A Blogging Friend of mine, Jo-Lynne (Musings of a Housewife) and I share a similar food philosophy: real food ingredients, no artificial preservatives, no articificial colors etc. (gluten-free as well for her).
She wrote me a few weeks telling me all about this superior, high quality marinara sauce company Rose Romano’s and asked if I wanted to try their Italian green pepper and red pepper sauces. Um, silly question right?
The sauces arrived in a gorgeous set of 4 boxed set and I quickly flipped over a jar of their marinara with green peppers sauce to read the ingredients list: Tomato Puree (Water, Tomato Paste), Fresh Bell Peppers, Fresh Onions, Brown Sugar, Extra Virgin Olive Oil, Fresh Basil, Fresh Garlic, Sea Salt, Fruit Juice for Color, Citric Acid, Spices.
I set to work thinking of what recipes I wanted to make first and after chowing on a homemade pizza, I decided to get a bit more creative. I hope you don’t mind….
Ingredients:
4 sweet potatoes, cleaned
* oz black beans, rinsed and drained
1 cup Marinara Sauce (Rose Romano’s is amazing)
1/2 cup shredded Gruyere cheese
1/3 sliced scallions
Directions:
1. Make a few small slits in each sweet potato and lightly wrap each individually in a moist paper towels. Place them on a plate and microwave on high for 6 minutes. Check to see if they are soft and if not, microwave in 2 minutes increments until ready.
2. Allow the sweet potatoes cool a bit, slice them open, scoop in the marinara sauce and beans. Scatter the cheese and scallions on top and enjoy.
What I love most and why I think they are worth every dang penny is because the sauces can elevate a simple meal. It makes it special and takes it up a notch – you know what I mean?
Plus, there is none of the junk you worry about and a huge time saver. Imagine running in the house to make dinner and all you need to do top a piece of steak or boring ole chicken with one of these toppings. Priceless!
Disclosure: I was sent some sauce and don’t want to share it….except in this post. Ciao!
Debra says
YUM!
Jenn @therebelchick says
This looks really good and I don’t even care for sweet potatoes!
Rajean says
I too, love the simple ingredients and I adore the potato combo you put together. I would have NEVER thought of that. Which might be why you do what you do so well!
West Philly Mama says
Love the simple ingredient list!
Jo-Lynne {Musings of a Housewife} says
I am so glad you liked it, and that recipe is definitely gonna get a test drive in my house!!!
Becca Bernstein says
Oh wow. That looks yummy. Love the packaging too!
deb says
Oh wow…this looks so good! Thanks for sharing.
Jennifer Drummond says
Yummy! What a great potato!! I love it!!