This recipe comes from The Biggest Loser Cookbook. And if you don't have this book, you should go buy it. Right now. I've tried about 15 recipes from this book and they have all been amazingly good and amazingly healthy! Also, they are very realistic. It's not a bunch of health recipes about these gourmet meals that include fish and ingredients you've never heard of. They are good, simple meals. I've already shared one recipe from this book for meatballs. And I have several others I will be sharing.
So this recipe is great if you are craving those wonderful sweet potato fries! And if you don't like sweet potato fries (gasp!), then just substitute with a normal potato. But you should give sweet potatoes a try. They are lower on the glycemic index and your body can process them better (so it does go to fat!).
Just thinking about these little babies is making me hungry. I think I will have to make some right now!
Parmesan-Pepper Sweet Potato Fries
(makes 1 serving)
1/2 pound sweet potato fries, cut into 1/4''-thick sticks
1 tablespoon Parmesan cheese
1/2 teaspoon extra-virgin olive oil (I go for the cheaper route and use canola oil)
1/8 teaspoon garlic powder
1/8 teaspoon paprika
Pinch of cayenne
Salt, to taste
Pinch of ground black pepper
Preheat oven to 400 degrees F.
Toss the potatoes in a medium bowl with all of the ingredients.
Place potatoes in a single layer on a nonstick backing sheet.
* Bake for 8 minutes, flip potatoes and bake for 10 to 12 minutes (or until potatoes are tender and browned in spots).
* I got this tip from Rachel Ray. Place a cooking rack on your baking sheet and then put the fries on top of that. This makes it so you don't have to flip the fries half way through. They get crispy on both sides if you use this method. (This is also a great tip for baking chicken!)
