I’m ashamed. This isn’t really a recipe. Like, at all. But it’s the easiest way to cook sweet potatoes, in my opinion. And my opinion is always right. I talked about it once before, but if anyone missed that, I had to do it again. In a step by step manner. Since there are 3 steps. Not even 3 steps, but you gotta spell it out for some people. You know the kind of people I’m talking about. I hate those kinds of people.
I’m totally one of those people. Ugh.
I’ve been pretty much on a non stop cooking spree recently. After cooking in California for a week straight for the second cookbook, then going straight to Boston to teach cooking classes and film cooking videos, then going straight to Colorado to cook for the blog before I left 4 days later for California, then going back to California to finish cooking for the cookbook (breathe), I have been trying to find simple ways to eat food. Did that run on sentence hurt your brain as much as it hurt mine? Anywho the less work I have to do, with meal prep and clean up, the better. So cooking in mass quantities, where I don’t have to use my brain, is fantastic. So I stuffed these sweet potatoes into a crockpot and cooked up sausage, and called it a meal. I see a lot of stupid easy recipes in my future, meaning on the blog. Hopefully you’re cool with that. Awesomegreatwonderful.
Speaking of sprees, I’ve been digging this whole online shopping thing. Mostly because getting a package at your door feels more like a present. I must like presents. In the form of clothes. Ever since my body changed from not lifting quite as heavy, I fit into more clothes. Which is great. I love having more options other than my Lululemon wunder unders. I mean, I obviously still wear wunder unders pretty much every single day, especially while cooking…and working out…and walking through the park…and going to get a pedicure…and going on a date…and hanging out on girls night…and to the coffee shop…and while traveling, but I need real people clothes in between those events. So 18% of the time. More like 10%, but whatever. So I’ve found a couple online boutiques that I’ve fell in LOVE with. Check out Hope’s and Monica’s Closet. AND I’ve found a tailor I fell in love with, as well. I’ve come to the point in life that I’m not going to wait to find an outfit that fits me, I’ll alter it to fit how I want it to. Take that you b*tch of a fashion industry. So now, I just buy almost everything on sale, and alter it to how I want it to fit. Genius.
I need get my shopping sprees under control. I just shipped an order to George’s house in California while we are working on our cookbook. Which FYI, I only wear Lulu’s and sweatshirts while I’m out here cooking and writing. I even wore my pajamas to a coffee shop the other morning. Which is not appropriate. I hate those people. Ok ok, maybe I do need to be buying more clothes. Glad I found an excuse. YAY.
Stupid Easy Perfectly Cooked Yams
- Yield: 3-5 1x
Ingredients
- 3–5 medium sweet potatoes or yams
- foil
Instructions
- Wrap all the sweet potatoes or yams in foil
- Place in crockpot and cook on low for 8 hours or high for 4 hours.
- Eat with something. Like sausage, or almond butter and cinnamon, or coconut butter, or shredded pork, or ground beef. Really whatever you have in your kitchen at that time.
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Hey! “Cook on low..cook on high” What’s high what’s low? The temperatures are kind of crucial for perfecting the oven baked sweet potato don’t you think. I mean we all know you stick them in the oven, what it comes down to is the right time in in the right temp. You wrote the times down, now the temps pretty please? 🙂
i didn’t say cook in the oven, i said crockpot. it’s in a crockpot so it doesn’t have temperatures. just low or high.
duh..my bad
Do you peel the potatoes first? Or just wash the skin and cut it open once cooked?
I don’t because I’m lazy and it keeps it from sticking to the foil but u could if u wanted to!!
what kind of sauce is that with the sausage? looks delish!
Just hot sauce!!
Hello there. I have been lurking on your site for a while, and I was wondering, what kind of sauce do i see on the sausage?? I am so making this for lunch!!! Nothing goes better with sausage then sweet pot 🙂
just hot sauce 🙂
Thanks for the easy recipe. That’s what I need! Dumb question amnesty (this means you can’t laugh) – how long will these last in the refrigerator?
no clue, but i’ve kept mind wrapped in the foil in the fridge for up to a week
That video is great. Thanks for making meatballs without egg or flour. I need to try these!
Is sweet potato good with almond butter? Never tried it…
so bomb
Now here’s a question for you… and I swear I’m not trying to join the ranks of Let’s ask Juli the dumbest questions everrrr…
In my weekly rotation is pulled pork (pork roast in the crock pot) served over sweet potatoes. The worst part is coming home to the delicious smell of the pork and then still having to wait for the taters to bake in the oven.
Do you think it would work to prep up my pork roast/onions/spices in the crock pot like I normally would, and also add 2-3 foil wrapped sweet potatoes, and cook it all at the same time?
I will probably try it regardless, but thought I would ask for a second, more experienced, opinion.
not a dumb question at all!! I’m not sure how well that would work!! you should totally try and let me know how it works!! you could always make the sweet potatoes overnight, then do the pork in the morning and when you come home, reheat the potatoes in oven or microwave!
Worked like a charm! Pork and potatoes cooked perfectly!
Love this tip. Can’t wait to try it. I have been following a pretty strict Paleo diet for just over 3 months and doing crossfit for 2 months. I absotely love it! I feel great, have become so much stronger, and big bonus…I’ve lost 34 lbs so far! Love reading your recipes and your blog, thanks for sharing. Maybe, I will actually start making them.
Winner! I love these non-recipes that give you dead easy ways to cook foods. MORE. PLEASE