These crispy caramelized Parmesan Roasted Sweet Potato Halves cook in nearly half the time and are even more delicious with their golden Parmesan crust! They're the perfect, mostly hands-off dish, and it's done in under an hour!
I love recipes this simple that can be thrown in the oven with another dish, like Italian Cast Iron Pork Tenderloin or Lemon Garlic Broiled Flounder.
A Quick Look at The Recipe
- ✅Recipe Name: Parmesan Roasted Sweet Potato Halves
- ⏲️Ready in: 35 minutes
- 👪Makes: about 4 servings
- 📋Main ingredients: Sweet potatoes, olive oil, parmesan.
- ⭐Why You'll Love This Recipe: This recipe makes better-tasting sweet potatoes in half the time it takes to bake a whole sweet potato.
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Why Cut Sweet Potatoes in Half Before Cooking
I don't see any benefit in not cooking your sweet potatoes this way.
- Instead of taking 1 hour to cook, sweet potatoes take about 30 minutes.
- The sweet potatoes get a crispy caramelized crust when cooked open on a baking tray.
- It's only 5 simple ingredients to make an addicting sweet potato side dish.
Ingredient Notes and Substitutions
- Seasoning- I use a simple seasoning of salt and pepper, and let the caramelization of the sweet potato do most of the heavy lifting in the flavor department. You can add your favorite seasoning if you want to change it up.
- Parmesan- The parmesan adds an extra crispy layer on top of the sweet potato. It can be skipped or substituted with another aged cheese like pecorino or grana padano.
*Please see the recipe card below for more information on the ingredients.
How to Make Parmesan Crusted Roast Sweet Potato Halves
This recipe is super low effort and only requires 5 minutes of hands-on time!
Step 1: Preheat the oven to 400℉. Slice sweet potatoes in half.
Step 2: Place them on a baking tray lined with parchment paper, cut side up. Drizzle with olive oil, season with salt and pepper, then top with parmesan.
Step 3: Flip the potatoes over so that the cut side is on the parchment. Place in the oven and bake for 30 minutes or until the sweet potato has softened.
Step 4: Cool on the tray for 5 minutes, then serve.
Serve these simple roasted sweet potato halves with Oven Baked Chicken Cutlets and Garlic Parmesan Green Beans!
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Pro-Tips
- Sweet potatoes come in all different shapes and sizes. After 30 minutes, I test them by touch. If they feel like an unflexed muscle, they're ready.
- If you don't have parchment paper, you can just place them on the tray. Parchment paper makes it a lot easier to clean up!
Serving Suggestions
These roasted sweet potato halves are perfect to serve with any of your favorite proteins below!
- Chicken- These are easily paired with Italian Chicken Cutlets, Cast Iron Chicken Breast, or Pesto Stuffed Chicken.
- Pork- Try roasted sweet potato halves with Bourbon Peach Glazed Pork Chops or Italian Cast Iron Pork Tenderloin!
- Fish- I like these alongside fish like Cast Iron Lemon Dill Salmon or Baked Red Snapper.
- Vegetables- Serve with other sides like Italian Lacinato Kale Recipe (Tuscan), Summer Farro Salad with Cannellini Beans, or Roasted Carrots and Fennel.
Recipe FAQs
They take 30 minutes when cooked at 400 degrees F and develop the most delicious caramelized parmesan crust!
It won't change how long it will cook for, but if you cook it cut side down, the sugars in the potato will caramelize against the pan, making a delicious crispy crust.
I like to keep it simple with salt and pepper, but if you want more flavor, you can add paprika, cumin, garlic powder, or onion powder.
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Roasted Sweet Potato Halves
Equipment
- 1 baking tray
Ingredients
- 4 sweet potatoes, halved long ways
- ¼ cup olive oil
- 1.5 teaspoon salt
- ¾ teaspoon black pepper
- ⅓ cup parmesan, grated
Instructions
- Preheat the oven to 400℉. Slice sweet potatoes in half. Place them on a baking tray lined with parchment paper, cut side up. Drizzle with olive oil, season with salt and pepper, then top with parmesan.
- Flip the potatoes over so that the cut side is on the parchment. Place in the oven and bake for 30 minutes or until the sweet potato has softened.
- Cool on the tray for 5 minutes, then serve.
Vinny DelGiudice says
I don't think I'll ever make a sweet potato another way to be honest. But maybe I'll have to eat my words. Let us know what you think of this method.