Healthy Spicy Sweet Potato cakes easy tasty side dish
These spicy sweet potato cakes are a side dish to add to a variety of meals that is easy to make and a nice change from the usual choices.
Once you have made them once you can play around with them changing how much chilli powder you use to get them just how you like them. This recipe is how I like them, not too spicy but with a bit of a kick.
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How to enjoy the Spicy Sweet Potato cakes
These spicy sweet potato cakes are a perfect alternative to chips, mashed potatoes or boiled potatoes for a delicious spicy side dish.
We have enjoyed them with crustless quiche, grilled chicken and even with lasagne. They really are so versatile you can enjoy them any way you choose.
Easy step by step instructions to make spicy sweet potato cakes
I always recommend you start by peeling your potatoes and getting all the ingredients out to be sure you have all you need.
Boil the potatoes until they are ready to be mashed.
Mash the potatoes well and add onions, seasoning, garlic and chilli powder.
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Combine well to make a stiff mixture.
Mould the mixture into sweet potato cakes by making balls then gently squashing them into patties.
Fry on both sides until cooked.
The spicy sweet potato cakes are now ready to serve and enjoy.
Enjoying Sweet Potatoes on Slimming World
Generally, you will find Sweet potatoes to be free on Slimming World as they are not dissimilar to white potatoes. There are a number of exclusions that apply such as if you peel them thinly and make them into crisps.
I believe this spicy sweet potato cakes recipe is currently syn free on Slimming World. If you want to be sure please do remember to check on the Slimming World website or with your consultant.
Why you need vegetables to lose weight
If you follow the Slimming World diet you will instantly know what I am talking about when I say speed vegetables. On other plans, it could be considered a free extra or just classed as non-starchy vegetables. Whatever it is referred to as you need to eat veggies to lose weight on the whole because they are healthy and filling for very few calories!
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Remember to keep a check on the vitamins and minerals you consume and ensure you are eating a healthy amount of everything including calcium, vitamin c, iron, vitamin d, vitamin b12 and fibre as well as eating plenty of vegetables and fruit!
How many vegetables should I eat?
Slimming World advises you to ensure that ⅓ of every meal is made up of speed foods. Other than possibly for breakfast this is likely to be vegetables! Even if you do not follow Slimming World this is still great advice for healthy living. Other plans suggest different methods of deciding on the food on your plate but all diets I have seen include a large number of vegetables.
The reason that Slimming World says specific vegetables are deemed as speed vegetables is that they have a low-calorie density. Essentially this is the same as the way other diets say non-starchy vegetables. Basically, we are talking about the healthier vegetables – potatoes don’t count!
This means if you eat 100g of spinach, for example, it is just 23 calories and obviously, 100g of anything would fill you up significantly. On the other hand, 100g of crisps, which would be just as filling, is around 536 calories!
What nutrients are in vegetables?
Whether you follow Slimming World, Weight Watchers, Noom, or any other diet, adding vegetables to your meal not only adds vitamin C and all the other nutrients that vegetables contain but will also help you lead a more balanced healthy lifestyle and potentially lose weight!
Many vegetables are also high in B vitamins, vitamin A, iron and other nutrients.
Don’t forget too that vegetables are high in fibre and as such you are less likely to get constipation and need my constipation tips!
Are frozen or canned vegetables good?
As long as they are not cooked or canned in any oil etc, frozen or canned vegetables have roughly the same nutritional value as of fresh vegetables and are a great way to save money and time.
If you buy vegetables that have been reduced at the end of the day you can always freeze them to use in a recipe in the future.
Slimming World Lunches
If you are eating healthily or following Slimming World then you may have difficulty in finding lunches for work. This is just one of many amazing Slimming World lunch ideas I have found so do check out my other recipes for more ideas.
If you take lunch then you are so much less likely to buy food which inevitably will be less healthy. Taking a variety of food throughout the week to work keeps your lunchtimes interesting and stops you getting bored.
Even if, like me, you work alone at home it can make such a difference having your food already prepared for you. Why not give it a go and make sure you build a variety of lunches into your weekly meal plan.
Comfort eating
It is easy when you are trying to lose weight to fall into the trap of comfort eating when you are feeling down. By finding low syn or syn free snack alternatives can help you avoid weight gain.
You do not need to just snack on fruit and vegetables to be healthy there are so many other alternatives.
If you find that you are regularly feeling down and snacking then maybe you need to address this as possible depression and consider seeing your GP. We all have struggled every now and then so it really isn’t something to be ashamed of.
Another option instead of eating at all could be to find something else to do instead of eating when you are feeling down. Give it some thought and see if you can come up with any strategies to help yourself.
More recipes you may enjoy
If you enjoy sweet potatoes then I can thoroughly recommend trying are:
If you are vegetarian or want to eat more vegetarian or plant-based meals I have a full list of vegetarian and vegan recipes which are perfect on Slimming World here.
If you like a good curry then check out all my curry recipes here and some spice blends you can make yourself here!
This is a great budget side dish to make on Slimming World, you can find lots more here including summer meal plans, sausage pasta bake, spicy potatoes and BBQ side dishes!
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Recipe
Spicy Sweet Potato Patties – Slimming World Friendly Recipe
- Prep Time: 5 Minutes
- Cook Time: 30 Minutes
- Total Time: 35 minutes
- Yield: 6 Patties 1x
- Category: Side dish
- Method: Hob
- Diet: Low Calorie
Description
Spicy delicious patties made from sweet potato and delicious with a quiche or just as a snack.
Instructions
Place a saucepan of boiling water over medium heat and add potatoes. Boil for 15 minutes.
Meanwhile in a large mixing bowl mix together the garlic, red onion, chilli powder and a good amount of salt and pepper to season.
When the potatoes are soft strain well and then add to the mixing bowl and mash well
combining all ingredients as you do so. Don’t worry if the mixture is not smooth, it is perfect to leave some small lumps of potato. I use a Masha for mine.
Spray a large frying pan, to fry in batches or two frying pans if you feel you can do them all at once, with Frylight or other low-calorie cooking spray and place over medium heat.
Form the mixture into 6-8 similar size patties and fry for 5 minutes before even attempting to turn them over. If you try to turn them too soon they could break.
Depending on patty size it should take approx 10-15 minutes in total to fry a set of patties. I used two pans and did them all at the same time but I guess it depends what else you are cooking.
Keywords: Slimming World, sweet potato, spicy, syn free,
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