Cheesy Sweet Potato Crisps. (2024)

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by Jessica July 1, 2010

I’ve mentioned it before, but Mr. How Sweet is a huge fan of sweet potatoes.

In fact, they are one of his favorite foods, only coming in behind chicken and steak.

Speaking of chicken, there is a tic-tac-toe playing chicken at the Rivers Casino here in Pittsburgh. Mr. How Sweet has been talking about it for weeks. He wants to see that chicken more than he wants to peep in Megan Fox’s window. He says that he is positive he can beat the chicken at tic-tac-toe. He probably can. After all, he eats so much chicken that he probably thinks just like one.

The most common side dish to Mr. How Sweet’s chicken is a big pile of sweet potato fries. Because, as you know, if he doesn’t have a side his 2-year old tendencies kick in.

He doesn’t get bored of food, but I do. You know I’m always looking for a way to spice things up.

Enter these cheesy, crispy sweet potatoes.

It is only recently that I have learned to love sweet potatoes in a savory manner.

I was always an advocate for ‘sweet’ sweet potatoes – loaded with cinnamon, butter, and marshmallows. Chocolate and bacon work, too.

Little did I know that when seasoned properly with some simple salt and pepper, they were just as delicious. Especially when cheese is involved.

These were a great substitute for fries and actually took about the same amount of time to make.

I whipped up a quick yogurt dipping sauce to bump up the protein, too,

Mr. How Sweet didn’t get any.

He fell into one of those deep, grouchy sleeps the minute he got home from work, and slept through the shredding of the sweet potatoes and the cheesy scent that wafted through the air.

He also slept through me munching away on these. Before I knew it, they were gone.

When he sees this, he isn’t going to be a happy camper.

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