Name: Sweet potato & spinach bake
Prep time: 15 min
Cook time: 1 h
Total time: 1 h 15 min
Yield: 4
Cuisine: British
Ingredients: 300ml single cream (or double cream for a really creamy texture); 1 garlic clove peeled; 2 sprigs thyme or rosemary; 250g bag frozen spinach; freshly grated nutmeg; butter for greasing; 850g sweet potatoes peeled and thinly sliced (about 3mm thick); 25g grated hard cheese such as cheddar, Parmesan or veggie alternative; 2 lamb chops; few sprigs thyme or rosemary; 1 tsp olive oil per portion

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Sweet potato & spinach bake

Sweet potato & spinach bake

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Serves 4

Easy

Prep: 15 mins

Cook: 1 hr

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If you're after some substantial comfort food on a budget then this vegetarian bake is just the thing. Add lamb chops for the meat eaters

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Ingredients

Nutrition

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300ml single cream

(or double cream for a really creamy texture)
1 garlic clove

peeled
2 sprigs thyme

or rosemary
250g bag frozen spinach
freshly grated nutmeg
butter

for greasing
850g sweet potatoes

peeled and thinly sliced (about 3mm thick)
25g grated hard cheese

such as cheddar, Parmesan or veggie alternative

Make it non-veggie

2 lamb chops
few sprigs thyme or rosemary
1 tsp olive oil

per portion

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Nutrition: per serving

kcal383
fat19g
saturates11g
carbs48g
sugars15g
fibre7g
protein9g
salt0.61g

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Method

step 1

Heat oven to 200C/180C fan/gas 6. Put the cream, garlic and herb sprigs into a small saucepan and slowly bring to just below boiling. Turn off the heat, season and leave to infuse.
step 2

Put the spinach into a colander, pour over a kettle of boiling water and leave to drain for a few mins. Then squeeze out as much water as possible. Season with salt, pepper and freshly grated nutmeg.
step 3

Grease an ovenproof dish generously with butter and spread half the sweet potato slices across the bottom. Top with a layer of spinach, then the remaining potato. Pour over the cream mixture, through a sieve to remove the garlic and herbs, then sprinkle with cheese. Bake for 45-55 mins until golden and tender.
step 4

Meanwhile, if you’re serving the chops, heat a griddle or frying pan and finely chop the leaves from the herb sprig. Rub over the chops with the oil and some seasoning, then griddle or fry for 3-4 mins on each side or until cooked to your liking. Leave bake, and chops if serving, to rest for 5 mins, then serve with a big green salad.

Recipe from Good Food magazine, February 2011

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