2020-04-01_Mother_&_Baby

96 | April 2020 |motherandbaby.co.uk

Prep: 10 minutes
Cook:15- 50 minutes

Makes:2 sweetpotatoboats
(2 childportions)

Directions
1 Prick the sweet potato with a fork several times and
then cook it in the microwave for 7–10 minutes until
soft in the middle, or bake in the oven at 200°C/

400°F/gasmark6 forabout 45 minutes,oruntilsoft

andcookedthrough.

2 Preheatthegrillto high.As soonasthesweet

potatois coolenoughto handle, slice it in halfand

scoop out some of the potato into a bowl. Mix it with

the Bolognese sauce and spoon it back into the sweet

potato shells. Sprinkle with the cheese.

3 Place under a hot grill for 5 minutes until the cheese

is bubbling and has melted.

4 Serve with steamed broccoli florets.

Sweetpotato

is

packedfull

ofgoodnessand

here doubles up as a

‘boat’for

your Bologn

ese. Simple yet

effective, adding a little theatre to

dishes can make all the difference in

encouraging a fussy tot.

Ingredients

●1 smallsweet

potato

● 3 tbsp leftover

Bolognese

sauce

● 2 tbsp mature

Cheddar

cheese, grated

SUITABLE

FROM 12

MONTHS

Sweet potato Bolognese boats

MEET THE

EXPERT

Annabel Karmel

is a children’s

food expert,

bestselling author,

and a mum of three

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