This is my very favorite sweet potato fries recipe. Parmesan Rosemary Sweet Potato Fries are sweet, savory and absolutely craveworthy.
He said it would never happen. Ever.
He said that I should just accept that his tastes are what they are and they aren't changing.
He. Was. Wrong.
You know. It was hard enough to believe in January when Shawn asked -- yes, asked -- to try some sweet potato fries that I'd whipped up. Sweet potatoes. One of the many, many vegetables that he turns his nose up to. It was even more of a surprise when he liked those sweet potato fries. Yes, and the moral of that story is that if you treat a picky man like a two-year-old and don't offer him any, he'll want to try whatever it is. I jest. I jest. That's really not the moral.
The moral is that when it comes to food, never say never. Anyway, back to the story, it was absolutely unbelievable when he started whipping up batches himself.
See, unlike his old standby corn, sweet potatoes for these fries don't come in a can. And unlike his occasional concession of a salad, these sweet potatoes don't come double washed, sliced and ready to go. No sir, he actually has to peel them and slice them into fry shapes by hand . . . and he does. Willingly.
Hallelujah, there is some hope. Now, to get him to try more.
In the meantime, we've been having these babies weekly. So delicious. The savory aspects of rosemary and Parmesan offset the natural sweetness of the potato. They also crisp up nicely if you don't overload the baking sheet and leave no room for flipping (sorry, Yoko! Learned that the hard way!).
I like to sprinkle a little extra salt just before serving . . .
Parmesan Rosemary Sweet Potato Fries
Earthy rosemary and robust parmesan cheese coat these sweet-savory sweet potato fries. These make a lovely side dish with chicken, burgers, hot dogs and more.
Ingredients
- 1 ½ lb sweet potatoes
- ¼ cup olive oil
- sea salt
- 2 tablespoon chopped fresh rosemary
- ½ cup freshly grated Parmesan
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 400 degrees. Line a baking sheet with aluminum foil (preferably the easy release kind).
- Peel the sweet potatoes. Cut into strips that are about ¼ inch wide on each side.
- Place the sweet potatoes into a large bowl. Add oil, salt, and rosemary. Stir well to thoroughly coat the fries. Stir in ⅔ of the Parmesan. Spread out onto the baking sheet in a single layer. Sprinkle with remaining Parmesan.
- Cook for 20-25 minutes, turning about halfway through. Fries are done when they are browned around the edges. Transfer immediately to a paper towel lined plate and serve warm.
Nutrition Information:
Yield:
4Serving Size:
1Amount Per Serving: Calories: 302Total Fat: 17gSaturated Fat: 4gTrans Fat: 0gUnsaturated Fat: 12gCholesterol: 11mgSodium: 417mgCarbohydrates: 32gFiber: 4gSugar: 10gProtein: 6g
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- Baked Barbecue Sweet Potato Fries
- Roasted Sweet Potatoes with Garlic and Ginger
- Spicy Sweet Potato Wedges from Sweetnicks
- Spicy Sweet Potato Fries from Kalyn's Kitchen
- Curried Sweet Potato Soup from Not Eating Out in New York
I love this! So good and cute story. Very trube about the guys. Found you through stumble!
Stumbler here. Delicious idea and healthy too! I'm so psyced to make these for my boyfriend! They are pretty simple and will the make the apartment smell great after cooking.
my girlfriend loves sweet potato's I will try this and let you know
These look great, I've roasted sweet potato wedges, but never like yours. Thank you!
If you are ever in Vegas go to the Burger Bar they have sweet potato fries and they are absolutely dilish!
Love the recipe. I'll be giving it a try for sure.
Tasted great but were mushy. Ok though.
Oh, those look absolutely wonderful!!
Sweet potato, nice!
Peko
I love sweet potato fries and the combination of parmesan and rosemary sounds really terrific!
Yummy, yummy, yummy! I've made sweet potato fries but never with rosemary. I'll have to try them that way. I love the start to finish pictures you have.
Oh man! I just made these for dinner. I feel like a pig because I just ate an entire sweet potato all by myself.
I couldn't get them brown like you did, but I didn't mind because they are SOOOOOO yummy.
Sweet potato fries are the newest craze in my house!!
I like your moral to the story! I like the idea of parmesean and rosemary! YUM!!!
Ahhh these are so good!
I StumbleUpon food blogs all the time, and when I find a recipe that looks good, I'll bookmark it but I never get around to making them.
Until TONIGHT when I decided to cook and went through all my bookmarks to find something.
Had to run to the store to grab some sweet potatoes and parmesan, but it was worth it 100%.
I think they'll be a new Thanksgiving thing 🙂
Will definitely be trying these - thanks for the recipe.
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