These Sweet Potato Pizza Bites Will Become Your New Weeknight Dinner Staple
Let's put this recipe on repeat, please—we'll just pretend it's a veggie-based pizza bagel! Sweet potatoes are a staple in the kitchen for a reason: You can do so much with them. This version uses pesto, but to go red-style with it, you can add marinara on top, or even get really crazy and use both sauces together. These pizzas also make an easy appetizer to serve at a dinner party—just cut them into smaller bite-size pieces for a fun finger food!
Sweet Potato Pizzas With Pesto Sauce
Serves 1
Ingredients:
- 1 medium sweet potato, scrubbed
- 3½ tablespoons avocado oil
- 3 tablespoons grated cheese of choice
- ¾ cup fresh basil leaves
- ⅓ cup fresh baby arugula
- 1 garlic clove
- 2 tablespoons fresh lemon juice
- 2 tablespoons pine nuts
- Sea salt and freshly ground black pepper
Method:
- Preheat the oven to 425°F and line a baking sheet with parchment paper.
- Cook the sweet potato: Slice the sweet potato lengthwise into ¼-inch-thick planks.
- Place the sweet potato pieces on the prepared baking sheet and toss with ½ tablespoon of the avocado oil. Spread them out so the pieces are not touching, and bake for 10 minutes.
- While the sweet potato pieces bake, make the pesto: In a food processor, combine the basil, arugula, 2 to 3 tablespoons avocado oil, garlic, lemon juice, pine nuts, and salt and pepper, and blend until creamy.
- Flip the sweet potato pieces and spread the pesto on top. Sprinkle with the cheese, return the sweet potatoes to the oven, and bake until the cheese is melted, about 5 minutes more. Serve warm. Store leftover pesto in the fridge for up to 1 week or in the freezer for up to 1 month. Make a pizza with the pesto or add the pesto to an omelet. (Don't knock it till you've tried it!)
Craving more protein? I love adding some crumbled cooked sausage on top along with the cheese in Step 5. Or use any cooked protein you have on hand!
Nutritional info per serving: 550 calories, 14 grams protein (which is adding an additional source is helpful!), 42 grams carbohydrates, 40 grams fat.
Please note: Nutritional info is an estimate and may vary depending on ingredients used. Use it as a general guide, not a guarantee.
Reprinted from Just the Good Stuff. Copyright © 2020 by Rachel Mansfield Photographs copyright © 2020 by Aubrie Pick. Published by Clarkson Potter, an imprint of Penguin Random House, LLC.