Sweet potato & spinach bake

Sweet potato & spinach bake

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

Difficulty and servings

Easy

Serves 4

Preparation and cooking times

Preparation time

Prep 15 mins

Cook time

Cook 1 hr

Vegetarian

Vegetarian

Method

  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.
  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.
  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.
  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.

PER SERVING

383 kcalories, protein 9g, carbohydrate 48g, fat 19 g, saturated fat 11g, fibre 7g, sugar 15g, salt 0.61 g

Recipe from Good Food magazine, February 2011.

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  • 08 June 2011

    Avril commented on this recipe

    Delicious! Have made this twice as a side dish with sunday lunch. I probably put in a bit more spinach than the recipe says but didn't make any other changes. Also, I made the complete recipe up the day before, left it in the fridge overnight & cooked it fresh then at lunch time. Handy for being organised ahead. Very easy to make & loved it both times - as did my guests, was asked for the recipe!

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  • 22 June 2011

    PegoHart rated and commented on this recipe

    4 stars

    Scrummy and suprisingly satisfying!

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  • 24 June 2011

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  • 08 August 2011

    Belkey rated and commented on this recipe

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    Made this for supper last night and for some reason it was just not nice!

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  • 05 September 2011

    Elaine rated and commented on this recipe

    3 stars

    This was lovely. I left the garlic and thyme in too. Not really enough of a dish on its own though, more of a fancy potato gratin. Will make it again though.

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  • 29 September 2011

    fgillies rated and commented on this recipe

    5 stars

    I just used regular potatoes for this but it worked out really well. Good way to include spinach too. Will definitely be making again.

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  • 30 September 2011

    pshopper rated and commented on this recipe

    5 stars

    I noted the other suggestions about adding feta cheese to the spinach and I also added 2 garlic cloves to 50% creme fraiche and kept them in. I did remove the thyme though. It was a hit with everyone.

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  • 11 November 2011

    Top Cat rated and commented on this recipe

    4 stars

    This was delicious and simple to make. I made a smaller version using creme fraiche, as that's all I had, and served it as an accompaniment to salmon. We are not vegetarians, but would have had this on it's own as a main meal (if I'd had enough sweet potatoes)

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    11 November 2011

    Amy rated this recipe

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  • 15 November 2011

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  • 16 November 2011

    wendi commented on this recipe

    Did this last night as I am 4 months pregnant and was craving comfort food, and spinach! It was delicious! It filled the entire house with a glorious creamy smell. It tasted as good as it looked. And I have packed a lunchbox with it for work today. Cheap, easy and truly yummy.

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    21 November 2011

    AJ rated and commented on this recipe

    5 stars

    I made this a few nights ago, it was absolutely delicious ! I also added pepperoni slices, and a can of chopped tomatoes, delicious. My OH finished the rest for lunch the day after too. Will definitely make this again.

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  • 21 November 2011

    Dizzydoolally commented on this recipe

    We have made this several times. Like this much better with fresh spinach. I just can't get on with the frozen stuff at all, even after several kettles of boiling water I can't get it to spread in a layer. All the sweet potato is a bit much so next time I make it I will try Mimi/Ellie D/Argosdiva's hint to add a little contrast with some feta cheese or bacon.

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  • 03 December 2011

    fatty rated and commented on this recipe

    5 stars

    We all found this really tasty, but we added a lot of extra cheese on top!!

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  • 06 December 2011

    Jo Jo Lakin commented on this recipe

    I'm yet to make it but all "twists" on receipes sound good. I would like to know if anyone has made a batch and frozen it?

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  • 06 December 2011

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  • 06 December 2011

    Abbexi commented on this recipe

    This recipe is delicious and really easy to make! I have also tried making it with parsnips instead of sweet potatoes, which also worked great. I have also combined parsnips and sweet potatoes, which was also fantastic!

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  • 05 January 2012

    beepert rated and commented on this recipe

    5 stars

    Fantastic and really simple. Instead of single cream, I used half-fat creme fraiche and a little milk - makes it slightly healthier! I also substituted dried rosemary for fresh sprigs. I didn't have enough sweet potato, so threw in a few regular potatoes slices as well. Yum :)

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Difficulty and servings

Easy

Serves 4

Preparation and cooking times

Preparation time

Prep 15 mins

Cook time

Cook 1 hr

Vegetarian

Vegetarian

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

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383 kcalories, protein 9g, carbohydrate 48g, fat 19 g, saturated fat 11g, fibre 7g, sugar 15g, salt 0.61 g

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