Stuffed Sweet Potatoes with Cheese and Chilli

Recipe

Serves:  12 people | Prep time:  20 minutes | Cooking time:  60 minutes

American | Main

Ingredients

  • 6 medium Sweet Potatoes
  • 180g grated Mature Cheddar Cheese
  • 1 medium Red Onion
  • 2 Green Chillies
  • 60ml Bramwells Mayonnaise
  • 30ml Specially Selected Olive Oil
  • Sea Salt
  • Black Pepper
  • Snackrite Salsa and Sour Cream Dip to serve

Method

  1. Pre-heat the oven to 200°C/400°F/Gas Mark 6.
  2. Wash the sweet potatoes and dry.
  3. Prick them over a few times with a fork and rub them with some olive oil.
  4. Put onto a baking tray and sprinkle with some sea salt.
  5. Bake in the oven for 50 minutes.
  6. Meanwhile, peel and finely chop the red onion.
  7. Cut the chillies in half lengthways, remove the seeds and any white pith, then finely chop the flesh.
  8. Mix the grated cheese, chillies, onions and mayonnaise together in a large bowl, then season with a little salt and some black pepper.
  9. Once the potatoes are cooked, cut them in half lengthways.
  10. Scoop out the flesh – take care not to damage the skins.
  11. Add the flesh to the cheese mixture and mix well.
  12. Spoon back into the skins – bake in the oven for a further 10 minutes, then serve alongside the sour cream and salsa.