Meal Kit
Roasted Sweet Potatoes and Apples with Poached Cranberries and Pecans
serves 6
Prep & Cook Time: 45-55 min.
Spice Level: Not Spicy
Cook Within: 7 days
Contains: Tree Nuts (Pecans), Milk
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Vegetarian
Chef
Ryan Pugh
Have all the warmth, togetherness, and love of holidays without the stresses and hours in the grocery store, fighting over the last dented can of food. On this year's Home Chef holiday menu, easy and delicious sides with quick assembly, that provide flavors that seem as if they took hours and hours to come together. Happy holidays from all of us at Home Chef!
In Your Box (serves 6)
- 36 oz. Sweet Potato
- 2 fl. oz. Red Wine Vinegar
- 1 Fuji Apple
- 2 oz. Dried Cranberries
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2 oz. Shredded White Cheddar Cheese
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1 oz. Pecans
- 4 tsp. Sugar
- 4 tsp. Ancho Cinnamon Rub
- 0.46 oz. Brown Sugar
- 1½ tsp. Cornstarch
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Nutrition (per serving) o30YGzP0
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Calories330
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Carbohydrates55g
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Net Carbs48g
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Fat33g
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Protein6g
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Sodium690mg
Recipe Steps
You Will Need
- Olive Oil
- Salt
- Cooking Spray
- 1 Baking Sheet
- 1 Small Pot
- 2 Mixing Bowls
- 1 Medium Oven-Safe Casserole Dish
Before You Cook
Cooking Guidelines
To ensure food safety, the FDA recommends the following as minimum internal cooking temperatures:
- Steak and Pork 145° F (rest cooked meat, 3 minutes) |
- Seafood 145° F |
- Chicken 165° F |
- Ground Beef 160° F |
- Ground Turkey 165° F |
- Ground Pork 160° F
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1 Roast Apple and Potato and Prepare Ingredients
Peel apple, quarter, and remove core. Cut into 1/2" dice.
Peel and cut sweet potato into 1" dice.Place apple and sweet potato on prepared baking sheet and toss with 4 tsp. olive oil, seasoning rub, and 1/2 tsp. salt. Massage oil, seasoning, and salt into potato and apple.Spread into a single layer and roast in hot oven, 25 minutes.While sweet potato and apple roast, coarsely chop pecans.Combine cornstarch and 1 Tbsp. cold water in a mixing bowl. -
2 Cook the Cranberries
Combine vinegar, sugar, brown sugar, 1/4 cup water, 1/4 tsp. salt, and cranberries in a small pot. Place pot over medium-high heat and bring to a simmer.
Once simmering, cook until cranberries are plump, 4-5 minutes.Stir in cornstarch-water mixture until liquid begins to thicken, 1-2 minutes.Remove from burner. -
3 Bake the Dish
In another mixing bowl, combine roasted sweet potato and apple, cranberries, and half the cheese (reserve remaining for topping).
Transfer sweet potato-cranberry mixture to prepared casserole dish. Top with pecans and remaining cheese.Roast in hot oven until cheese has melted and pecans are aromatic, 5-7 minutes.Serve family-style. Bon appétit!
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