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Roasted Sweet Potatoes with Five-Spice Butter

3.2

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Give your meals a spicy kick.

Recipe information

  • Yield

    Makes 6 servings

Ingredients

6 sweet potatoes
Salted butter
Chinese five-spice powder
Orange peel, grated

Preparation

  1. Roast sweet potatoes at 425°F until soft, about 50 minutes. Split in half lengthwise, then dot with butter. Sprinkle the Chinese five-spice powder and freshly grated orange peel. (Look for Chinese five-spice powder in the spice section of the supermarket.)

TagsAmericanAsianSweet PotatoPotatoRoot VegetableVegetableSideDinnerGluten FreeNut FreeVegetarian5 Ingredients or FewerEasyWeeknight MealsRoastThanksgivingBon Appétit
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