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Dinner for Two: Cranberry-Brie Walnut Stuffed Sweet Potatoes

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Stuffed sweet potatoes with cranberries, walnuts and melty Brie cheese! My favorite vegetarian dinner for two!

Brie, cranberry-walnut stuffed sweet potatoes. Dinner for two

Holy emails, you guys! Thank you SO much for writing me and requesting more dinner for two recipes. You make my day, like, all of the days. Thanks again! I might have the biggest surprise in the world for you dinner for two lovers out there, but I’m just not ready to share it yet. I will blab about it as soon as I can, though, I promise!

There is really no excuse why I don’t share more dinners for two with y’all, because I cook dinner for two every night. On the weekends, I might try a recipe I found on pinterest that serves more than two, but most of the time, I cook for two because our lunch routine is established:  We are salad/ green juice/ half sandwich + soup lunchers. Always and forever. Dinner is my biggest meal of the day, and leftovers from a heavy dinner would put me right to sleep during the most productive part of my day. But, today’s dinner for two is one I would gladly double or triple to have lunch leftovers!

Easy vegetarian stuffed sweet potatoes recipe:

I must give 100% credit to my husband for coming up with this recipe idea. Over the holidays, we enjoyed a particularly gooey relish-topped Brie, and he said ‘how good would these flavors be in a sweet potato’? Answer: SO good. And even better the second day.

I’m not sure if you’re abstaining from meat on Fridays during Lent, but if so, I hope to share a few more vegetarian dinners with you. That is, if my photography assistant doesn’t eat them all first!

 

Cranberry Brie Walnut stuffed Sweet Potatoes

My 4-legged white balance card named Dovi.

I hope you love these easy vegetarian stuffed sweet potatoes recipe! The tart cranberries are the perfect balance to the sweet potatoes, and a little creamy Brie never hurt anyone. I like to add the walnuts for a dose of protein and crunch.

Yield: 2

Dinner for Two: Cranberry-Brie Walnut Stuffed Sweet Potatoes

Prep Time 5 minutes
Cook Time 1 hour
Total Time 1 hour 5 minutes

Ingredients

  • 2 large sweet potatoes
  • 3 ounces triple cream Brie
  • 1/3 cup chopped walnuts
  • 1/4 cup dried cranberries

Instructions

  2. Preheat the oven to 400. Alternatively, you can bake the sweet potatoes in the microwave to make this recipe much faster, but I like the soft, velvet texture of an oven-baked sweet potato.
  3. Wash the sweet potatoes, prick them in several places with a fork, and place on a foil-lined baking sheet. Bake for 50-70 minutes, until a knife inserted slides easily through the sweet potato flesh.
  4. Remove the sweet potatoes from the oven, and let cool slightly.
  5. When cool enough to handle, slice the sweet potatoes in half and remove almost all of the flesh to a bowl, except for a 1/4" inch around the edges to help the potato hold its shape.
  6. Mash the sweet potato with the Brie, walnuts and cranberries. Stuff the mixture back in the skins and serve.

Nutrition Information:

Serving Size:

1
Amount Per Serving:Calories: 351 Total Fat: 25g Saturated Fat: 2g Sodium: 9mg Carbohydrates: 27g Sugar: 22g Protein: 10g
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  6. I once ordered chicken pot pie with mashed potatoes at lunch... it was the dumbest decision I've ever made. This one, these potatoes? They would be a smart choice. Light but still absolutely delicious (and brie!!!! Love of my life!).
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  14. OMG Another cookbook?! I would be THRILLED. I am cooking my way through Dessert for Two - my husband and I enjoyed the Derby Pie last night (I can't believe I had never made pecan pie or anything similar before!)
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  16. I am always looking for a new way to top baked sweet potatoes. This recipe may just take the cake for the best way. I have a wedge of brie in my fridge as I read this, and now I know its destiny haha! xo Taylor http://tspoonfulofsugar.com
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  18. Dear Christina, Dovi is a little doll!!! The best photographer's assistant there is. These look fabulous. I actually just picked up some Brie last week. I will have to give this a try. I told my daughter about your mason jar lid pies and she actually whipped up mini apples for me that evening! It's a marvelous idea! xo, Catherine
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  19. I have a little "Dovie" also.....her name is Molly ans she is just the sweetest thing ever! They look like 'sisters! How do you keep her whiskers so white? Is Dovie a toy schnauzer? Thank you for inspiration and ideas.....you make cooking a joy!
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