Roasted Pears And Sweet Potatoes Recipes

ROASTED PEARS AND SWEET POTATOES

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 400 degrees. Scrub potatoes. Quarter lengthwise; slice diagonally 1 1/2 inches thick. On a rimmed baking sheet, toss slices with olive oil, dry mustard, ground ginger, and cayenne; season with coarse salt. Roast, tossing occasionally, until crisp-tender, 20 to 25 minutes.
• Core and quarter 2 Bartlett pears; halve crosswise. Add to the potatoes; toss all with another tablespoon oil. Continue roasting until potatoes are fork-tender, about 10 minutes more.

ROASTED PORK TENDERLOINS WITH SWEET POTATOES AND PEARS

Steps:

• Heat oven to 450°F. Spray 15x10x1-inch pan with cooking spray. Place pork tenderloin in pan. In small bowl, mix rosemary, salt, sage and pepper. Rub half of seasoning mixture on pork.
• In medium bowl, toss sweet potato, pears and onion with oil until coated. Sprinkle with remaining seasoning mixture; toss. Place vegetables around pork.
• Bake 25 to 30 minutes, stirring vegetables and pears gently once or twice during baking, until pork has slight blush of pink in center and meat thermometer inserted in center reads 145°F, and vegetables are tender. Remove from oven; cover with foil and let stand 3 minutes before slicing. Cut pork into 1/2-inch slices. Serve with vegetables. Garnish with fresh sage leaves.

ROASTED SWEET POTATO, PEAR, AND ONION

Steps:

• 1. heat oven to 425. On large rimmed baking sheet, toss pears, onions, sweet potatoes, and thyme with olive oil and 1 teaspoon, each salt and pepper. roast until gold brown and tender, 35-45 minutes.

PORK TENDERLOIN WITH ROASTED SWEET POTATOES AND PEARS

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 450 degrees.
• Parboil potatoes to soften slightly.
• Spray baking dish with cook spray.
• Season the pork tenderloin on all sides with garlic salt and pepper.
• Add the pork tenderloins and surround with sweet potatoes and pears.
• drizzle oil over vegetables.
• Sprinkle rosemary and sage over pork tenderloin (I actually flip the tenderloins so that the herbs are on all sides).
• Cook in oven for 25-35 minutes.
• Let rest out of oven for 10 minutes before slicing.

SWEET POTATOES 'N' PEARS

Steps:

• Place the sweet potatoes in a shallow 3-qt. microwave-safe dish; add water. Cover and microwave on high for 18-20 minutes or until tender. Drain and place in a large bowl. Add the remaining ingredients; beat until combined.

MASHED SWEET POTATOES AND PEARS

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 400°F. Butter 13 x 9 x 2 - inch glass baking dish. Pierce potatoes in several places with fork. Place on baking sheet; bake until very tender when pierced with knife, about 1 hour. Remove from oven. Reduce temperature to 350°F.
• Meanwhile, melt 2 tablespoons butter in heavy large nonstick skillet over medium-high heat. Add pears; sautée until beginning to soften, about 5 minutes. Add 3/4 cup nectar; bring to simmer. Reduce heat to medium-low; cover and simmer until pears are very tender, adding more nectar if mixture sticks to skillet and stirring often, about 4 minutes. Transfer to processor and puree.
• Peel sweet potatoes; place in large bowl of electric mixer. Add 4 tablespoons butter; beat until smooth. Mix in pear puree, sugar, cinnamon and cardamom. Season with salt and pepper. Transfer to prepared dish (Can be prepared 1 day ahead. Cover and chill.)
• Bake potatoes uncovered until just heated through, about 20 minutes.

MASHED SWEET POTATOES AND PEARS

Steps:

• Place the pears, wine, and water in a small saucepan and bring to a boil over high heat. Turn heat to medium-low and simmer until pears are soft, about 5-10 minutes. Remove pears from wine and reserve.
• Place the sweet potatoes into a large pot and cover with water. Bring to a boil over high heat, then reduce heat to medium-low, cover, and simmer until tender, about 20 minutes. Drain and allow to potatoes to steam dry for a minute or two.
• Stir the reserved pears, evaporated milk, vanilla, brown sugar, butter, cinnamon, and nutmeg into the sweet potatoes and mash until smooth. Transfer to a serving dish and serve hot.

SPICY ROASTED SWEET POTATOES AND PEARS

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 400 degrees. Wash, dry and cut the sweet potatoes and pears into bite sized chunks. Toss with olive oil. Add seasoning, cinnamon and toss again. Pour onto jelly roll pan lined with aluminum foil. Bake for 20-25 minutes or until lightly brown and done in the center.