Sweet Potato Boats with Chili

Sweet Potato Boats are a sweet and spicy healthy comfort food meal with the added benefits of phytoestrogen and fibre to support menopause.

Sweet potatoes, and many other foods, contain phytoestrogens, which are natural plant compounds that can act like estrogen in the body. These plant compounds can also suppress the clinical symptoms of menopause caused by a decrease in the production of endogenous estrogen. This particular vegetable is rich in beta-carotene, which the body can convert to vitamin A, benefiting the skin. It is also a great source of fibre which benefits digestion, gut health, heart health, and detoxification.

Ingredients you will need

• sweet potatoes or purple yams
• black beans
• tomato sauce
• mushrooms
• zucchini
• ground turkey
• spices: dried oregano, chili powder, cumin, cayenne pepper, garlic powder, sea salt
• optional toppings: sour cream, jalapeno peppers, green onion, grated cheese

How to make sweet potato boats

Preheat oven to 400F. Slice the sweet potatoes in half, lengthwise, drizzle the cut side with olive oil, and place them cut side down on a baking sheet. Roast for 30 minutes then remove from oven and use a spoon to scoop out the inner flesh. Save it to add back in to the chili

While the sweet potatoes are roasting, start the chili in a Dutch oven or deep pan. Warm up some olive oil and brown the ground turkey

When turkey is at least 90% cooked, add in diced zucchini and mushrooms. Cook until tender, about 5 minutes

Add in the spices, tomato sauce and black beans (drained and rinsed if using canned). Cook everything for a few more minutes while you stir

Add in the sweet potato flesh that you scooped out, mix it in well to the chili, then spoon the chili into the hollowed out sweet potato. Put them back into the oven for another 15-20 minutes

Serve with optional toppings: sour cream, grated cheese, green onion, jalapeno peppers

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Sweet Potato Boats with Chili

Author: Jen Casey Courses: Menopause Mains Recipe Keys: Egg Free Gluten Free Grain Free High Protein Nut Free Sugar Free

Prep Time 20 mins Cook Time 45 mins Total Time 1 hr 5 mins

Cooking Temp: 400  F Servings: 4

Description

Sweet Potato Boats are a sweet and spicy healthy comfort food meal with the added benefits of phytoestrogen and fibre to support menopause.

Ingredients

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• 4 Tbsp olive oil (divided)
• 250 grams lean ground turkey
• 2 sweet potatoes or purple yams
• 1 cup black beans
• ¹⁄₂ cup tomato sauce
• 2 mushrooms (chopped)
• ¹⁄₄ zucchini (diced)
• 1 tsp dried oregano
• 1 tsp chili powder
• ¹⁄₄ tsp cumin
• ¹⁄₈ tsp cayenne pepper
• ¹⁄₂ tsp garlic powder
• ¹⁄₂ tsp sea salt

Instructions

1. Preheat oven to 400F. Slice the sweet potatoes in half, lengthwise, drizzle the cut side with olive oil, and place them cut side down on a baking sheet. Roast for 30 minutes then remove from oven and use a spoon to scoop out the inner flesh. Save it to add back in to the chili
2. While the sweet potatoes are roasting, start the chili in a Dutch oven or deep pan. Warm up some olive oil and brown the ground turkey
3. When turkey is at least 90% cooked, add in diced zucchini and mushrooms. Cook until tender, about 5 minutes
4. Add in the spices, tomato sauce and black beans (drained and rinsed if using canned). Cook everything for a few more minutes while you stir
5. Add in the sweet potato flesh that you scooped out, mix it in well to the chili, then spoon the chili into the hollowed out sweet potato. Put them back into the oven for another 15-20 minutes
6. Serve with optional toppings: sour cream, grated cheese, green onion, jalapeno peppers

Keywords: chili, sweet potato boats, phytoestrogens