Name: BAKED SWEET POTATO WITH PESTO MUSHROOMS
Prep time: 10 min
Cook time: 50 min
Total time: 60 min
Yield: 4
Ingredients: 4 small sweet potatoes; Olive oil spray; 2 tablespoons olive oil; 1 red onion, thinly sliced; 200g Swiss brown mushrooms, thinly sliced; 2 garlic cloves , crushed; 3 cups chopped fresh kale; 90g Barilla Pesto alla Genovese; 150g four cheese blend; 30g walnuts, chopped; Micro radish, to serve, optional

BAKED SWEET POTATO WITH PESTO MUSHROOMS

1 hours

Pesti Pesto

Looking for new ways with Pesto? Try Barilla's step-by-step recipe for our baked sweet potato with Pesto alla Genovese mushrooms.

Ingredients

4 servings

4 smallsweet potatoes

Olive oil spray

2 tablespoonsolive oil

1red onion, thinly sliced

200gSwiss brown mushrooms, thinly sliced

2 garlic cloves, crushed

3 cupschopped fresh kale

90gBarilla Pesto alla Genovese

150gfour cheese blend

30gwalnuts, chopped

Micro radish, to serve, optional

Disclaimer

Individuals with allergies or specific dietary concerns should verify that the ingredients they utilize for the recipes comply with their restrictions.

Method

Step 1

Preheat oven 220°C/200°C fan forced. Line a baking tray with baking paper. Cut sweet potato in half lengthways. Lay cut-side up on the lined tray. Spray with olive oil and season. Bake for 35-40 minutes or until softened and lightly golden.

Step 2

Meanwhile, heat the oil in a large non-stick frying pan over medium heat. Add the onion and cook, stirring, for 3-5 minutes or until softened. Add the mushroom and garlic, and cook, stirring, for a further 4-5 minutes or until softened. Stir in the kale for 2 minutes or until just wilted. Season well. Fold through half the pesto.

Step 3

Use a spoon to scoop out the soft sweet potato flesh, leaving a 5mm-thick shell. Add the sweet potato flesh and half the cheese to the mushroom mixture. Gently toss to combine. Spoon the mushroom mixture into the sweet potato shells, piling the filling high.

Step 4

Dollop the remaining pesto over the potatoes. Sprinkle with the walnuts and remaining cheese. Spray lightly with oil. Bake for 15 minutes or until the cheese is melted and the potatoes are golden. Sprinkle with the micro herbs.

Pesto alla Genovese

Our Pesto alla Genovese is the hero of all Pesto Barilla recipes, the one you can always rely on, the magical bond between the Barilla mastery - our unique delicate method - and the best Italian ingredients. A blend of specially selected Italian basil, finely balanced with Parmigiano Reggiano PDO, for a surprisingly creamy texture and a delicious taste. It's so creamy you cannot resist.

Pack size

190 (serves 4)

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