free: sweet potatoes, butter beans, spinach, corn and cheddar.
- Anti-inflammatory: Beans and vegetables over olive-oil roasted sweet potato, with only a little cheese.
- Kid (4–12): Sweet and mild, and the potato splits open like a boat to fill.
- Toddler (1–3): Everything mashes soft — potato, beans and spinach — with just a light sprinkle of salt.
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