Share via Facebook

Pin This on Pinterest

Vegn In OC on Linkedin

Veg In OC on Tumblr

Share on StumbleUpon

Share on Reddit

Sweet Potatoes with Mushrooms and Cauliflower Rice

American \ Dinner \ Appetizer

Prep Time5minutes

Cook Time1hour

Passive Time

servings

Nutrition Facts

Sweet Potatoes with Mushrooms and Cauliflower Rice

Amount Per Serving

Calories 478 Calories from Fat 144

% Daily Value*

Total Fat 16g 25%

Saturated Fat 5g 25%

Polyunsaturated Fat 3g

Monounsaturated Fat 11g

Sodium 1441mg 60%

Potassium 1825mg 52%

Total Carbohydrates 56g 19%

Dietary Fiber 15g 60%

Sugars 16g

Protein 21g 42%

Vitamin A 385%

Vitamin C 266%

Calcium 23%

Iron 33%

* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2000 calorie diet.

I often wonder why it took me so many years to discover sweet potatoes. In addition to being nutritionally superior to classic russet potatoes, the flavor is so much more complex.

To keep these a bit healthier, I opted to use cauliflower rice as a filling rather than traditional rice.

ENJOY!

Stuffed Sweet Potatoes

Ingredients

2 sweet potatoes
2 Tbl olive oil
1 shallot minced
8 oz cremini mushrooms chopped
1 tsp salt
1/2 tsp garlic powder
1/2 tsp onion powder
12 oz cauliflower riced
1 Tbl Earth Balance Margarine

Directions

Preheat oven to 400° F.
Pierce each sweet potato several times with a fork, then place on a baking sheet sprayed with oil.
Bake until tender, about 45 minutes.
In a large sauce pan, heat and add shallot. Cook 2 min.
Add mushrooms, salt, garlic powder, and onion powder, to the sauce pan, and cook until mushrooms are tender.
Add cauliflower rice and cook until soft.
Scoop insides out of sweet potato and mash with vegan margarine.
Add sweet potato mixture to sauce pan and stir until blended. Turn off heat.
Scoop into potato skins and top with Super Sour Cream Sauce.

Super Sour Cream

Ingredients

1/2 pkg Tofutti Vegan Sour Cream
1 Tbl fresh chives
1 Tbl nutritional yeast

Directions

In a small bowl whisk together vegan sour cream with chives and nutritional yeast.

Did You Know?

More Vegan Hotels

Hotel Monaco,
Portland, OR
Park Lane Guest House,
Austin TX
Samhitakasha Cob House,
Muizenberg, South Africa
Anse Chastanet,
St Lucia, Caribbean

That’s a Lot of Land

70% of the planet’s agricultural land is used for livestock production.

30% of all of the land on Earth is used for livestock.

Source: FAO (Food & Agricultural Organization of the United Nations)

Vegan-Friendly Hotels

Ace Hotel & Swim Club,
Palm Springs, CA
Cheshire Cat Bed & Breakfast Inn,
Santa Barbara, CA
The Stanford Inn by the Sea,
Mendocino, CA
Encore at Wynn
Las Vegas, NV

The Choice: A Steak or a Breath of Fresh Air

The planet is on track to reach an all-time high in meat consumption which will amount to 12 billion tons of agricultural pollution.

Source: Climate Change Journal

Traveling?

Airports with Vegan Options:

Los Angeles, CA
San Francisco, CA
Newark, NJ
Philadelphia, PA
Denver, CO

Something Stinks!

The methane gas emissions created by farming animals contributes to 51% of Global Greenhouse Gas Emissions -- more than all of the cars, airplanes, and ships of the world combined!

Source: World Watch

Put Away That Axe

Deforestation is having a huge and negative effect on climate change. In the Amazon cattle production accounts for 50 to 80% of all deforestation.

Source: Union of Concerned Scientists

U.S. Per-Captia Animal Protein Consumption Rises 5%

In a recent report carried out by Dutch Rabobank, meat consumption grew 5% last year in the US and is expected to grow an additional 2.5% through 2018. The effect on the environment and overall health is daunting.

Water Wise?

468 Gallons of Water for 1 lb. of Chicken

880 Gallons of Water for 1 Gallon of Milk

1,800 Gallons of Water for 1 lb. of Beef

Source: National Geographic

Social Links