Vegetarian•healthy
Baked eggs in sweet potatoes
Soft, buttery sweet potatoes enclose creamy-soft baked eggs. A tasty & nutritious light lunch or supper.
- Prep time
- 10 min
- Cook time
- 1 hr
- Yield
- 1 serving
- Difficulty
- MEDIUM
Ingredients
Quantities are shown as originally provided.
- 1 medium sweet potato
- 1 tsp butter
- 1 egg
- Salt & pepper
Instructions
- 1
Preheat the oven to 200°C (400°F).
- 2
Scrub the sweet potato, and pierce in several places with a fork. Place on a baking tray in the oven and bake for 45-60 minutes or until soft.
- 3
Remove the potato from the oven and cut a slit in the skin lengthwise. Open the potato up and scoop the flesh to the sides to create a hollow.
- 4
A the butter to the hollow and spread with a spoon. Crack the egg into the hollow.
- 5
Season with salt and pepper to taste, then return to the oven for 5-10 minutes, depending on how cooked you like your egg.
- 6
Remove from the oven and serve at once!