Description
Comfort meets nutrition in this hearty sweet potato spinach bake, blending creamy textures with earthy flavors. Wholesome ingredients create a satisfying meal packed with vitamins and warmth you’ll crave again and again.
Ingredients
Scale
Main Vegetables:
- 2 large sweet potatoes, peeled and sliced
- 3 cups fresh spinach
Protein Components:
- 4 large eggs
- 1/2 cup feta cheese, crumbled (optional)
- 1 cup milk (or dairy-free alternative)
Seasoning:
- 1/2 teaspoon garlic powder
- 1/2 teaspoon onion powder
- Salt, to taste
- Black pepper, to taste
Instructions
- Prepare the oven environment by heating to 375°F (190°C) while lightly coating a baking dish with cooking lubricant to prevent sticking.
- Create a foundational layer of thinly sliced sweet potatoes across the entire bottom surface of the prepared baking dish, ensuring even coverage.
- Distribute fresh spinach leaves generously over the sweet potato foundation, creating a verdant green blanket across the initial layer.
- Crumble feta cheese delicately over the spinach, allowing small fragments to settle naturally between the leafy greens.
- Craft a smooth liquid amalgamation by vigorously whisking eggs with milk, incorporating garlic powder, onion powder, salt, and freshly ground black pepper until the mixture achieves a uniform consistency.
- Carefully cascade the whisked egg concoction across the spinach and sweet potato layers, ensuring comprehensive and balanced distribution.
- Transfer the assembled dish to the preheated oven, allowing it to transform for 30-35 minutes until the surface achieves a golden-brown hue and the eggs set completely.
- Remove from oven and permit the bake to stabilize and rest for approximately 5 minutes, enabling internal temperatures to equilibrate and structural integrity to develop.
- Slice into neat portions and serve while maintaining optimal warmth, presenting a vibrant and nutritious culinary creation.
Notes
- Slice sweet potatoes uniformly for even cooking and professional presentation.
- Use fresh baby spinach for a tender texture and vibrant green color that enhances visual appeal.
- Consider swapping feta with goat cheese or nutritional yeast for dairy-free alternatives that maintain rich flavor profile.
- Allow dish to rest after baking to help eggs set completely and make cutting cleaner and more precise.
- Prep Time: 10 minutes
- Cook Time: 40 minutes
- Category: Dinner
- Method: Baking
- Cuisine: American
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 4
- Calories: 240
- Sugar: 6 g
- Sodium: 300 mg
- Fat: 9 g
- Saturated Fat: 3 g
- Unsaturated Fat: 5 g
- Trans Fat: 0 g
- Carbohydrates: 32 g
- Fiber: 5 g
- Protein: 10 g
- Cholesterol: 180 mg